Environmental Conservation (Hons) Bangor University

Overview

The Environmental Conservation (Hons) programme offered at the Bangor University  focuses on developing practical, technical and professional knowledge and skills – from animal and vegetations surveys and species mapping to landscape ecology and environmental consultancy.

As climate change is recognised as the single biggest threat to both global biodiversity and human health, governments and organisations are increasingly seeking to implement environmental conservation initiatives to support the wellbeing of humans and the Earth’s ecosystems.

At Bangor University, our world-leading research is already helping to address the complex challenges caused by global environmental change, biodiversity loss, soil degradation, and unsustainable use of natural resources. Our academics have garnered a global reputation for their work assessing interactions between humans and the environment and translating conservation science research into effective management and policy interventions.

Career opportunities:

There’s never been a better time to study our BSc (Hons) Environmental Conservation degree – the range of skills you develop can lead to considerable career opportunities. Graduates from this programme have gone on to become conservation or environmental managers, planners and consultants here in the UK and overseas.

They can be found working, for example, with National Resource Wales, the British Trust for Ornithology, Keystone Environmental Ltd, Eider Vertical Farming, and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNNC). We have graduates working in the US with the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) and National Park Services.

To gain direct work experience, it is possible to either undertake short-term work experience or extend your degree with an additional placement year working with a relevant conservation organisation in the UK or overseas. Our excellent links with conservation organisations throughout the world mean that we have staff and students currently working in Madagascar, Malaysia, Comoros, Ghana, Indonesia, Bolivia, Tanzania and Bangladesh, for example.