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BSc (Hons) Wildlife Conservation

University of Kent, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

The conservation and environmental sector is an expanding area for employment opportunities. Potential employers include local, regional and national UK government departments, voluntary organisations and the private sector, as well as international conservation and environmental organisations. Many students also go on to pursue postgraduate studies.

General Eligibility

Five passes at GCSE grade C (or grade 4) or above, including English Language or Use of English (IGCSE English as a Second Language, grade B or grade 6), and at least two subjects at A level

OR

Three passes at GCE A level and a pass at grade C (or grade 4) or above in GCSE English Language or Use of English.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules currently include:

Academic and Research Skills

Environmental Sustainability

Survey and Monitoring for Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Skills for Wildlife Conservation and Management

Principles of Biogeography and Ecology

Optional modules may include:

Foundations of Biological Anthropology

How Humans Evolved

People, Place and Environment

Geographical Patterns and Processes

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules currently include:

Methods and Field Work in Social Science

Key issues in Conservation Science

Data Analysis for Conservation Biologists

Optional modules may include:

Primate Behaviour and Ecology

Comparative Perspectives in Primate Biology

Animal Form and Function

Plant Physiology and Adaptation

Sustainable Landscape Planning

Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Principles and Methods

Tourism and Conservation

Geographies of Development and the Global South

Kent Student Volunteering

Evolutionary Genetics and Conservation

Human Wildlife Conflict and Resource Competition

Applied Ecology and Conservation

Conservation Policy and Practice

Conservation and Communities

3 Year 3

Compulsory modules currently include:

Contemporary Conservation Science

Research Project

Optional modules may include:

Primate Communication

Primate Behaviour and Ecology

Comparative Perspectives in Primate Biology

The Human-Environment Nexus: Contemporary Issues & Critical Approaches

Animal Form and Function

Plant Physiology and Adaptation

Sustainable Landscape Planning

Tourism and Conservation

Geographies of Development and the Global South

Environmental Politics

Climate Change and Conservation

Evolutionary Genetics and Conservation

Saving Endangered Species

Human Wildlife Conflict and Resource Competition

Tropical Conservation Science Field Course

Applied Ecology and Conservation

Conservation Policy and Practice

Conservation and Communities

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS (including IELTS Indicator) 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in R&W; 5.5 in S&L)

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