Ecology and Wildlife Conservation with a Year in Industry BSc at Royal Holloway, University of London

Ecological considerations factor among the key concerns facing our planet today. The decline of bee populations, for example, poses a real threat to agricultural crop yields and the health of flowering plants, and groundbreaking research at Royal Holloway, University of London is helping to uncover the reasons behind this crisis.

Department: Biological Sciences  |  Duration: 4 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time with placement/study-abroad year  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Becoming a Bioscientist, Cell Biology and the Origin of Life, Genetics, Ecology and Conservation, Green Planet: Plants and Our Future and others; Year 2: Invertebrate Biology: Structure, Behaviour and Evolution, Food Security, Sustainability and Green Biotechnology, Plant Biotic Interactions and Ecological Networks, Practical Field Ecology, Biological Data Analysis and Interpretation and others; Year 3: Year in Industry; Year 4: Individual Research Project, Conservation Science, Population and Community Ecology, Climate Change - Plants and the Environment. Optional modules: Year 1: Chemistry of Life, Biomes and Ecosystems, Vertebrate Evolution and Diversity; Year 2: Microbiology, Animal Behaviour, Applications of Molecular Genetics in Biology, Marine Biology, Invertebrate Biology: Structure, Behaviour and Evolution; Year 4: Tropical Rainforest Expedition, Marine Ecology and Biodiversity, Evolutionary Ecology of Vertebrates, Extreme Animal Physiology, Circadian Biology and others.

Career pathways

Follow your passion for Ecology and Conservation at Royal Holloway, University of London and you’ll graduate with a portfolio of skills to make you an attractive prospect to potential employers. You’ll gain invaluable lab experience from year 1 onwards, and pick up transferrable skills including scientific and academic writing, logical thinking and presentation.

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