Environmental Hazards (Joint Honours)
Education with the personal touch
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Environmental Hazards (Joint Honours) Where you will study: Derby Campus – Kedleston Road site. Entry requirements: Academic – 260-280 UCAS tariff points from your International Baccalaureate or equivalent qualification. Language – A qualification such as IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all areas) or TOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), 80 (internet based). See our website for other accepted qualifications or phone us: +44 (0)1332 591698. Duration: 3 years full time Course fees: It depends what subject you combine Environmental Hazards with. If you combine it with a classroom-based subject, it will cost £9,945 per year*. If you combine it with a resource-intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £10,225 per year*. To find out, go to our website and search for the subject you want to combine with, then look under the ‘Fees and finance’ section. *These fees apply if you are starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fees as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
Start date: September UCAS Code: Y002
environmental management, site investigation or hazards management.
About the course Environmental hazards is the study of natural and man-made hazards that affect Earth, such as earthquake, volcanoes and climate change. You’ll cover areas including the Earth’s surface, climatic hazards, hazard management and you’ll develop knowledge and skills in aspects of geographical, earth and environmental sciences.
What you’ll cover You can combine Environmental Hazards with one or two other joint honours courses that are offered at our Derby Campus to create your own joint honours degree. Popular combinations include Geology, Geography, Biology and
Business Management. You can study Environmental Hazards as either a joint or minor subject as part of your joint honours degree which will determine how many modules you choose at each stage.
STAGE ONE
STAGE TWO
STAGE THREE
Environmental Hazards and Disasters
Water: Resource, Hazard, Commodity
Geological Hazards^^
Fundamental Skills for Geoscientists^
Volcanology and the Earth’s Interior^^
Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones*
Imaging Earth’s Surface and Subsurface*
Earth Surface Processes and Environments*
Mediterranean Environments: Geomorphological and Human Perspectives
Terrain Evaluation*
Physical Geography of the Human Realm
Geological Mapping and Map Interpretation^
Engineering Geology*
Cartography and Mapping
Geography and Geographers
Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation Perspectives
Environmental Conservation*
Population Geography
Applied GIS*
Introduction to Human Geography
Geomorphology*
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How you’ll learn Fieldwork is an important part of this course. You’ll study volcanic hazards in Tenerife and you’ll go on a study tour to an area of active natural hazards, including earthquakes, landslides, floods and drought in places like Morocco or the north west of America. We’ll provide you with real world skills to enable you to get the job you want.
Your career As a graduate there is demand for your skills and knowledge in a wide range of roles associated with hazards related to natural solid-earth processes, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions or surface processes such as flooding and landslides. There are concerns that climate change is increasing the frequency and scale of environmental hazards and disasters, so you’ll be involved in planning for and mitigating their future effects.
Why choose this course?
Additional information
Derby, with its central position in the UK, and access to varied landscapes, makes us a prime location to study environmental hazards. You can combine this course with a variety of subjects to put yourself ahead in the jobs market and give yourself an obvious career path in
You’ll work with our academic staff who are highly qualified and active in research. We believe our students are at the heart of what we do and we make sure you benefit from the latest developments in the field.
* denotes a module that includes fieldwork ^ denotes a module that includes residential fieldwork ^^ denotes a module that includes residential overseas fieldwork
Research Study in Geographical, Earth and Environmental Sciences^
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