Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science

Knowledge

• Identify the scientific and technological foundations of the main areas of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Geology and Engineering involved in environmental problems.
• Identify the foundations of the social sciences (Geography, Economics, Politics, Sociology, Law, Education and Communication) involved in environmental problems.
• Identify the main contemporary challenges of environmental sciences.
• Recognize the influence of human activities and behaviors on the environment, in particular, on the climate. 
• Relate the scientific bases of the Earth system (hydrology, oceanography, climatology, ecology, soil sciences, pollution, etc.) under an interdisciplinary approach.
• To relate the different strategies of analysis and synthesis regarding the environmental implications of rural, industrial and urban management processes. 
• Recognise the techniques and tools necessary for the integration of scientific, social, technological and economic aspects of the environment in the development of specific projects. 
• Identify the main concepts and technologies related to land management, primary resources and waste.

Skills

• Use the scientific, technological and social knowledge acquired in the study of problems related to the environment. 
• Integrate the different scientific, technological, economic and social knowledge that characterizes environmental problems. 
• Collect, analyze, measure and adequately represent data and observations related to the environment, both qualitative and quantitative.
• Critically examine public and scientific information related to the environment.
• Extract relevant information from reports, plans, projects, programs and articles on environmental issues.
• Apply tools, including statistical methods, geographic information systems and impact assessment techniques, in the approach to environmental problems.
• Safely and effectively use environmentally related techniques, materials, and instruments in the classroom, field, and/or laboratory.
• Communicate and disseminate environmental information clearly and synthetically at different levels, using the appropriate language and tools.

Competences

• To transfer the environmental knowledge and skills acquired to the academic and professional spheres.
• To act in the professional field of environmental sciences, critically considering the social, economic, technological and environmental impact of one's own activity. 
• Act in the development of environmental projects with ethical responsibility and with respect for fundamental rights and duties, diversity and democratic values, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals. 
• Identify and assess sex/gender inequalities in the environment. 
• Work autonomously in the development of proposals and projects in the field of the environment.
• Develop environmental projects within multidisciplinary teams, developing personal values in terms of social treatment and group work.
• Have initiative, proactivity and the ability to adapt to new challenges within the field of environmental sciences.
• To provide innovative proposals for methods, processes and management of environmental problems in response to the needs and demands of society.
• Transmit information on environmental issues to general or specialised audiences in a professional, educational and/or informative context, using, where appropriate, new information and communication technologies.