Bachelor of Science - Global Sustainability (Including Placement Year) (C513)

The BSc Global Sustainability course is focused on solving real-world problems and will enable students to develop solutions to sustainability challenges. This is an innovative, highly relevant and interdisciplinary degree for the future.

Students will study the interaction of humans and nature at the local, regional and global level, whilst acquiring the data handling skills needed for a future career in sustainability. Students will be trained with the knowledge and skills to tackle the most complex problems faced for the future of the planet. Based in the University of Essex's School of Life Sciences, this course cuts across disciplines. There will be contributions and optional modules from other subject areas including economics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and politics. The University of Essex harnesses the diverse and world-leading expertise across the University of Essex to provide students with the tools to really make a difference in the future society. The grand challenges students will tackle include the interacting climate, biodiversity and nature crises, as well as pollution, inequality and social justice. Students will understand appropriate responses to, and management of, these challenges. Students will study the relationship between the environment, human cultures and values, while working with stakeholders in the analysis, resolution and communication of complex issues. This diverse expertise offers a huge range of opportunities for study and work, and at the University of Essex, students are given the flexibility to shape their degree to suit their interests.