You will need 5 GCSEs at minimum Grade C including GCSE Science, or equivalent qualifications at the appropriate level. You will also need to attend an interview at College.
Please contact the Sixth Form Centre on 01527 572960.
Complete the application form on-line, from the prospectus or request a form from Reception at either Redditch or Bromsgrove campus (01527 570020).
Once you have decided which A Levels to do, you can apply by doing one of the following:
This specification enables students to gain a deep and well informed insight into the environment, and the specific processes that control and affect it. The central theme is the development of an understanding of how different events and cycles within the environment interrelate, how they influence subsequent environmental events, the human impacts on these events and cycles, and the strategies that can be used to minimise the problems caused. Key aspects within the specification include areas such as ‘Wildlife Conservation’, ‘Pollution’, ‘Global Climate Change’ and ‘Sustainability’.
The course is suitable for students who enjoy;
Unit 1: The living environment
This unit gives an introduction to the biodiversity of life on Planet Earth and the reasons why the conservation of life on Earth is important are investigated, as are the methods which may be used to achieve effective conservation. Written unit 1 hour 60 marks .
Unit 2: The Physical Environment
This unit looks at why physical resources such as atmospheric gases, water and mineral nutrients are essential for life on Earth and investigates how humans exploit and manage physical resources to provide higher material living standards.
Unit 3: Energy Resources and Environmental pollution
Future problems of energy supply and how these may be resolved are investigated through the study of the energy resources which are available for use. The properties of pollutants are considered to explain why some materials or forms of energy cause environmental damage.
Unit 4: Biology Resources and Sustainability
In this unit the factors controlling human population growth are considered in relation to the demands placed upon the planet’s resources and life-support systems. Food production and forestry systems are also analysed,
In an age when the spotlight is on sustainability, environmental literacy is a great asset both personally and professionally. With Environmental Studies you can develop a broad understanding of the multi-disciplinary principles involved in environmental policymaking and action, and how large-scale human activity impacts on the environment. For example, what are the effects of agriculture, resource extraction, energy supply, transport and urbanisation on natural and modified ecosystems? How can they be managed? Environmental studies bring together knowledge and skills from biology, geography, technology and the social sciences to help you to make an informed contribution to environmental matters both in life and at work.
