Ecology and Conservation with a Year Abroad
University of East Anglia UEA
UCAS Code: C18A | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of East Anglia UEA
UCAS Code: C18A | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
including Biology, Human Biology, Geography or Environmental Science. Where applicable Science A Levels awarded by an English Exam board require a pass in the practical element. Critical Thinking and General Studies are not accepted. Contextual offer: BBB including Biology, Human Biology, Geography or Environmental Science. Where applicable Science A Levels awarded by an English Exam board require a pass in the practical element. Critical Thinking and General Studies are not accepted.
Access to HE Diploma
including 12 Level 3 credits in Biology, Geography or Environmental Science.
Principal subjects and A-level combinations are considered - please contact us.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
including Higher Level 5 in Biology, Geography or Environmental Science.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Applied Science, Applied Science (Medical Science), Animal Management or Countryside Management. Contextual offer: DDM Please see UEA website for further information on accepted subjects and combinations. Excludes BTEC Public Services, BTEC Uniformed Services, BTEC Business Administration and BTEC Forensic Science.
Scottish Advanced Higher
including Biology, Human Biology, Geography or Environmental Science.
Scottish Higher
including Biology, Human Biology, Geography or Environmental Science.
Obtain an overall Pass including an A in the core of the T Level and a Distinction in the Occupational Specialism. Acceptable subjects are: Science.
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About this course
**Overview**
Get ready to dive deep into key concepts of ecology and discover how organisms behave, evolve and interact with their physical and biological environments.
This ecology and conservation degree is for you if you have a scientist’s mind combined with a love of the natural world, animals, plants and ecosystems. You'll be fascinated by life science and how it underpins our understanding of the natural world and conservation.
At UEA, you’ll benefit from instruction by world-leading experts from our schools of biological and environmental sciences. Our unique approach to ecology and conservation will see you learning in the classroom, in the lab, and in the field from your first year through to your capstone research project.
You’ll explore topics ranging from the molecular genetics of populations, plant science and animal behaviour, to environmental management, biodiversity and conservation – and explore some of these within a socio-economic and political context.
Your third year will see you travel to Australasia, North America or Europe, where you’ll live and study, immersed in a new culture with its intriguing ecological differences. This is an incredible opportunity to expand your thinking, make valuable connections with partner universities and see the world. You'll then return to UEA to complete the final year of your degree.
At UEA, you’ll benefit from our strong academic expertise in Ecology and Conservation, based around UEA’s Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (CEEC) – one of the largest groups of its kind in Europe with strong links to major conservation organisations and institutions such as the RSPB, CEFAS and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI).
At the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge and research skills needed to prepare you for a career in industry, research or academia. Your wealth of experience in laboratory and fieldwork will make you stand out to potential future employers, as will the connections you make during your time at UEA.
**Disclaimer**
Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider's website: **www.uea.ac.uk**
Modules
In Years 1, you will be introduced to many aspects of ecology with modules such Biodiversity and Global Environmental Challenges. In Year 2, you will take a mixture of compulsory modules, such as Field Ecology as well as optional modules such as Aquatic Ecology and Evolution Biology. Year 3 will be spent abroad. Our students have studied at a number of exciting universities such as the University of Sydney, Murdoch University and the University of Auckland. In your final year, you will have the opportunity to take a number of optional modules such as Social Evolution, Biological Oceanography and Marine Ecology and also have the opportunity to take a field trip to East Africa.
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