HND Wildlife and Conservation Management at University of the Highlands and Islands

The HND Wildlife and Conservation Management is a Higher National Diploma delivered mainly online and supported by North, West and Hebrides, studied from anywhere in the UK. It covers conservation and wildlife management techniques, UK species and habitats, public engagement in planning and conservation, and the physical landscape. It can be studied full time or part time.

Duration: Full time: 2 years (14 hours per week); Part time: 4 years (7 hours per week)  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 is the HNC Wildlife and Conservation Management. Year 2 core modules include Applied interpretation, Ecological surveying, Freshwater environments, Geographic information systems, Habitat management, Marine environments, Terrestrial ecology and Wildlife and conservation management graded units 2 and 3.

Career pathways

Conservation officer, environmental clerk of works, environmental consultancy, estate management, land use manager, wildlife management. Graduates can progress to year three of BA (Hons) Geography, BA (Hons) Sustainable Development, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science or MSci Applied Environmental Science.

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