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University degree

Environmental Science

The University of Leicester
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

There’s always another way to follow your passion. If you don’t quite have the entry requirements to study Environmental Science at Leicester, this STEM Foundation Year degree is for you. The browser you are using is no longer supported and for that reason you will not get the best experience when using our website.

There’s always another way to follow your passion. If you don’t quite have the entry requirements to study Environmental Science at Leicester, this STEM Foundation Year degree is for you. Our integrated Science, Technology and Engineering (STEM) Foundation Year degrees are aimed at students who wish to study a STEM subject but don't have the traditional entry requirements.

The course is run on the University of Leicester campus like any other, and you will be studying alongside other students who applied for, and slightly missed out on, a place on a course similar to yours. In the first year of this course, you will be working towards passing a foundation year (year 0), which will enable automatic progression onto year 1 of any of our BSc Geography , Geology and Environmental Science courses.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
96-111 pts35%
112-127 pts20%
128-143 pts5%
144-159 pts15%
160-175 pts15%
How they qualified
95% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel95%
access5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
Continue past first year
91%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£26,000
3 years on
£32,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
91%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching100%
Assessment & feedback98%
Academic support92%
Well organised100%
Learning resources97%
Student community100%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on The University of Leicester's own site.
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