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BSc (Hons) Ecology and Conservation

Keele University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Our Ecology and Conservation BSc will provide you with an understanding of ecology, conservation biology, conservation practice and environmental management to address the ecological and conservation issues facing our planet. With a strong emphasis on applied learning, our programme includes fieldwork opportunities during each year of your studies for you to develop career enhancing skills in ecological and conservation practices, approaches, methods and research design.

General Eligibility

A LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

  • BBC 

GCSE REQUIREMENTS

  • Mathematics at C (or 4) 

  • English Language/Literature at C (or 4)

BTEC

  • DMM

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory Modules

  • Nature, Conservation & Society

  • Animal Biology

  • Studying the Environment

  • Academic, Professional and Fieldwork Skills

  • Ecology and Plant Biology

Optional Modules

  • Why Politics Matters

  • Introductory Environmental Chemistry

  • Greening Business: Employability and Sustainability

  • Climate Change: The Scientific and Societal Context

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Human Impact on the Environment, Scientific Perspectives

  • Environmental Impact Assessment:Practical Geographical and Environmental Skills

  • Environmental Biology

  • Employability Training: Engaging With The Workplace

  • Geographical and Environmental Field Skills

  • Biodiversity Crisis

  • Research and Fieldwork Planning

Optional modules

  • Cartography and Geographic Information Science

  • Animal Behaviour

  • Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Wicked Problems

  • Animal Adaptations

  • Why Policy Changes

3 Year 3

Compulsory Modules

  • Applied GIS

  • Conservation Biology

  • Dissertation

  • Plant Science and Sustainability

Optional Modules

  • Global Environmental Change

  • Clean Technology

  • Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment

  • Economic Development and Environmental Transformation

  • Animals and Society

  • Tropical Biology Field Course

  • Insect Ecology and Pest Management

  • Sustainability Consultancy

  • Coastal Environments

  • The Science of Soil

  • Rural Geographies

  • Communication Skills for Biologists

  • Animal Welfare

  • Behavioural Ecology

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component or equivalent.

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