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Key Course Details

3 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
FF86
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer
See Entry Requirements
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2023 £ 9,000
Sep 2024 £ 9,000
4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad
UCAS Code
F768
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer
See Entry Requirements
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2023 £ 9,000
Sep 2024 £ 9,000
4 Year Full Time With a Year In Industry
UCAS Code
F769
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer
See Entry Requirements
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2023 £ 9,000
Sep 2024 £ 9,000
3 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
FF86
Mode of Study
Campus Based
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Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2023 £ 20,050
Sep 2024 £ 21,050
4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad
UCAS Code
F768
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer
ABB-BBB - More Information
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2023 £ 20,050
Sep 2024 £ 21,050
4 Year Full Time With a Year In Industry
UCAS Code
F769
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer
ABB-BBB - More Information
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2023 £ 20,050
Sep 2024 £ 21,050
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Course Overview

Our three-year BSc Environmental Geoscience degree is suitable for students who know that their main interest lies in the field of environmental geoscience.

The course will combine physical geography with aspects of geology, allowing you to investigate processes that have shaped the earth for hundreds of millions of years.  You will study themes including Understanding and Living with Natural Hazards, Glacial Environments and Processes, and Reconstructing Quaternary Environmental Change.

Why Environmental Geoscience at Swansea?

  • 14th in the UK for Course Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2023)
  • Top 151-200 in the World (Shanghai Ranking Subject Rankings 2022)
  • Top 201-250 in the World for Environmental Sciences (QS World University Rankings 2023) 
  • 90% of our research outputs have been recognised as world-leading and internationally excellent - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
  • 100% of the environment was rated as world-leading and internationally excellent - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

Swansea University has a strong reputation for Environmental Geoscience and attracts students from across the world. Our department is based on our stunning Singleton Park campus overlooking Swansea Bay.

Your learning will be shaped by inspirational and internationally-renowned academics including Professor Tavi Murray, the first woman to be awarded a Polar Medal for outstanding service to polar research; and Professor Adrian Luckman, who earned global media coverage for climate change research into the Larsen C ice shelf collapse.

Related courses
BSc Geography with a foundation year - for students who don't meet the necessary requirements to enter onto the first year of a degree course.
BA Geography BA Human Geography
BSc Physical Geography BSc Geography
BSc Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency  

Your Environmental Geoscience Experience

  • Our facilities include a £4.2 million suite of state-of-the-art science laboratories and a high-performance computer laboratory for processing and interpreting satellite earth observation and GIS data.
  • Students may have the opportunity to work with our stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer, our climatic test chamber, our mineral magnetic characterisation equipment, or our automatic organic carbon analyser.
  • Field courses might take you from areas of outstanding natural beauty on our doorstep in the Gower Peninsula, to locations across the world such as Austria, Borneo, Mallorca, Colorado and Sikkim in the Indian Himalayas.

* Travel overseas is conditional on all UK and Overseas travel guidelines. We will continue to be alert to changing conditions and government guidance with respect to Covid-19*

Environmental Geoscience Employment Opportunities

Our graduates have become Catchment Scientists, Ecologists, Geographical Data Processors, Surveyors, Housing Officers, Meteorologists, Journalists, Government Advisors and Lecturers.

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Laurence Dyke, Lecturer and Expedition Guide (PhD Palaeglaciology and Quaternary Science, BSc Geography)

Modules

Following early compulsory modules including the earth’s changing face, global environmental change and global shifts, you will be able to craft your own personalised path throughout the degree.

You will select from a wide range of optional modules, leading to a dissertation report in your final year.

BSc 3 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Introduction to Earth SystemsSeptember-January20GEG132
Earth science in the fieldSeptember-June20GEL122
Introduction to GeologyJanuary-June20GEL121
Optional Modules
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Sgiliau DaearyddolSeptember-January20GEC100
Geographical skillsSeptember-January20GEG100
AND
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Peryglon Naturiol a ChymdeithasJanuary-June20GEC133
Natural Hazards and SocietyJanuary-June20GEG133
AND
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Prosiect a Dulliau YmchwilJanuary-June20GEC140
Project and Methods (Physical Geography)January-June20GEG140P

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Earth historySeptember-January10GEL203
Geological Record of Past EnvironmentsJanuary-June10GEL204
Optional Modules
Compulsory GIS 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Cannot select GEC276 with GEG276, GEC277 with GEG277 and GEC278 with GEC278 as they are the Welsh and English equivalent of the same module.

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Systemau Gwybodaeth DdaearyddolSeptember-January20GEC276
Introduction to Geographic Information SystemsSeptember-January20GEG276
AND
Compulsory Methods and Approaches 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Dulliau ac Ymagweddau DaearyddolSeptember-January20GEC277
Geographical Methods and ApproachesSeptember-January20GEG277
AND
Compulsory Preparation skills 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Sgiliau Dadansoddi Data a Pharatoi Traethawd HirJanuary-June20GEC278
Data Analysis and Dissertation Preparation SkillsJanuary-June20GEG278
AND
Field Course 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : This module has been pre-allocated to your module selections after our application process in April. Therefore any selection made here will be overwritten by the Geography Department

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Geographical Fieldwork skillsSeptember-June20GEG252
AND
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Professional Development and Career PlanningSeptember-January0GE-200
Glacial EnvironmentsSeptember-January10GEG211
Geographies of Climate Action and ActivismSeptember-January10GEG273
Sustainable Land ManagementSeptember-January10GEG283
Earth from Space: Monitoring Global Environmental ChangeJanuary-June10GEG236

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules
Compulsory. Please select Welsh or English module 

Choose Exactly 10 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Cefnogaeth Traethawd HirSeptember-June10GEC332
Dissertation Support: GeographySeptember-June10GEG332
AND
Compulsory. Please select Welsh or English module 

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Traethawd Estynedig DaearyddiaethSeptember-June30GEC331
Dissertation Report: GeographySeptember-June30GEG331
AND
Optional modules 

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Volcanology GEG363 - cap of 40 students on this scheme. Geoscience and Physical Geography students have priority. Please note that BIO351 and BIO352 must be taken as co-requisites. They are not available as a singular module. GEC333 is the welsh equivalent of GEG333

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)September-January20GEB301
WildfiresSeptember-January20GEG337
The Cryosphere in a Changing ClimateSeptember-January20GEG344
Science CommunicationJanuary-June10BIO351
Science Communication (BIO351) Placement January-June10BIO352
Ffiniau Ymchwil DaearyddolJanuary-June20GEC333
Geographical Research FrontiersJanuary-June20GEG333
Measuring Climate ChangeJanuary-June20GEG358
VolcanologyJanuary-June20GEG363

BSc 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Introduction to Earth SystemsSeptember-January20GEG132
Earth science in the fieldSeptember-June20GEL122
Introduction to GeologyJanuary-June20GEL121
Optional Modules
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Sgiliau DaearyddolSeptember-January20GEC100
Geographical skillsSeptember-January20GEG100
AND
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Peryglon Naturiol a ChymdeithasJanuary-June20GEC133
Natural Hazards and SocietyJanuary-June20GEG133
AND
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Prosiect a Dulliau YmchwilJanuary-June20GEC140
Project and Methods (Physical Geography)January-June20GEG140P

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Earth historySeptember-January10GEL203
Geological Record of Past EnvironmentsJanuary-June10GEL204
Optional Modules
Compulsory Preparation GIS 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Cannot select GEC276 with GEG276, GEC277 with GEG277 and GEC278 with GEC278 as they are the Welsh and English equivalent of the same module.

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Systemau Gwybodaeth DdaearyddolJanuary-June20GEC276
Introduction to Geographic Information SystemsJanuary-June20GEG276
AND
Compulsory Methods and Approaches 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Dulliau ac Ymagweddau DaearyddolSeptember-January20GEC277
Geographical Methods and ApproachesSeptember-January20GEG277
AND
Compulsory Preparation skills 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Sgiliau Dadansoddi Data a Pharatoi Traethawd HirJanuary-June20GEC278
Data Analysis and Dissertation Preparation SkillsJanuary-June20GEG278
AND
Field Course 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : This module has been pre-allocated to your module selections after our application process in April. Therefore any selection made here will be overwritten by the Geography Department

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Geographical Fieldwork skillsSeptember-June20GEG252
AND
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Glacial EnvironmentsSeptember-January10GEG211
Earth from Space: Monitoring Global Environmental ChangeSeptember-January10GEG236
Geographies of Climate Action and ActivismSeptember-January10GEG273
Sustainable Land ManagementSeptember-January10GEG283
Professional Development and Career PlanningSeptember-January0GE-200

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year
Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Year Abroad (Geography)September-June120GE-S00

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules
Compulsory. Please select Welsh or English module 

Choose Exactly 10 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Cefnogaeth Traethawd HirSeptember-June10GEC332
Dissertation Support: GeographySeptember-June10GEG332
AND
Compulsory. Please select Welsh or English module 

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Traethawd Estynedig DaearyddiaethSeptember-June30GEC331
Dissertation Report: GeographySeptember-June30GEG331
AND
Optional modules 

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Volcanology GEG363 - cap of 40 students on this scheme. Geoscience and Physical Geography students have priority. Please note that BIO351 and BIO352 must be taken as co-requisites. They are not available as a singular module. GEC333 is the welsh equivalent of GEG333

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
WildfiresSeptember-January20GEG337
The Cryosphere in a Changing ClimateSeptember-January20GEG344
Measuring Climate ChangeJanuary-June20GEG358
VolcanologyJanuary-June20GEG363
Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)September-January20GEB301
Science CommunicationJanuary-June10BIO351
Science Communication (BIO351) Placement January-June10BIO352
Ffiniau Ymchwil DaearyddolJanuary-June20GEC333
Geographical Research FrontiersJanuary-June20GEG333

BSc 4 Year Full-time (with a year in Industry)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Introduction to Earth SystemsSeptember-January20GEG132
Earth science in the fieldSeptember-June20GEL122
Introduction to GeologyJanuary-June20GEL121
Optional Modules
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Sgiliau DaearyddolSeptember-January20GEC100
Geographical skillsSeptember-January20GEG100
AND
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Peryglon Naturiol a ChymdeithasJanuary-June20GEC133
Natural Hazards and SocietyJanuary-June20GEG133
AND
 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Prosiect a Dulliau YmchwilJanuary-June20GEC140
Project and Methods (Physical Geography)January-June20GEG140P

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Professional Development and Career PlanningAcademic Year0GE-200
Earth historySeptember-January10GEL203
Geological Record of Past EnvironmentsJanuary-June10GEL204
Optional Modules
Compulsory Preparation GIS 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Cannot select GEC276 with GEG276, GEC277 with GEG277 and GEC278 with GEC278 as they are the Welsh and English equivalent of the same module.

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Systemau Gwybodaeth DdaearyddolSeptember-January20GEC276
Introduction to Geographic Information SystemsSeptember-January20GEG276
AND
Compulsory Methods and Approaches 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Dulliau ac Ymagweddau DaearyddolSeptember-January20GEC277
Geographical Methods and ApproachesSeptember-January20GEG277
AND
Compulsory Preparation skills 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Sgiliau Dadansoddi Data a Pharatoi Traethawd HirJanuary-June20GEC278
Data Analysis and Dissertation Preparation SkillsJanuary-June20GEG278
AND
Field Course 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : This module has been pre-allocated to your module selections after our application process in April. Therefore any selection made here will be overwritten by the Geography Department

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Geographical Fieldwork skillsSeptember-June20GEG252
AND
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC269 is taught through the medium of welsh

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Glacial EnvironmentsSeptember-January10GEG211
Geographies of Climate Action and ActivismSeptember-January10GEG273
Sustainable Land ManagementSeptember-January10GEG283
Earth from Space: Monitoring Global Environmental ChangeJanuary-June10GEG236

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year
Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Geography Industrial Placement YearAcademic Year120GE-E00

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules
Compulsory. Please select Welsh or English module 

Choose Exactly 10 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Cefnogaeth Traethawd HirSeptember-June10GEC332
Dissertation Support: GeographySeptember-June10GEG332
AND
Compulsory. Please select Welsh or English module 

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Traethawd Estynedig DaearyddiaethSeptember-June30GEC331
Dissertation Report: GeographySeptember-June30GEG331
AND
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Volcanology GEG363 - cap of 40 students on this scheme. Geoscience and Physical Geography students have priority. Please note that BIO351 and BIO352 must be taken as co-requisites. They are not available as a singular module. GEC333 is the welsh equivalent of GEG333

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
WildfiresSeptember-January20GEG337
The Cryosphere in a Changing ClimateSeptember-January20GEG344
Measuring Climate ChangeJanuary-June20GEG358
Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)September-January20GEB301
Science CommunicationJanuary-June10BIO351
Science Communication (BIO351) Placement January-June10BIO352
Ffiniau Ymchwil DaearyddolJanuary-June20GEC333
Geographical Research FrontiersJanuary-June20GEG333
VolcanologyJanuary-June20GEG363

Entry Requirements

We have vacancies across a variety of subjects for September 2023 entry – please call our Clearing Helpline on 0808 175 3071.

We also welcome enquiries from candidates researching starting a course in 2024 - please see our Entry Requirements Page to find out typical offer ranges or get in touch by email or by telephone 01792 295111.

How You're Taught

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching. 

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.  

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

Some provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study some elements of this course through the medium of Welsh but there is not yet enough provision to reach 40 credits in each year.

Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

  • Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
  • Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
  • Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
  • An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
  • The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
  • The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
  • A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.
  • One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
  • An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
  • Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

Meet Your Lecturers

You will be taught by world-class lecturers who are all active researchers. Their research activities in areas such as climate change, glaciology, poverty alleviation through control of disease and pollution risks from wildfire ash, help to change the world for the better.

  • Dr Joanne Maddern Programme Director
  • Dr Osian Elias Admissions Tutor
  • Dr Rhian Meara Admissions Tutor

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Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

Start Date UK International
September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 20,050
September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 21,050

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Start Date UK International
September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 20,050
September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 21,050

4 Year Full Time With a Year In Industry

Start Date UK International
September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 20,050
September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 21,050

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

During a sandwich year (e.g. year in industry, year abroad or placement year) a lower fee will apply. For more information visit our tuition fees page.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Our degree schemes in Geography are eligible for the Ysgoloriaeth Cymhelliant scholarships, as we offer 40 credits or more through Welsh at all levels. Our BSc Geography scheme, with 80 credits available at all levels, is also normally eligible for the Prif Ysgoloriaeth scholarship. We also welcome students who may  wish to study just one or two specific modules through the medium of Welsh.

More information on scholarships

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

  • Travel to and from campus
  • Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
  • Purchase of books or texts
  • Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Level 2 Single Honours:

  • Students choose from a range of overseas fieldcourses, all of which are subsidised but require an additional payment, which varies according to destination, e.g. Austria or Berlin, approximately £250; Vancouver or New York, approximately £900.

Level 2 Joint Honours:

  • Students may attend an international fieldcourse as space allows but pay the full cost of the fieldcourse (e.g. currently £450 for Mallorca).
  • Non-Physical Earth Science students can select GEL204 which includes a Pembrokeshire field weekend at a cost of £65 (for non-PES students).

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

  • Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
  • Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
  • Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
  • Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
  • Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
  • Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Environmental Geoscience is popular because it provides a critical understanding of the modern world. This understanding can be broadly applied in the world of work, creating a diverse range of employment opportunities for graduates.

These are a small number of their recent destinations.

  • Multi Site Supervisor (Phase Eight)
  • Data Analyst (PHS Group)
  • Account Manager Support (Handelsbanken)
  • Geographical Data Processor (Western Power Distribution)
  • Catchment Scientist (Welsh Water)
  • Ecologist (Natural England)

Swansea University helps you to prepare for your future career by helping you to find work placements and relevant part-time jobs, offering year in industry options. In addition, our Geography degree programmes have a bespoke work experience module offered in Year 3 where students can undertake a four-week placement and gain experience as a professional geographer.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal tutor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

  • Academic writing
  • Maths and statistics
  • Critical thinking
  • Time management
  • Digital skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Note taking
  • Revision, memory and exam techniques
  • English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Our lecturers operate an ‘open door’ policy so you can chat with them about any concerns you may be having. These do not have to be just course related; our academic staff are there to help you with anything at all during your time in Swansea.

Each course has a student rep. They are there to make sure that every student voice is heard. Their role is to listen and feedback on your opinions, attend regular meetings and make sure that the people who can make changes listen to the people who really matter - you!

We offer both academic mentoring and peer mentoring. All students on our undergraduate courses are assigned an Academic Mentor, who will offer you not only Academic Guidance, but advice on finding and accessing help with personal issues. Our Peer mentoring scheme is in place to help new students settle into university life here at Swansea. You will get a chance to talk to your mentor who can tell you about their experiences as a student and also chat about student life. The peer mentoring scheme is a great way to meet students and widen your friendship circle while at Swansea.

You can also get help with personal issues from our wide range of student support such as CampusLife, Inclusive Student Support Services and The Centre for Academic Success.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all colleges. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further information please see our Guide to Clearing.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

Additional Information

All of our Geography courses have modules that involve a field course. Swansea University is an ideal place to study Geography as we have outstanding locations on our doorstep for both human and physical geography disciplines. We make the best of our locality by visiting the coastal Gower peninsula, the mountainous Brecon Beacons and looking at the local urban and industrial centres of South Wales.

Past field course destinations have included New York, Berlin, Mallorca, Austria, Borneo and Vancouver. These trips of a lifetime are a great way to learn about other environments and people, and also to bond and work collaboratively with your fellow students and lecturers.

There is also an opportunity to apply for a place on our field course to Sikkim, in the Indian Himalayas, where you’ll be working with students and staff from our Biosciences department.

BSc Environmental Geoscience with a year in industry

Studying Geography at Swansea  will help you to better understand the world around you and will equip you will all the skills needed to move seamlessly into the workplace. Our Year in Industry degrees will help you hone your employability skills, getting you ready for the wider world of work. After your year of work you will return to our beautiful beachside campus to complete your studies and graduate with our Year in industry degree, making you more desirable to prospective employers. 

Although securing a placement is the responsibility of the student, we work with a number of organisations who provide a range of placement opportunities. If you are unable to secure a placement by the end of the second year of your studies you will transfer onto the equivalent degree programme.

Environmental Geoscience, BSc (Hons)

Environmental Geoscience with a Year Abroad, BSc (Hons)

Environmental Geoscience with a Year in Industry, BSc (Hons)

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