Get university-ready with this all-in-one A Level bundle for those looking to study an environment-focused degree. Includes environmental science, geography, and biology online and earn up to 168 UCAS points!
A Level Ecology & Environment Bundle
OSC1547 / OSC1548This bundle includes:
A Level Environmental Science
A Level Geography
A Level Biology
£1,347.00 £1,172.00
Course code: OSC1547
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Designed for learners with an interest in environmental issues, climate change, and sustainable development, our A Level Ecology & Environment Bundle offers the ideal A Level subject combination if you're looking to study a degree at university in a related field.
You’ll earn three nationally recognised A Level qualifications in environmental science, geography, and maths — the same ones offered in schools and colleges — giving you up to 168 UCAS points and full access to the same university pathways. Study entirely online, at your own pace, with no term dates or deadlines holding you back. Enrol anytime and start when you're ready.
This bundle is perfect if you're aiming for a career in climate research, conservation, sustainability, or natural resource management. It gives you a strong foundation of knowledge and skills that are highly relevant to these fields.
Why choose this bundle?
- University-ready: Highly relevant subjects for environment-related degrees, helping your application to stand out.
- Tailored to careers in the environmental sector: Build a strong foundation in areas such as ecosystems, environmental challenges, and geographic processes. Plus, develop the maths skills needed to analyse data and solve problems, preparing you for a wide range of careers in the environmental sector.
- UCAS points eligible: Earn up to 168 UCAS points with nationally recognised qualifications that carry the same weight as those taught in traditional schools and colleges.
- Study on your terms: With flexible online learning, no fixed start dates, and full tutor support, you can shape your study schedule around your lifestyle. Great if you're balancing work or other responsibilities.
Specification code: 7402
- Monomers and polymers
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Many proteins are enzymes
- Nucleic acids are important information-carrying molecules
- ATP
- Water
- Inorganic ions
- Cell structure
- All cells arise from other cells
- Transport across cell membranes
- Cell recognition and the immune system
- Surface area to volume ratio
- Gas exchange
- Digestion and absorption
- Mass transport
- DNA, genes and chromosomes
- DNA and protein synthesis
- Mutation
- Genetic diversity and adaptation
- Species and taxonomy
- Biodiversity within a community
- Investigating diversity
- Photosynthesis
- Respiration
- Energy and ecosystems
- Nutrient cycles
- Stimuli, both internal and external
- Nervous coordination
- Skeletal muscles
- Homeostasis
- Inheritance
- Populations
- Evolution may lead to speciation
- Populations in ecosystems
- DNA and the structure of proteins
- Gene expression
- Using genome projects
- Gene technologies
- Organism function
- Design of new industrial and medical processes
- Volcanoes
- Earthquakes
- Tsunami
- The earth's internal structure
- Plate tectonic theory
- Continental drift
- Paleomagnetism
- Plate boundaries
- MEDCs and LEDCs
- Tectonic mega-disasters
- Prediction and forecasting
- Hazard management
- Climate change
- Volcanic eruptions
- The cryosphere
- Ice masses
- Periglacial processes
- Periglacial landforms
- Tundra
- Glacial mass balance
- Glacier movement
- Rate of movement
- Glacial erosion
- Glacial transportation
- Glacial deposition
- Formation of lowland depositional features
- Fluvioglacial landforms
- Proglacial features
- Biodiversity
- Water cycle
- Carbon cycle
- Human activity
- The influence of technology
- International political and economic organisations
- Special economic zones
- Benefits of SEZs
- KOF index
- Transnational corporations (TNCs)
- The global shift
- Push and pull factors
- International migration
- A global culture
- Cultural erosion
- Gross domestic product
- Social measures of development
- Effects of globalisation
- Retention of cultural values
- Fair trade
- Ethical consumption schemes
- Recycling
- Economies
- Places change
- Reasons for change
- Measuring change
- National and regional influences
- Global and International influences
- The negative multiplier effect
- Media sources
- Representations of place
- Infrastructure investment
- North-south divide
- Planning policies
- Government policy
- Local interest groups
- Rebranding
- Regeneration strategies
- The living environment
- Hydrological cycle
- Water stores
- Types of precipitation
- A tropical rainforest: the Amazon
- Water budget
- River regimes
- Storm hydrograph
- Urbanisation
- Drought
- The ecological impact
- Flooding
- The water cycle and climate change
- Rising demand and diminishing supply
- Physical and economic scarcity
- Water conflicts and the future
- Techno-fix
- Sustainable schemes
- The biogeochemical carbon cycle
- Human effects
- Carbon budgets
- Carbon sequestration in oceans
- Thermohaline circulation
- Terrestrial sequestration
- The greenhouse effect
- The greenhouse effect and climate change
- The concentration of carbon
- Photosynthesis
- Energy consumption
- Fossil fuels
- Biofuels
- Economic power
- Military power
- Political power
- Cultural power
- Natural resources
- Demographics
- Hard power vs soft power
- Types of polarity
- Geopolitical polarity and stability
- Emerging nations
- Strengths and weaknesses
- The role of TNCs
- Global action
- International alliances
- Arctic oil and gas
- Intellectual property
- Political spheres of influence
- Conflicts in the middle east
- Importance of China and India
- Economic problems
- Human development
- Happy planet index
- Sharia law
- Bolivia under Evo Morales
- Goals of development
- The importance of education
- UNESCO
- Health and life expectancy
- The importance of IGOs
- Millennium development goals
- Human rights
- The transition to democracy
- Levels of political corruption
- Equality
- Geopolitical interventions
- Short-term responses
- Just war theory
- The effectiveness of development aid
- Recent military interventions
- The cost of inaction
- Conditions for life on earth
- Conservation of biodiversity
- Life processes in the biosphere and conservation planning
- Opportunities for skills development and independent thinking
- The hydrosphere
- Mineral resources
- Biogeochemical cycles
- The importance of energy supplies in the development of society
- The impact of the features of energy resources
- The sustainability of current energy resource exploitation
- Strategies to secure future energy supplies
- New energy conservation technologies
- The properties of pollutants
- Strategies to control pollutants
- Ionising radiation
- Noise
- Solid wastes
- Heavy metals
- Acid mine drainage
- Nutrient pollution
- Pesticides
- Agriculture
- Agroecosystems
- Sustainability of agriculture
- Aquatic food production systems
- Forest resources
- Dynamic equilibria
- Energy
- Material cycles
- The circular economy
- Scientific methodologies
- Sampling techniques
- Specialist techniques
- Fieldwork and laboratory activities
- Standard environmental techniques
- Type: written examination
- Duration: two hours
- Weighting: 35% of A Level
- Total marks: 91
- Assessed: any content from topics 1-4, including relevant practical skills
- Assessment format: short and long answer questions (76 marks) and extended response questions (15 marks)
- Type: written examination
- Duration: two hours
- Weighting: 35% of A Level
- Total marks: 91
- Assessed: any content from topics 5-8, including relevant practical skills
- Assessment format: short and long answer questions (76 marks) and extended response questions (15 marks)
- Type: written examination
- Duration: two hours
- Weighting: 30% of A Level
- Total marks: 78
- Assessed: any content from topics 1-8, including relevant practical skills
- Assessment format: structured questions, including practical techniques (38 marks), critical analysis of given experimental data (15 marks), and one essay from a choice of two titles (25 marks)
These take place at our centre in Birmingham and will be conducted across 2 consecutive weekends. Sessions will run from September to April. These must be attended prior to sitting your examinations within the same academic year. There are limited weekday sessions available which take place across 5 days Monday to Friday.
Exam details
- Type: written examination
- Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Weighting: 30% of A Level
- Total marks: 105
- Assessed: areas of study are topics one and three
- Assessment format: a mixture of short answers, open response, and resource-linked questions. You will also have to complete a 12 and 20 mark extended writing question.
- Type: written examination
- Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Weighting: 30% of A Level
- Total marks: 105
- Assessed: areas of study and topics two and four
- Assessment format: A mixture of short answers, open response, and resource-linked questions. You will also have to complete a 12 and 20 mark extended writing question.
- Type: written examination
- Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Weighting: 20% of A Level
- Total marks: 70
- Assessed: content from all areas of study
- Assessment format: a mixture of short answers, open response, and resource-linked questions. You will also have to complete an 8, 18 and 24 mark extended writing question
- Type: fieldwork and coursework
- Weighting: 20% of A Level
- Total marks: 70
- Assessed: define a question of issue for investigation relating to the content in the course using your own research from your fieldwork
- Assessment format: a written investigation report of 3,000 – 4,000 words which is internally assessed at your chosen examination centre and externally moderated. Before starting your coursework, you must complete a minimum of four days of fieldwork, which will be taken under supervision.
Exam details
- Type: written examination
- Duration: three hours
- Weighting: 50% of A Level
- Total marks: 120
- Assessed: any content from sections two, three, four, and seven
- Assessment format: a combination of multiple-choice, short answer, and extended writing questions
- Type: written examination
- Duration: three hours
- Weighting: 50% of A Level
- Total marks: 120
- Assessed: any content from sections one, five, six and seven
- Assessment format: a combination of multiple-choice, short answer, and extended writing questions
Scientific research is a fundamental part of Environmental Science therefore students must undertake fieldwork which meets the minimum requirement of 4 days. Students will carry out an independent investigation in clear environmental contexts which involves application of scientific methodologies and sampling techniques.
Knowledge and understanding of practical skills will be assessed within the written examinations. If you choose to add your exams and fieldwork with us, the fieldwork trip will take place in Lincolnshire.
This course takes approximately 360 hours per A Level to study. You will have two years to complete your A Levels. If you want to fast-track, the courses can be completed in under a year.
The only deadlines involved in studying this course are concerning the A Level exam timetables. Please see the exams and assessments section for more information on this.
To achieve the A Level qualifications in this bundle, you must complete exams and fieldwork. Please find below key information on adding your exams to your enrolment, exam centre locations, and fieldwork.
Exams package or course-only option
When you enrol on your course, you will have the option to add your exams to your enrolment, or you can select the course-only option.
Choosing to add the exams package
If you choose to add your exams to your enrolment, all you need to do is contact us when you are ready to sit your exams, we will book and pay for them on your behalf. Please note that the A Level exam timetable typically takes place during May and June each year. You are advised to contact us well in advance of when you intend to sit your exams so that we can confirm your place with the exam board – cut-off dates apply.
The course-only option
If you do not add your exams to your enrolment, you will be responsible for booking and paying for your exams yourself. If you select this option, you must source and liaise with your chosen exam centre in order to book your exams, Open Study College will not be able to book your exams for you. In this instance, you are advised to contact AQA exam centres well in advance of their intended exam dates, as cut-off dates sometimes change.
Exam centre locations
Please find below a list of available exam centre locations for each A level subject:
Environmental Science and Geography:
- Doncaster
- Bolton
- Mitcham
- Taunton
- St Neots, Cambridgeshire
- High Wycombe
- Romford
Maths:
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Doncaster
- Bolton
- Mitcham
- Taunton
- St Neots, Cambridgeshire
- High Wycombe
- Romford
Fieldwork
Environmental Science:
As part of this course, you must undertake fieldwork that meets the minimum requirement of four days. You can choose to add this on with us as part of the exams and fieldwork package. The fieldwork will be based on a range of habitats in Lincolnshire.
Overall, at least 15% of the marks for your A Level Environmental Science qualification will come from the assessment of your fieldwork skills.
The fieldwork typically takes place in March each year, however, you will need to contact our team to find out the exact dates when you are ready to complete your fieldwork and exams as they must be done in the same year.
Geography:
As part of this course, you must undertake fieldwork that meets the minimum requirement of four days. You can choose to add this on with us as part of the exams and fieldwork package. The fieldwork will be based on a range of habitats in Lincolnshire. Once you have completed your fieldwork, you must complete a written report that is 3,000-4,000 words long based on your fieldwork.
This course will be studied entirely via distance learning, meaning you will complete your learning either from home or a place that suits you.
Full tutor support will be available via email, so if you have any questions or need some guidance, your tutor will be here to help. Your course materials will include a series of self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked questions to allow both yourself and your tutor to monitor your progress.
The study method you choose depends on your personal learning style. Your options are:
- Study pack: if you choose the study pack option, you will be sent a set of printed course materials.
- Study online: if you choose this option, you will be sent your login details to our online portal through which you will access your course materials digitally. You can access your course via a desktop/laptop computer, tablet, or smartphone.
Upon successful completion of your exams, you will be awarded A Level qualifications in Environmental Science, Geography, and Maths issued by Edexcel and AQA.
You will also receive UCAS points relevant to the grade you achieved to support your university application.
The final grades you achieve in your A Levels will be translated into UCAS points. Based on your grade, you will be awarded up to 56 points per A Level, which can then be added together to reach the UCAS points you need to be accepted by your chosen university.
To help you achieve the best possible grade from home, we recommend that you complete the tutor-marked assessments included in your course materials. These are designed to provide you with detailed feedback to help you fine-tune your technique before you sit your exam. Completing your tutor-marked assessments will also help your tutor to provide you with a predicted grade if this is required for your UCAS application.
To find out more about Open Study College, the A Levels we offer, and how they work, download our A Level prospectus.
FAQs
Yes, you will study the same courses, take the same exams, and get the same qualification. The only difference is that our courses are designed to be studied from home at your own pace, and you will receive full tutor support via email.
Yes, in order to achieve your A Level qualifications, you must complete the exams required by each course’s exam board. A Level exams take place during the summer exam period which typically falls in May and June each year.
For more information, please check the 'exams and assessments tab' in our extra information section.
If you select the course-only option when enrolling on your A Levels, you will need to book directly with the exam centre and pay for your exams yourself. We highly recommend researching your options before enrolling as costs can vary between centres. However, if you choose to add your exams to your enrolment, we will take care of booking and paying for your exams for you when you are ready.
You are still able to study our A Level courses abroad, however, you must sit your exams within the UK at an official exam centre.
It's not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Learner Services Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.
That's not a problem. We want to make sure you're 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our team of education specialists a call on 0121 329 4656 and they'll do their best to help.
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