Culture, Environment and Social Change BA Honours

Course summary

The Culture, Environment and Social Change BA will enable you to explore the most important issues in the world today. Ranging from climate change and resource depletion to mass migration and social inequality, you’ll examine critical issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives in order to make sense of a complex and dynamically changing world at a variety of different scales.

On this course, you’ll examine how the historical forces of colonialism and capitalism have laid the foundations for contemporary environmental and social crises, learn how to critically analyse the ways humans understand, experience and impact the natural world and gain a clear understanding of how cultural media and institutions have shaped the evolving relationships between societies and environments in the Global North and South.

The core modules have been designed to introduce you to key ideas and theories in environmental humanities and social justice. These are combined with a broad range of option modules, enabling you to tailor your degree to your individual interests. You can develop a specialism in Language and Communication, Law, or Politics. You can also select a range of optional modules from English Literature, Creative Writing, Sociology, and History, allowing you to experience different methodological perspectives on contemporary environmental and social issues.

Ultimately, this course aims to develop environmentally and socially conscious global citizens who want to make a difference in the world. All through the course and upon graduating, you’ll be empowered to advocate for social change and prepared for a career in a wide spectrum of areas, including policymaking, campaigning, education, government, the arts and industry.

Top reasons to study with us

• Optional years of work or study abroad or in a UK placement are available, providing the opportunity to extend your learning and gain insight into possible future careers
• Develop a specialism in language and communication, law or politics throughout the degree
• Enhance your studies with options to select electives from English literature, creative writing, sociology and history
• Undertake an extended research project in your final year: this can be on a topic of your choosing and presented in your choice of medium
• Assessment methods including podcasting, blog writing, video production and presenting will help you develop the digital skills to advocate for change
  

As a student in the School of Humanities, you’ll have opportunities to gain certification in employability-related skills. This course has been designed with a strong focus on career prospects, with employability skills woven throughout the core modules and tutorial sessions. Innovative modules will require you to organise and present at your own conference and produce digital resources, including campaigns, podcasts or videos.

This course will prepare you for roles in a variety of areas, including:

• Diversity and inclusion manager
• Work in charitable or campaigning businesses
• Talent developer
• Community liaison
• Sustainability development officer
• Accessibility policy advisor
• HR officer
• Work in local or national equalities commissions
• Museum educator
• Outreach officer
• Teacher
• Digital content producer
• Recruitment officer