Programme Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Identify and describe plant and animal communities and analyse their distribution.
  
• Demonstrate the principles of geochemical cycling in the global context with specific reference to environmental change.
  
• Discuss the principles of hydrology and its relationship with groundwater quality.
  
• Discuss the causes and effects of terrestrial, atmospheric and marine pollution and present day mitigation strategies.
  
• Show a good working knowledge of skills and tools, such as spatial data analysis and statistical techniques, which can be used selectively to address complex problems, or to conduct closely guided research.
  
• Identify, formulate, analyse and suggest reasoned solutions to current environmental problems.
  
• Design an Environmental Impact Assessment for a range of diverse habitats.
  
• Critically assess scientific literature.
  
• Work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multidisciplinary settings.
  
• Communicate effectively with both the scientific community and with society at large.