UCAS course code | F9N2 |
Institution code | C78 |
Duration | 1 year |
Course type | Full-time, Part-time route available |
Location | Cornwall College (Newquay) |
Course details
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Year 1
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Core modules
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Environmental Investigation (CORN3000)
This module will give students practical experience in performing environmental monitoring and reporting in-line with academic and industry practice. Understanding and investigating the legal responsibilities for meeting environmental standards is essential across many disciplines and a key driver in understanding our transition to sustainability.
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Green Strategy and Sustainable Economics (CORN3001)
This module is concerned with the interplay between economics, environmental concerns. Assessing how economic strategies are deployed in order to reduce environmental impact and provide solutions by altering consumption, production behaviour. Ranging from simple environmental economic strategy to fundamentally different models, students will gain a vital insight to this key subject for 21st century sustainability.
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Climate Crisis and Solutions (CORN3002)
Climate change is an observable phenomenon, which will likely pose the greatest threat to life on earth that humans have ever witnessed. This module covers the science of climate change, but vitally also reviews and discusses the many solutions which humanity wields for tackling further climate change and lowering atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations to a safe level.
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Environmental Impact Assessment and GIS (CORN3003)
This module will introduce students to Environmental Impact Assessment, covering its origins, aims and applications. Students will then perform an environmental impact assessment on a localised scenario, following recognised and contemporary procedures in EIA. Through this Module the principles and applications of Geographical Information Systems will be taught in the context of aiding the EIA process.
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Action Research Project (CORN3004)
The Action Research Project is a module themed around using research as a tool for generating and informing positive change. Students will have the opportunity to work individually and/or in groups to collect data to individually produce a scientific research project in a contemporary environmental subject.
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Environmental System Modelling (CORN3005)
In modern environmental management, models are deployed frequently to inform decisions of many kinds; forecast events, test impacts, deepen our understandings, demonstrate new ideas. Modelling in the environmental sciences is a key contributor for understanding our world but is understood by very few; this module aims to produce a student who can comprehend and use appropriate models in the environmental sector.
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Fees, costs and funding
How to apply
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Help & enquiries
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PL25 4DJ- http://www.cornwall.ac.uk
Open days
Partner college open days
This course is run at one of our partner colleges. Open days are held at the college and more details of these can be found on the college website. You'll find contact details below, on this page.
University of Plymouth open days
You are also very welcome to attend a University of Plymouth open day, to get a flavour of the courses you can progress to from a partner college. There will however be limited information on this specific course and college.
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