BSc Applied Ecology and Conservation in UK

Description:
The programme offers the opportunity to acquire the varied skills required of applied ecologists and conservation biologists through a combination of taught modules and practical experience. The first year provides a broad introduction to pure and applied ecology. This provides an insight into the full range of pure and applied ecology, and how ecological perspectives can inform real-world problems in conservation and pest management, especially in relation to the agricultural landscape. The second year builds on this introduction, providing deeper insights into the ecological systems and organisms that make up our world, with an emphasis on UK issues. The final year allows for a wide range of choices, so that your degree will reflect your interests. Final year project choice depends on the interests of students and staff. Recent projects include topics as diverse as 'the ecology of parasitic wasps', 'the effects of rainforest destruction on biodiversity', 'bird foraging behaviour' and 'glow-worm conservation'.
Year 1
Compulsory Modules
Ecology: Species and their Interactions
Mammals: Diversity, Behaviour and Conservation
Environment in Practice 1
Exploiters and Exploited
Humans and the Changing World
Genes and Chromosomes
Optional Modules
includingCountryside and the Environment
The Living Cell
Plant Diversity, Structure and Utilisation
Soil: Principles and Management
Intorduction to Enterprise and Marketing
Year 2
Compulsory Modules
Environment in Practice 2
Evolutionary Biology
Habitat Management
Introduction to Entomology
Weed Biology and Control
Statistics for Life Sciences
Science Communication
Biodiversity Field Course OR Tropical Biology Field Course (subject to place availability)

Optional Modules
including
Practical Nature Conservation
Vertebrate Zoology
Invertebrate Zoology
Animal Behaviour
Ecology and Management of Plant Diseases
Birds: Diversity, Behaviour and Conservation
Landscapes for Amenity and Sport
Final Year
Compulsory Modules
Research Project
Conservation Biology
Wildlife in the Farming Environment
Optional Modules
including:
Rural Environmental Sustainability
Rural Policy and Countryside Planning
Environmental & Ecological Weed Management
Principles and Practice in Biological Control
Behavioural Ecology and Life History Theory
Conservation and Biodiversity: The Global and Local Scale
Physiological Ecology
Management of Soil Fertility
Biodiversity Informatics
Plants and Climate