Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Science with Foundation Year

Get ready with a foundation year and learn the foundational skills and knowledge to complete a full Honours degree. You'll be able to embark on this qualification without meeting the level 3 entry requirements, giving you the opportunity to study at degree level through this four year course.

Study Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Science with Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University and turn your passion for the planet into a practical, purpose-driven career. Whether you want to work with endangered species, manage habitats, or influence environmental policy, this conservation degree will equip you with the knowledge and experience to make a real impact.

What you’ll learn

• Develop practical field, lab, and digital skills to investigate and monitor wildlife and ecosystems.

• Apply statistical and analytical methods to decipher environmental data.

• Explore how to find, evaluate, and use scientific research to solve conservation problems.

• Build strong communication and teamwork skills for use in scientific and professional settings.

• Understand how conservation links to global issues like sustainability, policy, and social change.

What's more, you’ll have the opportunity to undergo fieldwork locally, nationally, and abroad. Previous trips include Spain, Wales, and Lundy Island, with more destinations available in the next academic year.

You’ll work alongside lecturers who are all heavily involved in active research in exciting areas such as beaver monitoring, molecular ecology, rewilding, and soil pollution. You may be able to get involved with current conservation and ecology research, as well as undertaking your own in your final year. Our academics are currently working with the likes of Princeton University, Wildwood Trust, and Kent Wildlife Trust.

Specialist facilities

You will learn in our flagship STEM Verena Holmes building with impressive, modern science labs and a team of highly qualified lab technicians to support your work, alongside teaching during local and residential fieldtrips.

Career prospects

Graduates from related courses preceding this one (e.g. Ecology, Environmental Science) at Canterbury Christ Church University have gone on to work as Head of Sustainability (Imperial College London), Senior Ecologist (Lloydbore), Conservation Livelihoods Event Coordinator (Durrell Conservation Trust) and Nature Conservation Officer (Habitats & Heritage).
Some of our graduates go on to complete MScs or PhDs or purse postgraduate courses or train as teachers.

For a list of core and likely optional modules, please visit our website.
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/courses/wildlife-ecology-conservation-science-with-foundation-year