Conservation Science and Animal Management (Wildlife and Zoo)

The FdSc Conservation Science and Animal Management (Wildlife and Zoo) is an exciting and dynamic course will enable you to develop an understanding of the essential practical and theoretical elements of the management of animal species, populations, and ecosystems.

You will study animal management, wildlife surveying, distribution and conservation. You will develop an essential broad base to the theoretical knowledge and practical experience needed for working in the conservation and animal management industries and includes compulsory work experience. This course offers you an opportunity to follow a career into wildlife conservation and management at home or abroad by offering an insight into both in situ and ex situ conservation.

You will also have the opportunity to participate in field research both in the UK and usually an overseas research trip in the second year. In recent years this has been a 2-week trip to the Umphafa Private Nature Reserve in South Africa to offer some amazing, hands-on conservation experiences. You will have access to the Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA) facility – Africa Alive – in your second year to apply skills and knowledge in the field.

Whist this is a full-time course, typically this course generally only requires 1-2 days on campus attendance, supported by self-directed study. This means you can continue to work alongside your studies and balance other commitments. This programme is not open to students requiring a Student visa to study in the UK.