• In this course, students will get the knowledge and skills they need for all areas of practical ecology and conservation – with a highly practical emphasis involving hands-on exercises in field and laboratory settings.
  • In the field, students will learn identification skills for a wide range of species, as well as industry-standard survey techniques like phase 1 habitat surveying, habitat condition assessments, national vegetation classification, and bird territory mapping. In the lab, students will study taxonomy through microscopy and perform measures of environmental conditions such as water oxygen levels and soil nutrient status to enable a better understanding of species-environment interactions.
  • There is considerable optionality in the course, both in choice of modules and in assessment topics within modules, allowing students to tailor the course content to their own interests and career aspirations.