FdSc Wildlife Education and Media

CORN1000
Fundamentals of Biology

This biology-based module provides students with an understanding of the key biological concepts and practical skills which underpin the study of living organisms.

CORN1005
Key Professional Skills

This module parameterises the internal and external factors that defines the relevant employment sector, providing students with the knowledge and skills to begin positioning themselves professionally within that field. PESTLE factors for the industry will be covered as well as specific personal, professional and employability skills required for both academic study and the workplace

CORN142
Wildlife Education

This module provides students with an understanding of the biodiversity of this planet and allows students to develop methods of informal and formal teaching delivery to a range of audiences in the process. Being able to communicate difficult scientific concepts to the general public is a key element of a zoo, aquarium or nature reserve education officer.

CORN144
Fieldwork Techniques

This module equips students with the skills and knowledge to carry out field work using appropriate techniques, data handling and analyses, and effective communication of ecological information.

CORN163
Animals and their Environment

CORN178
Evolutionary Theories

This module provides an introduction to the origins of the earth and theories of evolution.

WEM102
Wildlife and the Media

This module aims to provide students with a sound basis of ecological concepts; from habitats, ecosystem relationships and food-webs through to nutrient flows, competition and predator-prey relationships. There is also an introduction to population modelling; a useful tool to any wildlife manager.

CORN219
Education and Interpretation in Public Spaces

CORN221
Communicating Science and Natural History

This module addresses the diverse ways in which science is communicated to a range of audiences - scientific, lay, young and old.

CORN241
Vertebrate Zoology and Conservation

CORN296
Wildlife Education and Media in Practice

This module provides the student with an opportunity to develop their educational delivery and media skills in work-related contexts, in line with their Personal Development Plan. Students will be encouraged to place all materials produced in their web-based portfolio.

NQS219
Individual Research Project

This module gives students the opportunity to conduct their own research project. Student involvement and responsibility stretches from project conception and planning, literature research, analysis and interpretation of data to report writing and presentation.

CORN2016
Global Conservation Issues

This module explores the relationship between human societies and the natural environment, focussing on the consequences of anthropogenic activity on biodiversity

CORN2018
Marine Vertebrate Biology and Conservation

This module explores the functional biology of marine vertebrates, focussing especially on key conservation flagship species; elasmobranchs, marine reptiles, birds and marine mammals. A detailed understanding of feeding, physiological and morphological adaptations to the marine environment, locomotion and migration, social and reproductive behaviour will be explored and related to their conservation.

CORN2028
Primate Behavioural Ecology and Conservation

This module explores some aspects of the behaviour of primates, including how they learn and behave in natural and captive situations, and how this research informs conservation strategies.