Environmental Science degree

Hi! I have just finished year 12 and need to start writing a personal statement, however I have no idea what to study at degree level. Right now I am thinking of Environmental Science since I have the required grades/subjects (geography) to study it. I'm just a bit worried since I'm quite a bit better at human geography than I am at physical, and also because I don't study any other maths/science subjects apart from geography. Would I find the course more challenging than others since I don't come from a science background? Thank you!

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Original post by anna9777

Hi! I have just finished year 12 and need to start writing a personal statement, however I have no idea what to study at degree level. Right now I am thinking of Environmental Science since I have the required grades/subjects (geography) to study it. I'm just a bit worried since I'm quite a bit better at human geography than I am at physical, and also because I don't study any other maths/science subjects apart from geography. Would I find the course more challenging than others since I don't come from a science background? Thank you!

Hi, I did Environmental Science and didn't do Geography at A Level and was in pretty much the same boat as you! I picked it because I didn't really know what to do, and I had Chemistry and Physics but didn't want to go into further study of Science. I preferred Human Geography as well, but honestly, as long as you had a good grounding in your GCSE science, you'll be fine! The science and labs aspects are not too difficult and are much more Chemistry based (think things like titrations etc). Stuff like Ecology is pretty new to all students too and again, it's not so hard if you put a little effort in it.

Also, you'll probably be able to pick courses in later years, and you'll find that a lot of people studying Human/Physical Geography will crossover into some of your courses, and you into theirs.

Personally, I ended up really enjoying my degree, even if there were some aspects that took me a bit of time to get my head around. I did end up failing my 2nd year (we were in our first lockdown 😔) but that was 100% on me and covid haha. When I took those modules again, everything clicked and I got a 2:1, which is way better than was expected.

There's also a lot of work on international policy and how that related to us, so there's a really even distribution of human and physical aspects. If it doesn't work out, you may probably have enough credits to switch seamlessly to Geography, but I would definitely give it a try! Hope it works out for you!

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Original post by anna9777

Hi! I have just finished year 12 and need to start writing a personal statement, however I have no idea what to study at degree level. Right now I am thinking of Environmental Science since I have the required grades/subjects (geography) to study it. I'm just a bit worried since I'm quite a bit better at human geography than I am at physical, and also because I don't study any other maths/science subjects apart from geography. Would I find the course more challenging than others since I don't come from a science background? Thank you!

Hello!

It's great to hear you're interested in Environmental Science! At Lancaster in your first year if you haven't done maths or chemistry at A Level you are required to do an introduction module where you only learn what is required for the course! This means everyone is at the same level when you go into second year.

There is also lots of crossover between subjects, especially in first year. So there is the option to do some human geography modules if this is what you are interested in! Similarly, there are lots of biology and ecology modules which are new for everyone!

I wouldn't worry about not doing any science subjects as there are some people who join the course never doing geography before! Additionally, the point of first year to get everyone at the same level and your grades don't count at all towards your final degree you just need to pass the year!

I hope this helps and feel free to ask any further questions,
Lucy (Lancaster University Student Ambassador)

Environmental Science degree

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