Wildlife and Conservation (Top-up)

This programme will help you to develop knowledge and skills which are essential for working conservationists and ecologists. You will develop expertise through research, surveying and data collection, and will apply knowledge of ecosystems to environmental issues and novel approaches to conserving wildlife. You will be given fieldwork opportunities both on site and in an array of local habitats.

PROGRAMME MODULES
→ Conservation Technologies and Science Communication (30 credits)
→ Creating Sustainable Futures (30 credits)
→ Behavioural Ecology (30 credits)
→ Research Project (30 credits)

CAREERS
You could work within wildlife conservation and ecology, in areas of wildlife protection, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management. Job roles could include wildlife conservation officer, wildlife biologist, countryside warden/park ranger or gamekeeper.

Conservation Technologies
Environmental Statistics
Behavioural Ecology
Sustainability
Research Project

You will be continually assessed through assignments, project work, oral presentations, poster presentations, seminars, group discussions and a dissertation. There will also be a small number of exams, for which you will be prepared.