**WHY CHOOSE THIS DEGREE?**
- Excellent reputation, close links with landowners and unprecedented access to a wide variety of sites
- Learn on the 176-hectare College estate with conservation management plan, countryside stewardship schemes and a varied managed rural environment
- Develop ecological expertise through research, surveying and data collection, and conservation management planning
**What will I learn?**
The course applies a scientific approach to natural resource management, wildlife conservation and sustainability, with an overall theme of applied ecological science. You will develop the skills to analyse and monitor a range of diverse ecosystems in the field and design and effectively implement management plans.
**Where can I go from here?**
You can progress onto postgraduate study, gain employment with conservation organisations or use your skills to run your own business. Our graduates now hold positions in wildlife conservation and consultancy, with government bodies such as Natural England and with NGOs (Non-Government Organisations).
Course Details - Modules
• Dissertation and Data Analysis
• Landscape Ecology and Geographic Information Systems
• Sustainable Resource Management
• Project and Site Management
• Global Biodiversity and Conservation Issues
• Professional Industrial Development
Course Details – Assessment Method
Both formative assessments, allowing you to develop research and study skills as well as technical and expert knowledge and summative assessment feature in this programme. Summative assessments include completion of a research dissertation, written assignments, presentations, project and lab reports, practical and online based portfolios and open and closed examinations.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
C184
Institution code:
S34
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Diploma of Higher Education, FdSc or HND in Wildlife, Ecology, Conservation or related subjects.
Plus GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or above, or Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English.
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
6.0 overall, with a minimum 5.5 in any band
PTE Academic
61.0
Cambridge English Advanced
Score 169-175 (FCE grade B; CAE level B2)
We will also accept the following qualifications from EU students: GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above; IGCSE English (as a first or second language) at grade C/4 or above; AS or A level English Language or English Literature; International Baccalaureate (English A or B syllabus or English Literature Standard or Higher level) grade 4.
