FdSc Wildlife Conservation and Countryside Management at Royal Agricultural University

Combines academic knowledge, applied ecological theory and extensive field experience for managing habitats and conserving wildlife, including how farmland can link with wildlife through agri-environment schemes. The course has links with the Wildlife Trusts, National Trust and other conservation bodies.

Duration: 2 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: Cirencester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include soil science and ecosystem services, farming systems and sustainability, people and environmental change, species identification and ecology, wildlife handling ethics and survey, biodiversity recording and habitat management, landscape recovery and GIS, nature restoration and species reintroductions, and project management and supervisory skills.

Career pathways

Graduates work as countryside rangers, wildlife reserve managers, ecological surveyors and consultants, conservation or biodiversity officers, farming and wildlife advisers and environmental education officers.

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