COURSE: BACHELORS IN CONSERVATION ECOLOGY

This programme forms the core of the department’s undergraduate training and is designed to prepare students for a career as a Conservation Ecologist. Conservation ecologists are many things. Some work with non-governmental organizations to encourage farmers or miners to run their businesses in a more environmentally way, others repair damage, some assess potential impacts of land use, other predict outcomes of climate change or alien invasion.

Duration: 4 years full time

Type: Undergraduate Degree

Compulsory Subjects

First Year Subjects:

• Biology


• Chemistry


• Geo-environmental Science


• Computer Skills


• Mathematics

Second Year Subjects:

• Conservation Ecology


• Biodiversity


• Microbiology


• Biometry


• Computer Skills

Third Year Subjects:

• Conservation Ecology


• Biodiversity and Ecology


• Soil Science


• Genetics

Fourth Year Subjects:

• Soil Science


• Geographic Information Systems


• Insect Diversity


• Behavioural Ecology


• Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecology

Careers: Conservationist, Game Ranger, GIS Specialist, Researcher, Ecotourism

Source: www.sun.ac.za

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