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Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Edgbaston Campus
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Course summary

Our programme prepares environmentally conscious students for exciting careers in applied geoscience. You will explore areas like engineering geology, resource management, groundwater problems and hydrogeology, gaining the skills to tackle global challenges and make a real difference.

Why Study Environmental Engineering and Geoscience at Birmingham?

• Study abroad opportunities - Study a broad applied geoscience programme to address future challenges - sustaining our natural resources through the future energy transition, managing water resources and preventing their pollution, improving societies resilience to geohazards and future climate change

• Purpose built building - School of Engineering - The programme is delivered with contributions from the the School of Engineering with it’s new £46.5M purpose built building to enhance the student experience, including in Civil Engineering

• On campus Museum - - We are home to the Lapworth Museum of Geology, brimming with more than 250,000 specimens some over 500 million years old that you are able to use for your studies.

Modules

Course Modules

Visit https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/subjects/geology-and-earth-sciences-courses/environmental-and-engineering-geoscience-bsc for a list of modules

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Edgbaston Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
F910
Institution code:
B32
Campus name:
Edgbaston Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
F910
Institution code:
B32
Campus name:
Edgbaston Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
ABB

ABB including 1 Required Science: Biology/ Chemistry/Computing/Electronics/Environmental Studies/Further Maths/Geography/Geology/Human Biology/ Maths/ Physics/ Psychology/Statistics/ PE

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

We welcome students studying BTEC qualifications as an alternative to A levels, and accept BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Extended Certificate. Please contact us for further guidance.

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/gees/environmental-and-engineering-geoscience-bsc#EntryRequirementsTab

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

The University will charge the maximum approved tuition fee per year. For the 2027 year of entry, we expect that the tuition fee for your first year of study will be £10,050. If Parliament agrees on an increase in tuition fees, the University will increase fees for each year of study normally in line with these changes and will communicate any change in the fees to you without delay.

For details of the annual tuition fee for International Students please see the course web page listed in the 'course details' section above.
If you are made an offer to study by the University, the yearly tuition fee will be stated in your offer letter.

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