Ecology and Conservation with a Placement Year

Overview Get ready to deep-dive into the key concepts of ecology and discover how organisms behave, evolve and interact with their physical and biological environments.

This BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Placement Year 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.

You might aspire to work in conservation, research, agriculture, or even conservation communication. Or you might not yet know which career path you want to take and be excited about exploring the wide range of careers open to ecologists and conservation biologists.

This four-year degree programme follows the structure of our BSc Ecology and Conservation, while giving you the opportunity to spend your third year on a work placement from across the field of ecology and conservation biology.

A placement year makes an invaluable addition to your scientific knowledge and skills, increasing your employability and giving you the chance to put your first two years of learning into practice.

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