Wildlife Management
Bachelor's degree
In Aberdeen
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Aberdeen (Scotland)
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Duration
4 Years
The BSc course in Wildlife Management provides students with the necessary education, training and experience to fulfil the role of professional wildlife manager
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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.
Additional information
Career opportunities: Graduates find employment in a range of private and public sector activities, such as game reserve management, estate management, wildlife farming, eco-tourism and population control.
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