UCAS Codes
CD14 BSc/BioC (3 year course)
CDC4 BSc/BioC4 (4 year course)
The 4 year course is
designed for students who lack the necessary background for 3 year
courses. For further details see our
Foundation
Year page
This degree will integrate applied and practically-focused conservation skills with ecological theory, and teaching will be delivered in conjunction with and by active practitioners in the field, in particular Essex Wildlife Trust (EWT) and Colchester Zoo (CZ).
Extinctions of species are now occurring at a faster rate than any time in the last 500 million years, and dramatic habitat loss is evident across the globe. Conservation of species, habitats and landscapes in the face of the pressures of modern agriculture and industrialization is a key challenge for the 21st century. This course will focus on the solutions to this challenge, combining a strong basis in ecology with a clear vocational orientation, in which local conservation organizations are deeply involved in the programme. The syllabus encompasses the international perspective, and a tropical field course is an optional component of the course.
The course is flexible, allowing specialization across a range of subjects and taxonomic groups, and allows transition into several other degree schemes within the School of Biological Sciences.
Field Courses (Click to find out more)
Tropical Field Course (Indonesia)
Brittany, France
Conservation and Management Field Course
Course Structure
In the first year you will take 8
modules and in the second year you will take 1 skills module and 7
subject modules with associated practicals. In the third year you
will take 6 modules and undertake an independent research project.
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depth what subjects are covered throughout the course.
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