You will gain the knowledge and skills you need to work in conservation biology and other environmental or ecological roles. You’ll study an area of ecological science, from both a UK and international perspective.

Areas covered include:

• global wildlife conservation policy and practice
• environmental impacts
• international sustainable development

This course has a professional focus, which will help prepare you for the workplace. You'll learn advanced methods to analyse published ecological literature, global conservation policies and assessment methods.

You’ll develop:

• an understanding of wildlife conservation policy and practice in the UK and internationally
• the ability to undertake complex, cutting-edge environmental data analysis and methods for effective communication of results to non-specialists
• skills to handle large datasets, including spatial data (GIS), remote-sensed data, camera traps, and machine learning
• techniques to review and analyse before published ecological research
• the skills necessary to work at the interface of science and policy
• the knowledge to launch a global career in organisations such as:
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
  • World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

A 2:2 BSc or BEng honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject such as:

• microbiology
• agriculture
• environmental engineering
• biology
• biological sciences
• ecology
• environmental science
• zoology
• marine biology
• oceanography
• geography