Wildlife Management

Programme Structure & Content

First Year
Compulsory courses in first year include Organismal Biology, Ecology & Environmental Science, Sustainable Land Management, Global Worlds, Global Challenges and a land use field course. There is a choice of one further optional course.

Second Year
All students study Skills for Life Sciences. Compulsory courses include Community Ecology, Conservation Biology, Environment and Society and a field course run by the Zoology Department. Four further options may be chosen.

Third Year (Junior Honours)
All students take a course in Experimental Design and Analysis. Other core elements of the third year include Population Ecology, Plant/Animal Interactions, Biology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Animal Behaviour, a special topic essay and work experience. One further optional course may be selected.

Fourth Year (Senior Honours)
A semi-independent project takes up a substantial part of the Honours year. Students also attend courses on Bioethics, Wildlife Conservation & Management and Conservation & Global Change and prepare an extended essay. A further optional course may be selected. A residential team-building course and a careers programme form part of a graduate skills module.

Teaching & Assessment

Courses use a wide variety of teaching methods including lectures, laboratory practicals, fieldwork, seminars and tutorials. Most courses are assessed by both continuous assessment and a written examination. Continuous assessment takes many forms including essays, a series of practical reports, or a group project. Final year students also attend a residential team-work course.