BSc (Hons) Wildlife and Conservation Management

Our Wildlife and Conservation Management Degree has been created to provide students with a broad range of skills and knowledge to prepare them for careers in the conservation, ecology and land management sector.

Biodiversity conservation, ecological surveying, habitat management, visitor management and environmental education are just a few examples of topic areas covered in this dynamic course taught by enthusiastic lecturers with direct experience in research and practice.

Wildlife and Conservation Management students will be taught practical and applied skills underpinned by academic theory to be able to understand, manage and restore a wide variety of national and international species and habitats. This programme also teaches the knowledge and skills to work with people in the environment to ensure our natural spaces and the wildlife within are protected, enjoyed, and understood by all.

The course offers a wide variety of local, national and international field trips to immerse the students in conservation projects, recent trips include – Kenya and South Africa to undertake training in wildlife conservation, as well as making the most of Scotland's remote and remarkable highlands, islands and coastal areas, to develop field study skills and study marine ecology.

By working in partnership with a wide variety of conservation organisations, students graduating from the course will leave with a dynamic skillset to be able to respond to the changing demands of the conservation sector.

The degree is awarded by the University of Glasgow.

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Are you interested in nature and the outdoors?

Do you wish to conserve our planet and the flora and fauna within it?

Do you want to learn the skills you need to manage a variety of habitats?

Maybe you already have an already understanding but want to take it to the next level?

Perhaps you would like to become a countryside ranger, an ecologist or work with community groups in the environment?

Then Wildlife Conservation Management is the course for you!

By the completion of the WCM BSc Hons students will have been supported and enabled in their studies to:

• Engage critically with ecological knowledge and methodology required in the practical application of conservation and land management
• Engage critically with the techniques and methods to manage human impact on natural assets.
• Explain debate and demonstrate the need for action in conservation, outdoor access or land management projects and have the pragmatic knowledge and skills to address them.
• Interrogate range of data sources (species, habitat, climatic, etc.) to produce models for improved management and ecological status.
• Manage themselves, team and projects in preparation for careers in diverse range of conservation organisations.
• To be innovative, creative practitioners, graduates will research, critically analyse and apply new processes, data, and technology and management systems in real world scenarios.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills to explain, debate and demonstrate to multiple audience types the theory and application of wildlife conservation