HUMANITIES & modern foreign languages
BTEC LEVEL 3
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
EXTENDED
PROJECT
QUALIFICATION
SD
REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE
3 You want an insight into the sustainability sector, one of the
fastest growing in the UK.
3 You want an introduction to the various elements of
sustainability.
3 Discover why it is important to have knowledge and
awareness of sustainability that can be passed on to others.
3 The course supports entry to a variety of HE courses in this
sector and beyond.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
year 1: Certificate
What is sustainability: what is being done globally, nationally
and locally to achieve sustainability and how industry can play a
role in achieving these goals.
Urban environments: what is the impact of urban development
on the environment, and what strategies can be used to counter
the associated problems?
Geology of natural resources: what are the geological natural
resources which modern society depends on? How are they
formed, their exploration and extraction and the environmental
impact of their exploitation.
year 2: Subsidiary diploma
Sustainable communities: what is a community and how can it
develop in a sustainable way?
Science for environmental technicians: what are the essential
principles and processes, which underpin an environmental
worker’s understanding of the Earth?
Independent investigative project.
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED
Coursework only.
REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE
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Choose your own topic and title.
Demonstrate you are an independent learner.
Learn skills that are valued by universities and employers.
The only AS in which you can achieve an A* (28 UCAS pts).
Some universities make lower UCAS offers based on EPQ
grade.
Link it to your favourite subject, a career plan or a passion.
It is a one-year course taken in Year 1 or Year 2.
You can combine it with most other courses.
You become the expert in the classroom rather than the tutor.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
What makes a good research title as well as how to carry out
academic, detailed and balanced research. How to structure a
convincing academic argument. How to reference academic
sources appropriately. How to test the credibility of sources and
to detect bias. How to give a convincing, professional and
entertaining presentation to an audience of your peers.
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED
100% coursework. You work steadily to produce a 6,000-word
dissertation
If you prefer, you can produce an artefact plus 2,000 words
Alternatives include investigation/experiment or performance.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THIS COURSE
• ability to work independently
• organisational and time management skills
• be prepared to spend at least 2½ hours per week of your
own time on reading, research and production
• determination to overcome any obstacles
• to be critical, responsible, honest and reflective
• communication skills, both written and verbal
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THIS COURSE
• an interest in the environment PROGRESSION
PROGRESSION Completing the EPQ will position you as a strong candidate for
university places as you will develop key skills including
independent learning, research and time management.
Full-time degree courses, apprenticeship or employment
including ecology, waste management and recycling,
conservation, government policy unit, journalism and land
management or town and country planning.
PRIESTLEY EXTRA
PRIESTLEY EXTRA
The very nature of the Environmental Sustainability BTEC means
that students will have opportunities to put the theory they learn
into practice in the field. Recent educational visits and field trips
have included working quarries in Derbyshire Iceland and Sicily.
University visits. The chance to use the John Rylands University
of Manchester Library. In previous years, students have
corresponded with leading world experts in their field.
Complements Pre-Med, Pre-Law, Pre-Teaching and other
enrichment activities.
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