Environmental Geosciences programme seeks to develop specialist geoscience students for careers in the environmental sector, further study or research. Graduates of the Environmental Geosciences programme go on to work for companies working in a range of relevant areas including environmental management, water management, energy, mining and geotechnics. Many students also go on to study for MSc and PhD in more specialist areas including environmental geochemistry, hydrology, hydrogeology and geotechnics. The programme has a special emphasis on employability and benefits from consultations with experts from the industry including Amec, Atkins, the Environment Agency, English Nature and Mott MacDonald. The programme is mainly delivered through a mixture of lectures, practical classes, tutorials and fieldwork. Typically lectures provide key information on a particular area, and identify the main areas for discussion and debate. Practical classes and fieldwork allow students to gain direct experience of practical and interpretative skills in Environmental Geoscience. The balance of these types of activities changes over the course of the programme, as students develop their knowledge and the ability as independent learners that is one of the key attributes that the programme develops in its students (thereby preparing them for work or further study once they have completed the programme).