UK · Subject guide
Environmental Science
A-Level Environmental Science (AQA 7447), the reformed successor to the former Environmental Studies.
01 · Overview
Environmental Science
A-Level Environmental Science (AQA 7447), the reformed successor to the former Environmental Studies.
- Subject guide
- A-Levels
- Topics mapped
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02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
- 01
The living environment
The conditions for life on Earth and the interactions between organisms and the abiotic environment.
- 02
Conservation of biodiversity
The importance of biodiversity, human influences on it, and methods and priorities for conserving habitats and species.
- 03
Life processes in the biosphere
The roles of organisms in habitats and the life processes that inform conservation.
- 04
The atmosphere
Atmospheric energy processes and the structure and behaviour of the atmosphere.
- 05
Global climate change
The interconnected natural systems causing climate change, and ozone depletion.
- 06
The hydrosphere
Unsustainable exploitation of water and sustainable water management, treatment and new sources.
- 07
Mineral resources
Minerals from the lithosphere, controlling the impacts of extraction and securing future supplies.
- 08
Biogeochemical cycles
The importance of the carbon and nitrogen cycles and human disruption of them.
- 09
Soils
The effects of human activity on soil fertility, and degradation, erosion and sustainable management.
- 10
Energy resources
The importance of energy supplies, the sustainability of current resources and securing future supply.
- 11
Pollution
The properties of pollutants, the factors affecting severity, and control strategies and technologies.
- 12
Agriculture
Agroecosystems, the manipulation of food species, and the environmental impacts and sustainability of agriculture.
- 13
Aquatic food production systems
Fisheries and aquaculture and how to make them sustainable.
- 14
Forest resources
The resources and services provided by forests, the link between productivity and biodiversity, and deforestation.
- 15
Sustainability
Sustainable living, renewable and low-density resources, carbon footprints and sustainable development.
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Research methods
Fieldwork and laboratory techniques for monitoring the environment, sampling, and the analysis of quantitative data.
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Pathways and specifications
AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
Nations and regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
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