The University of Sheffield
Department of Geography

Offers and Entry requirements

BSc Environmental Science (F900 BSc/ES)

Typical offer: ABB

Including two subjects from List A or one subject from List A and one subject from List B:

  • List A: Geography, Biology, Geology, Environmental Science/Studies
  • List B: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Science
  • The third grade can be achieved in any Acceptable or Acceptable in Combination subject

Masters in Environmental Science (F902 MEnvSci)

Typical offer: AAB

Including two subjects from List A or one subject from List A and one subject from List B:

  • List A: Geography, Biology, Geology, Environmental Science/Studies
  • List B: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Science
  • The third grade can be achieved in any Acceptable or Acceptable in Combination subject

Applications to our four-year Masters course are considered for both courses.

In addition, applicants holding an offer of a place on our four-year course are guaranteed an alternative place on our three-year course, provided that the appropriate course requirements are met.

Acceptable subjects

For a list of Acceptable and Acceptable in Combination subjects, please refer to the University's Guidance on A Level Subject Requirements

Core requirements

We normally expect applicants to offer at least three full A Levels. Typical offers for each course are quoted in terms of your best three GCE A Level grades or equivalent. We may at our discretion decide to allow one A Level grade to be substituted with either 2 AS Level grades or 6 units of the BTEC National Award.
For all applicants, there is a core requirement of at least Grade C in GCSE Mathematics and English. Applicants whose first language is not English are required to take a suitable test - details below.

Alternative qualifications

Our offers are quoted in terms of your best three GCE A Level grades. For entry requirements for alternative qualifications, please refer to the University's Online Prospectus

English language minimum requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English are required to take a suitable test. Typical minimum English Language requirements are an IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) average of 7.0 or above, with at least 6.5 in each component (6.0 for LK74), a TOEFL Paper-Based score of 600, or a TOEFL Computer-Based score of 250.