Pollution and the Environment, bachelor

• Starting 2008/2009
• Starting before 2008/2009

About the Study Programme

Subject:

Environmental Studies

Location:

Bø

Level:

Bachelor

Duration:

3 year(s)

ECTS:

180

Stay abroad:

universities in Sweden, the Baltic countries, Italy, Spain, Greece and other European countries.

Admission Requirements:

General admission requirements

Programme code:

220448

Language of instruction:
Norwegian

Application:

Application form

Read more in the curriculum

• Starting 2008/2009
• Starting before 2008/2009

Content:

Knowledge of the effects of various forms of pollution has become increasingly more important in public planning processes. The programme provides students with knowledge of how various conditions in the environment may affect people’s health and well being. Students will learn to report on the consequences and carry out inspections of these conditions with regard to both public and private activities. The first year of the programme is equivalent to the one-year programme “Nature and Outdoor Studies”. There is a large choice of course units towards the end of the programme.

Year 1

Biology and the Environment 20 ECTS • Man and the Environment 10 ECTS • Mathematics for Ecologists (10 ECTS) • Man and Views on Nature 10 ECTS • The Natural Environment and the Landscape 10 ECTS

Year 2

Environmental Law and Management 10 ECTS • Microbiology 10 ECTS • General Chemistry 10 ECTS • Fresh Water Ecology 10 ECTS • Groundwater and Pollution 10 ECTS • Land-Use Management and Municipal Planning 10 ECTS

Year 3

• Noise and Air Pollution 10 ECTS • Digital Geodata (maps) 10 ECTS • Water Supply, Drainage and Waste 10 ECTS • Health, Safety and the Environment 10 ECTS • Geographical Analysis 10 ECTS • Eco-toxicology 10 ECTS

Teaching and learning methods:

The programme includes lectures, fieldwork, field trips and laboratory work, projects, report writing, projects, and seminar assignments. Teaching will be carried out in groups and seminars.

Careers / further study

Graduates will be qualified to work as environmental/health, safety and environmental consultants in both the public and private sectors; for instance, in a county governor’s environmental department or in private consultancy and engineering firms. Relevant areas of employment may include, for instance, the management of waterworks, sewage purification works, refuse installations and environmental waste stations. Other areas may include the management and approval of inspection responsibilities and duties in accordance with the Pollution Control Act concerning refuse, noise pollution, radon pollution, polluted groundwater and drinking water, as well as other relevant areas. The degree will also be useful to graduates who wish to pursue a career in the school system. The degree also qualifies graduates for admission to the MSc programme in Environmental Health.