Ecology and Conservation (Study Abroad) BSc Hons 48 months Undergraduate Program By Lancaster University |Top Universities
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Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Environmental SciencesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Ecologists work to protect natural environments and habitats. Their research is essential to understanding the relationship between plants and animals, how different ecosystems are structured, and how human activities impact the places they call home. From this, they develop conservation strategies that tackle the most pressing global, environmental challenges. Could you use your passion for nature and conservation to help protect wildlife and their habitats?


Broaden your horizons

Enrich your university experience with a year overseas at one of our partner universities. In Year 3, head out to start your adventure and immerse yourself in a different cultural and academic community. We’ll support you all the way!

What to expect

Our four-year BSc Hons Ecology and Conservation (Study Abroad) degree will combine ecological theory and practice through lectures and tutorials, field trips and lab work. In Year 1, you will be introduced to key topics such as ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation.


As you progress into Year 2, you will begin to hone your interests by choosing from a range of optional modules, with topics including organismal biology, remote sensing technologies, and environmental sciences.


In Year 4, you will undertake an independent research project with support from our renowned team of research-active academics. This will be conducted alongside more advanced modules.


Getting out in the field

As part of your degree, you will gain hands-on experience in the field, giving you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with current conservation efforts and a variety of ecosystems and the species that live in them.


You will visit a Scottish island to explore a diverse range of land and marine habitats, observing animals including tiny nudibranchs and starfish, the local grey seal population, red deer and mountain hares, ospreys and golden eagles, and potentially even the elusive basking shark.


You might also explore the Rift Valley of Kenya, where you will evaluate the challenge of balancing tropical conservation and human activity.

Program overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Ecologists work to protect natural environments and habitats. Their research is essential to understanding the relationship between plants and animals, how different ecosystems are structured, and how human activities impact the places they call home. From this, they develop conservation strategies that tackle the most pressing global, environmental challenges. Could you use your passion for nature and conservation to help protect wildlife and their habitats?


Broaden your horizons

Enrich your university experience with a year overseas at one of our partner universities. In Year 3, head out to start your adventure and immerse yourself in a different cultural and academic community. We’ll support you all the way!

What to expect

Our four-year BSc Hons Ecology and Conservation (Study Abroad) degree will combine ecological theory and practice through lectures and tutorials, field trips and lab work. In Year 1, you will be introduced to key topics such as ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation.


As you progress into Year 2, you will begin to hone your interests by choosing from a range of optional modules, with topics including organismal biology, remote sensing technologies, and environmental sciences.


In Year 4, you will undertake an independent research project with support from our renowned team of research-active academics. This will be conducted alongside more advanced modules.


Getting out in the field

As part of your degree, you will gain hands-on experience in the field, giving you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with current conservation efforts and a variety of ecosystems and the species that live in them.


You will visit a Scottish island to explore a diverse range of land and marine habitats, observing animals including tiny nudibranchs and starfish, the local grey seal population, red deer and mountain hares, ospreys and golden eagles, and potentially even the elusive basking shark.


You might also explore the Rift Valley of Kenya, where you will evaluate the challenge of balancing tropical conservation and human activity.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
32+

4 Years
Sep

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