Ecology and Environmental Biology Imperial

Overview

This Ecology and Environmental Biology BSc programme offered at Imperial focuses on the interaction between living organisms and species and their environment, and you will assess the impact plants, animals and microbes have on their ecosystem.

Quick Facts:

• All Biological Sciences students follow the same core modules for the first year, covering the basic areas of biology alongside key scientific skills. This gives you a solid grounding in the fundamental topics, and prepares you for advanced study.
• In the second year you study further core modules including behavioural ecology and genetics.
• In your final year you will complete a research project on a topic of your choice, and choose from an even wider selection of modules such as population and community ecology, biodiversity and conservation biology, and a tropical biology field course.

Careers

• Life sciences graduates enjoy excellent career opportunities. Most of our graduates study for a higher degree in life sciences and many follow careers in the field, particularly in the research and management areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, biomedical science, food technology, agrisciences, and pest, disease and environmental management.
• Similar opportunities exist for life scientists in government and independent laboratories involved in medical research, public health, forensic investigation, disease research, conservation, and pollution. Some of our graduates also go on to work in medical careers, become teachers, or even work in the media.

Recent graduates of the Department have become:

• Co-founder, Environmental startup

• Software Engineer, Accenture

• PhD Student, Francis Crick Institute

• Research Associate, Genomics and genetics research institute

• Scientific Officer, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs