BSc (Hons) Ecology and Conservation with a Foundation Year

This is an exciting opportunity for you to study BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Foundation Year UEA, even if you don’t have the standard entry qualifications for these courses or feel you need a more supported start to your university life. You’ll begin with a foundation year studying a range of core subjects on the science of life on Earth. About 60% of this year will be spent studying biology modules, which will take you from the very small, cellular level through to aspects of whole organisms, ecosystems and how the interactions between the two are key to living healthily and sustainably.

The remaining 40% of your foundation year will be comprised of training in research skills, mathematics and environmental sciences, the exact combination of which will be based on your previous studies and your intended future course. Once you’ve successfully completed your foundation year, you’ll progress on to one of the Ecology and Conservation degrees within the School of Biological Sciences. You’ll be taught by world-class academics in the School of Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences, which is proud to be one of the most developed schools of our kind in Europe.

You’ll have access to some of the best facilities in the country, including our new £34 million undergraduate STEM teaching laboratories. You’ll also benefit from our enviable position within the Norfolk Broads National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty that plays a key role in ecological conservatio