BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Placement Year
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Marine Biology, covering the ecology, evolution, and conservation of marine organisms. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. The programme includes a placement year in a professional or research setting and culminates in an Ecology Research Project. Fieldwork is integrated from the first year, and GIS skills for project work are developed through a dedicated module.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB including Biology, Human Biology, Geography or Environmental Sciences
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 25%
Most common jobs
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 22%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 13%
- Elementary occupations: 11%
- Teaching Professionals: 9%
- Natural and social science professionals: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 165 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 61%
- London: 12%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- PLACEMENT YEAR
- EVOLUTION, BEHAVIOUR AND ECOLOGY
- ISSUES AND APPROACHES IN ECOLOGY
- PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR BIOSCIENCES
- DIVERSITY OF LIFE
- SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
- LIVING PLANET
- COMMUNITY, ECOSYSTEM AND MACRO-ECOLOGY
- POPULATION ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
- FIELD ECOLOGY
- BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY
- FURTHER PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR BIOSCIENCES
- ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
- PLANT BIOLOGY
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
- GIS SKILLS FOR PROJECT WORK
- CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE TROPICS (FIELDCOURSE)
- ECOLOGY RESEARCH PROJECT
- BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE ECOLOGY
- BIOLOGY OF AGEING: EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY AND HUMAN HEALTH
- BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND HUMAN SOCIETY
- SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- JUST TRANSFORMATIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY
- EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION GENETICS
- SOCIAL EVOLUTION
- BIOLOGY IN SOCIETY
- THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE 1066 TO 1600
- CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- DATA SCIENCE FOR BIOLOGISTS
- THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE 4000BC TO 1066AD
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £38,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Ecology and environmental biology.
What do graduates of BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia do next?
70% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
Does BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.