Environmental Science

A highly topical subject, Environmental Science will provide you with an in-depth and well informed insight into the environment and the scientific processes that control and affect it.

Watch videos on the Time for Geography website to find out more about where studying Environmental Science could take you

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AS AND A LEVEL TEXT BOOK (BELOW)

Author: Richard Genn

ISBN-13: 9781912190072

Edition: 2nd New edition

Before You Start

You may be required to complete an activity before you start in order to help introduce you to the subject. Check back in the summer term for more details.

Course Content 

Key areas of study include wildlife conservation, pollution, global climate change and sustainability. It bridges the gap between the science and humanities disciplines and combines well with subjects including biology and geography. You will examine why the conservation of life on Earth is important and efforts in key areas such as the UK, coral reefs, Antarctica and tropical rainforests. You will focus on the ecological relationships between organisms and their abiotic and biotic environment, unsustainable natural resources and our future energy needs, human exploitation and management of our physical resources, pollutants and environmental damage, food production and forestry systems and the factors controlling human population growth.

You are also encouraged to supplement your programme with the Extended Project.

Find out more about The Extended Project

Life After Henley

A key subject for students planning to continue on to university to
study subjects including geography, conservation, geology, ecology and
environmental science at degree level.

Last year students went on to various destinations including university places at Swansea, Portsmouth, South Wales, Sussex, Gloucestershire, Plymouth, Derby, Brighton and Wolverhampton.

Alternatively, students may consider direct entry into related employment.

Careers

There are a range of career options that students may wish to consider including environmental scientist or engineer and teacher/lecturer. Students may consider direct entry into related employment.

Higher Education

A key subject for students planning to continue on to university to study subjects including geography, conservation, geology, ecology and environmental science at degree level.

Last year students went on to various destinations including university places at Swansea, Portsmouth, South Wales, Sussex, Gloucestershire, Plymouth, Derby, Brighton and Wolverhampton.

Students are required to complete at least 30 hours of enrichment per academic year whilst studying at The Henley College, learn more about Enrichment here.

Learn more about our application process here.