BSc (Hons) Ecology and Conservation

Set in 600 acres of countryside in North Staffordshire, we have one of the largest and most beautiful campuses in Britain. We’re proud to be No.2 in England for Student Satisfaction with Course (Guardian University League Table, 2020), investing more than £140m in our campus in the last ten years, including £45m new science laboratories. In 2021 we were proud to be awarded Sustainability Institution of the Year at the prestigious Green Gown Awards as part of our mission to become a carbon neutral campus by 2030. We're committed to supporting you to achieve your career goals, and have a dedicated Careers and Employability team who can assist you to navigate your options beyond Keele.This programme will give you a comprehensive understanding of ecology and conservation. You will explore ecology, conservation biology, conservation practice, environmental management and interdisciplinarity to develop solutions in both practical application and case study analysis for the key ecological and conservation issues facing our planet.Ecology and conservation field and lab skills are taught comprehensively across the programme, including extensive use of our green campus. Fieldwork and residential field courses are an integral part of the programme throughout, as are employability skills.In your second year, you will take an employability module with a 10 day work placement or equivalent. If you take the Integrated Master's route (MSci), you will have a further 10 days conservation placement. On completion of this course, you will be skilled in research design and methods, interdisciplinary approaches and will attain a broad range of field skills.