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This is your future

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Get ready to join a global technological community that helps brilliant thinkers turn inspiration into reality, encouraging innovation, experimentation and creative thinking.

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Congratulations on your offer

Choose Manchester and you'll benefit from world-class teaching from renowned scientists.

You will enjoy life-changing, free field trips and use our facilities to understand the world and help tackle global challenges affecting the planet. All while you acquire the skills and hands-on experience for a career with unlimited opportunities.

Explore your world

Experience teaching from a multidisciplinary academic team to study the Earth and planets.

Shape your career with our strong industrial experience option.

Meet our Head of  Department

Learn about our online teaching

Careers and employability

Make a difference

Benefit from our research into climate change, pollution and ecosystem conservation, opening doors to roles that can make a difference. Fieldwork will give you multidisciplinary problem-solving and team-working skills, which graduate employers actively look for.

  • Employability: 80%
  • Average salary: £23,000

Explore our field trips

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My graduate journey - 2 years on

Jonathan tells us how taking a Space Placement in Industry during his studies helped secure his job in an AI-driven satellite company.

Read Jonathan's blog: Meet our alumni: an interview with Jonathan Hicks

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Our graduate journey - 5 years on

From A levels to space exploration: discover the fascinating careers of Nat Curran (NASA) and Fran McDonald (ESA).

Read more: of our NASA and ESA employee interviews

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My graduate journey - 10 years on

Alicia's career as a Mining Technology Consultant allows her to travel the world, from the Surinamese jungle to the Kalahari desert.

Read Alicia's blog: Meet our alumni: an interview with Alicia McCabe

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Your learning experience

Blended learning

Our teaching is delivered using a blended approach, with ‘on demand’ content combined alongside real-time activity.

Online content such as lectures, podcasts, presentations and quizzes will allow you to work at your own pace. Real-time face-to-face activities such as classes, tutorials and practicals enable you to apply your understanding.

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Blended learning in Evolution and Palaeobiology

Explore engaging online course content for seven lectures delivered to students as part of this course unit.

Discover this unit: with online course material for Evolution and Palaeobiology

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Blended learning in Sedimentary Rocks and Fossils

Explore how Dr Russell Garwood uses online course content to deliver the fossils element of this course unit.

Discover this unit : with online materials for Sedimentary Rocks and Fossils

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VIDEO: Environmental modeling at Manchester

Dr Paul Connolly gives a lecture introducing his second-year course unit (originally delivered to students as an asynchronous session).

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Our student community

Join the community through GEMS (Geology and Environment for Manchester Students) society.

GEMS is the society for students in the Department, and those who are otherwise interested in earth and environmental sciences. Their FaceBook page will give you a glimpse into our community and activities.

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Meet your lecturers

Introducing our current first year teaching team.

Find out more about the lecturers who'll deliver your first year modules. They will develop your skills, knowledge and understanding as well as inspire you in the subject, and specialist areas, they are experts in.

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COVID-19 and your course

Providing high quality education

We know the last few months have been challenging and uncertain for us all.

Whatever happens next, you can rest assured that we'll adjust to any changes to public health guidelines while still providing a quality learning environment.

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Developing blended learning

Dr Neil Mitchell explains how he has adapted a marine geology and geophysics module, and gives a taster lecture.

Find out more: about marine geology and geophysics

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Blended learning insights: Emma Conway

Considering the bright side of blended learning, Emma discusses the ways we have adapted.

Find out more: about Emma Conway's blended learning insights

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Blended learning insights: Emma Bishop

Considering the bright side of blended learning, Emma discusses the ways we have adapted.

Find out more: about Emma Bishop's blended learning experiences

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Parents and carers event

We will be hosting a dedicated session for parents/carers and supporters in 2021. 

This will be similar to the event held in December 2020. Once details have been confirmed, we will send you booking details via email which can be passed to your parents/carers and supporters.

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Earth and Environmental Science on demand

Explore our online sessions from our previous events, including student experience and alumni panels.

Watch sessions: from previous EES events on our 'on demand' service

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Taster lectures

Get a taste for Earth and Environmental Sciences: explore our short taster sessions.

View all: of our taster lectures on YouTube

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The next step: Our graduates

See our case studies on graduate careers and opportunities in Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Find out more: about our graduate careers and opportunities case studies

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Find out more about life at Manchester directly from our students.

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Our admissions staff are here to answer any questions you have.

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Courses within this subject area

Remind yourself how much your course at Manchester has to offer you.

Follow the relevant link for details about your course, including the modules, teaching methods, assessments and reading lists:

  • Environmental Science BSc
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  • Environmental Science with International Study MEnvSci
  • Environmental Science with Industrial Experience MEnvSci
  • Environmental Science with a Research Placement MEnvSci
  • Earth and Planetary Science BSc
  • Earth and Planetary Science MEarthSci
  • Earth and Planetary Science with International Study MEarthSci
  • Earth and Planetary Science with Industrial Experience MEarthSci
  • Earth and Planetary Science with a Research Placement MEarthSci

Beyond your subject

Visit our offer-holder guide to university life

Your university experience is about more than your degree.

Find out where you could live, how we'll support you, what financial packages are available and how we'll help you develop the distinctive attributes of a Manchester graduate.

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This is how we'll keep in contact with you about what stage your offer is at. It's also where you can accept your offer and make Manchester your first choice for your future.

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