Year 1
Academic year: 2022/23,
Starting in: September
Notes:
Students should follow a named pathway in either (i) Ecological Science OR (ii) Geography OR (iii) Sustainable Development OR (iv) a general list of Environmental courses. Note: it can be difficult to ensure an adequate range of elective courses in Years 3 and 4 if option (iv) is selected.
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met with your Student Adviser.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Ecological Science
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
OR
Geography
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
OR
Sustainable Development
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
Year 2
Academic year: 2022/23,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Entry into Year 3 normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in Years 1 and 2; (ii) a pass in Economics 2; (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics; and (iv) satisfaction of Environmental Studies Honours requirements as specified by the Subject Area.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Ecological Science Year 2
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that ECSC08009, Sustainability and Social Responsibility (online), is not available in 2022/2023.
OR
Sustainable Development Year 2
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
OR
Geography Year 2
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
Attention is drawn to the following Economics options courses: ECNM08003, Economic Applications; ECNM08019, Introductory Financial Economics; ECNM08020, Introductory Environmental Economics; ECNM08022, Introductory Behavioural Economics; ECNM08024, Development, Inequality and Trade.
Year 3
Academic year: 2022/23,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Entry into Year 3 normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the Years 1 and 2; (ii) a pass in Economics 2; (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics; and (iv) satisfaction of Environmental Studies Honours requirements as specified by the Subject Area.
Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must be in Economics and Environmental Studies. Students must complete and pass equivalent courses to the Year 3 compulsory courses, but subject to additional requirements as described in the Study Abroad Information, available on Learn.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Population and Community Ecology 3
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
AND
Economics Course Options Year 3 (single and with programmes)
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
Economics Course Options Year 3 (single and with programmes)
Select between 0 and 20 credits
of the following courses
Year 4
Academic year: 2022/23,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Degree Classification Weighting is based on 240 credits: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice).
From third year: 1) Topics in Microeconomics 2) Essentials of Econometrics 3) Topics in Macroeconomics 4) Applications of Econometrics 5) Environmental Honours option 6) Economics or Environmental Honours option
From Fourth year: 7) Economics Honours Dissertation 8) Economics Honours Dissertation 9) Economics Honours option 10) Economics Honours option 11) Environmental Honours option 12) Economics or Environmental Honours option.
Degree Classification Weighting for students who spent their third year abroad is based on 120 credits: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the six 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
From Fourth year: 1) Economics Honours Dissertation 2) Economics Honours Dissertation 3) Economics Honours option 4) Economics Honours option 5) Environmental Honours option 6) Economics or Environmental Honours option.
Students who spent their third year abroad at a partner university must have completed and passed a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must have been in Economics and Environmental Studies. Students must take third year compulsory courses for which they did not take suitable substitutes on their year abroad. Additional requirements are described in the Degree Programme Handbook available on Learn.