BSc (Hons) Environmental Management and Ecology
3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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ABOUT
Why choose this course?
- Pay no extra fees for our year one and two residential field trips
- Explore a wide range of habitats at our 200-acre field station
- We are ranked 14th for Geography and Environmental studies in the UK
Our Environmental Management and Ecology degree is designed to develop a wide range of management and ecological skills and to give students practical field experience, with an option of a work placement or a year of study abroad.
Our students have the distinct advantage of our Bayfordbury field station with laboratory facilities and a wide range of habitats (woodlands, grassland, lakes, ponds, rivers, parkland, glasshouses plus an apiary). This provides students with the amenities in which to conduct surveys and carry out research in addition to gaining practical conservation skills with the management of the site.
The course equips you to learn how we can tackle some of the world’s biggest issues including:
- Habitat degradation and destruction
- Biodiversity loss
- Climate change
- Scarcity of water
- Environmental pollution
Other great features of the course include:
- No additional charges for compulsory residential field courses in Year 1 and Year 2
- High student satisfaction and a good study community, with wonderful pastoral care.
- Regular opportunities for students to assist staff and local conservationists with environmental and ecological training and research. This includes training to carry out surveys that require a license such as amphibian, reptiles and small mammal trapping; bat surveys and bat box monitoring and bird ringing.
- Opportunities to get involved in ecological activities at Bayfordbury such as beekeeping, bat detecting, badger monitoring and habitat management such as coppicing, etc
- This degree has accreditation from the Institution of Environmental Sciences, meaning our graduates are eligible to become Associate Members of the Institution.
- Working with employers in Hertfordshire to address pressing environmental challenges, helping them save energy, reduce waste and put effective techniques in place to manage their environmental impact.
Flexibility and choice
We offer a range of degree titles and other options in our degree programmes. Although you do need to apply for a specific course through UCAS, we have a common first year so you do not need to decide between them until you have had the experience to make an informed choice.
During your second year, you will choose whether to proceed directly into your final year and complete your degree in three years, or whether to undertake an optional extra year between year 2 and the final year.
This can be spent undertaking a sandwich placement year gaining relevant work experience to enhance your CV and improve your chance of a better degree classification. Alternatively, there is the option to spend a year abroad at one of our partner universities throughout the world to gain valuable international experience that is needed to get on in today’s global economy. Recent year abroad choices have been to Canada, USA (California and Kansas), Hawaii, Japan, South Korea and Australia.
To see what has been happening at Bayfordbury, visit our website page.
You can find out more about our staff in Geography, Environment and Agriculture here.
How will I study?
You will develop your capacity for independent study and interpersonal skills on this programme. There is an emphasis on structured research, well-prepared written and verbal presentations and computer literacy.
You will experience a wide variety of teaching styles on the programme including:
- standard lectures
- seminars
- tutorials
- laboratories
- case studies
- individual and group projects
Modules include a mixture of lectures, workshops, practicals, seminars, and fieldwork visits. In your final year you will normally have the opportunity to hone your independent study and interpersonal skills by undertaking a major project or dissertation.
Each student is allocated a Personal Tutor who is a general academic mentor and first port of call if you have academic or personal matters which you need to discuss. Your Tutor will also give personal, one-on-one and small group academic support.
What’s the course about?
This course offers you an opportunity to study some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time, including biodiversity loss, climate change, invasive species, land-use change, pollution, food security and water scarcity. Most of these issues are fundamentally ecological in nature and hence the course has a very strong focus on ecological theory, application and management. Topics on biological conservation, ecological monitoring, habitat management and restoration, environmental law, ecological economics, ecological impact assessment, as well as assessment of environmental quality, are all included.
Your main campus is College Lane
This is where the creative arts, science and health-related subjects are based. This means you’ll share the campus with future nurses, scientists, artists and more. You can use the common rooms to relax with friends, work out in the 24-hour gym or have a drink in our on-campus pub or cafes. We also have restaurants for you to eat in or grab something on the go. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.
Fees 2022
International Students
Full time
- £14000 for the 2022/2023 academic year
Part time
- £1750 per 15 credits for the 2022/2023 academic year
This course offers fantastic opportunities for field work which gives students the chance to study human, environmental and physical interactions in both UK and International settings. All first and second year residential field trip costs are covered by your fees.
There is one optional choice of a field to Southern Spain in final year that will cost approximately £400 and cover international travel costs, bed and breakfast. This trip is heavily subsidised by the University.
*Tuition fees are charged annually. The fees quoted above are for the specified year(s) only. Fees may be higher in future years, for both new and continuing students. Please see the University’s Fees and Finance Policy (and in particular the section headed “When tuition fees change”), for further information about when and by how much the University may increase its fees for future years.
Entry requirements
Additional requirements
Grade 4/C in English Language and Mathematics
All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency, equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band.
If you do not have the required IELTS or equivalent for direct entry on to your degree programme, our Pre-sessional English and International Foundation courses can help you to achieve this level.
Deadlines
15 January
FREE VISA SERVICE
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Expenses (GBP)
14000
Application Fee
0
Program expenses
University & General Expenses
accommodation
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