Environmental Science and Geography with Integrated Master's with Foundation Year

Foundation Year

Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

International Students

For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/

Environmental Science and Geography with Integrated Master's
Our four-year Environmental Science and Geography with Integrated Master's bridges two fascinating subjects, embedding master's-level study into your undergraduate experience. Alongside advanced training in laboratory work, fieldwork, and data analysis, you'll develop the high-level independent research skills that will set you apart in specialist careers or doctoral study.

Why choose this course?

• Geography and Environmental Sciences is No.1 in the West Midlands for student satisfaction (Complete University Guide, 2026)

• Keele's 600-acre campus provides opportunities to study geographical features, ecosystems and sustainability initiatives

• Graduate with a master's-level qualification

• Develop advanced research expertise through an extended MSci project, building analytical, project management and investigation skills

• Gain extensive practical experience through laboratory work, field courses and real-world data collection using diverse environmental techniques

Our Environmental Science and Geography MSci brings together two complementary and highly relevant disciplines, preparing you to tackle pressing global environmental challenges. You will develop an in-depth understanding of the Earth’s physical processes and the complex interactions between the environment and human activity, with a focus on climate change, environmental impact assessment, water resource management, ecotoxicology, and landscape evolution.
Employability is embedded throughout the curriculum, with a strong emphasis on practical skill development through fieldwork, laboratory work, collaborative projects and applied problem-solving. You will gain hands-on experience using specialist equipment, environmental samples and digital tools in modern laboratories, alongside developing a wide range of field techniques through residential and day field courses in diverse environments.

About Keele

Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.