BSc Environmental Science with International Foundation Year - September Entry
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UCAS code
F850 -
A level offer
See entry requirements -
Year of entry
2025/26 -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
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Year of entry
2025/26 -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
Study the environment from a scientific perspective, and discover how to solve some of the most-critical challenges facing planet Earth with our BSc Environmental Science with International Foundation Year degree.
If you want to study environmental science at a British university but don’t have the correct qualifications, our four-year Environmental Science with International Foundation Year programme enables you to undertake an undergraduate environmental science degree.
You will complete a foundation year (called Year 0) before progressing onto our three-year BSc Environmental Science degree. This means you can apply for a single four-year visa that covers the whole duration of your studies.
The foundation year is designed to equip you with the subject-specific and general study skills needed to cope with the demands of undergraduate study. Our high-quality teaching is geared towards the needs of students from a wide range of educational backgrounds.
Choose environmental science at the University of Reading
- Study at the UK’s leading university for environmental and ethical performance (the University of Reading is ranked 1st in the People and Planet University League, 2023/24.
- The University is among the top ten UK universities for Environmental Sciences in world rankings (Reading is 9th out of the UK universities ranked in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024, Environmental Sciences).
- Ranked 3rd in the UK for research power in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (Times Higher Education, Institutions Ranked by Subject, based on its analysis of the latest REF 2021).
- In 2023, the University of Reading was the first ever winner of the Times Higher Education (THE) award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership.
- 100% of our students said teaching staff are good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2024, responders from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science).
- The University of Reading has been named Sustainable University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.
Our Whiteknights campus is the real hub of University of Reading life. Set in 130 hectares of stunning parkland, it offers plenty of places to eat, shop, study and socialise. The site has received 14 consecutive Green Flag awards, recognising it as one of Britain’s top green spaces. The scenic campus includes a lake, woodlands and the popular Harris Garden – all available for students, staff and the local community to enjoy.
For more information, visit the International Foundation Programme website.