BSC Environmental Science (with a Year Abroad) (GEOU17) ML

2018 - 2019

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (90 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
APS122 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Biodiversity	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
APS124 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: APS246 (when the module is running) + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Ecosystems, Climate and Environmental Change	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
APS131 + Available only to students doing Ecology and Conservation Biology (BSc/MBiolSci).Only available to Animal and Plant Science and Environmental Science Students..	Ecological identification skills	ACAD YR	10 credits
APS139	Skills for Environmental Scientists	ACAD YR	20 credits
GEO113	Introduction to Physical Geography	ACAD YR	20 credits
GEO119	Introduction to Environmental Science	ACAD YR	20 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
APS121 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Evolution	AUT SEM	10 credits
GEO117	New Horizons in Geography	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
APS119 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: APS216 (when the module is running) + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. This module cannot be taken in conjunction with APS136 or APS137.	Animal and Plant Physiology	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS123 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. 2 hour, multiple-choice examinationYou are required to take the on-line self assessment test for APS123..	Population and Community Ecology 1	SPR SEM	10 credits
GEO115	Introduction to Environmental Geographies	SPR SEM	20 credits
TRP105	The Environmental Challenge	SPR SEM	10 credits

a student can take unrestricted units to the value of 20 credits.

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (90 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
APS240 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: APS229 APS261 APS262 APS263 APS266 APS275 APS345 APS345 APS350 APS352 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: APS265 + Only available to Level 2 Animal and Plant Science Students. Pre/Co Requisites: APS135 or APS118.Cannot be taken with GEO 200..	Data Analysis	AUT SEM	10 credits
GEO262	Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing	AUT SEM	10 credits
GEO277 + Only available to students on the BSc/MEnvSci Environmental Science programmes.	Environmental Pollution and Quality	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
APS255 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: APS332 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: APS246 + APS246. Restricted to students registered for GEPU210, GEOU211, GEOU17, GEOU98. Compulsory for Environmental Science Students, spare places made available, by application, to students on degree courses in Animal & Plant Sciences..	Environmental Interpretation Field Course	SPR SEM	10 credits
GEO248	Research Design for Geography and Environmental Science	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
APS222 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: APS135 Is a pre-requisite for: APS350 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying APSU13, APSU14, APSU03, APSU15, APSU05, APSU16, APSU06, APSU17, APSU24, APSU25, APSU29, GEOU17, GEOU98, GEOU210 and GEOU211.Pre/Co Requisites: APS 135 or APS 118.	Animal and Plant Science Tutorials	ACAD YR	10 credits
GEO276	Water and Soil Processes in the Environment	ACAD YR	20 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
APS231 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Ecosystems in a Changing Global Environment	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS246 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: APS124 Is a pre-requisite for: APS254 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: APS255 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS124 Recommended. Only available to students registered for APSU13, APSU14, APSU03, APSU15, APSU05, APSU16, APSU20, APSU21, GEOU11, GEOU10 and LSCU08.Not available to Zoology Programme.	Plant Habitat and Distribution	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS271 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: APS349 APS349 (when the module is running) + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Conservation Principles	AUT SEM	10 credits
GEO259	Atmospheres and Oceans	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
APS216 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: APS119 APS137 Is a pre-requisite for: APS355 (when the module is running) + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS119 or APS137.	Plant, Cell and Environment	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS227 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS240. APS Students Only.Not available to Ecology students..	Biology Projects	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS228 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS240. APS Students only.Not available to Zoology students..	Environmental Biology Practicals	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS269 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: APS11006 Is a pre-requisite for: APS341 (when the module is running)	Palaeobiology	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS273 ⇐PPre-requisites: APS123 APS124 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS123 or APS124.	Population and Community Ecology 2	SPR SEM	20 credits
APS276 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Symbiosis	SPR SEM	10 credits
GEO261	Ice Age Earth	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO268	Glaciers and Ice Sheets	SPR SEM	20 credits

a student can take unrestricted units to the value of 20 credits.

A student may be required to undertake vacation fieldwork (Easter) as part of the attendance requirements for certain units, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

Year 3

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean grade of 55 or above at Level 1 and a weighted mean grade of 60 or above in Semester 1 of Level 2 in order to continue as a student for (or be considered for transfer to) the Degree of BSc Environmental Science with a Year Abroad, progression being at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc Environmental Science (GEOU211).

Before proceeding to the final year a student will spend one session in an appropriate country, in attendance as a full-time student at a university or other approved institution, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

During the Year Abroad, the student will attend courses of study in the host university. Examinations in that university in the subjects studied will carry a value of one hundred and twenty credits for which no University of Sheffield grades will be awarded. A student who fails to pass all 120 credits (according to the hosts’ pass mark) will normally be required to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc Environmental Science (GEOU211).

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
GEO391 + Only available to students on GEOU15, GEOU16, GEOU17.	Geography Year Abroad	ACAD YR	120 credits

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (30 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
GEO390	Professional Skills for Environmental Science	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
APS332 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: APS255 Is a pre-requisite for: GEO402 (when the module is running)	Issues in Environmental Science	SPR SEM	10 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
APS330 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS Practical Module Level 2. Restricted to students studying APSU13, APSU14, APSU03, APSU15, APSU05, APSU16, APSU06, APSU17, APSU24, APSU25, APSU29, GEOU98, GEOU210 and GEOU211.Pre/Co Requisites: APS 240.	Project	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
APS331 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. Restricted to students studying APSU13, APSU14, APSU03, APSUI5, APSU05, APSU16, APSU06, APSU17,APSU24, APSU25, APSU29, GEOU211, GEOU210, GEOU98.	Dissertation	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
GEO356 + GEOU programmes only.	Dissertation for Geography& Environmental Science	ACAD YR	40 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (50 credits)

A student will take 50 credits from this group.

Semester 1
APS336 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. Restricted to students studying APSU03, APSU06, APSU13, APSU14, APSU15, APSU17, APSU18, APSU19, APSU20, APSU21.	Animal Ecology and Behaviour Field Course	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS342 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS223	Evolutionary Ecology	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS346 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS214	Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS348 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	The Ecology of Landscapes	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS349 ⇐PPre-requisites: APS271	Conservation Issues and Management	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO3002 + Only available to students on GEOU programmes.	Advanced Geospatial Analysis	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO388	Glacial Environments	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO396	Coastal Processes	AUT SEM	20 credits
TRP344	Environmental Policy and Governance	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
APS313 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Global Change	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS325 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Life in Extreme Environments	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS326 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Biology and Ethics	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS341	Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS355 ⇐PPre-requisites: APS206 APS216 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS206 or APS216.	Future Plants: From Laboratory to Field	SPR SEM	10 credits
GEO368	Planetary Geoscience	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO380 + Only available to students on GEOU99, GEOU04, GEOU15, GEOU14, GEOU97, GEOU202, GEOU16, GEOU13, GEOU19, GEOU98, GEOU211, GEOU17, GEOU212, GEOU210, TRPU99, TRPU107.	New Zealand Field Class	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO397	Dangerous and Dynamic Earth	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO398 + Only available to students on GEOU98, GEOU211, GEOU17, GEOU212, GEOU210.	International Field Class	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO399	Independent Extended Essay	SPR SEM	20 credits

a student can take unrestricted units to the value of 20 credits.

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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2018/19 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.