Two science A-levels are required for C9C1. We welcome applicants with alternative qualifications and mature candidates. See Applying to UEA . Our students can combine units from the Schools of Environmental and Biological Sciences to make up the required 120 credits per year. About a quarter of our students extend their programme to four years with a year in North America or Europe.
Assessment is by coursework and examinations.
More than a third of our students go on to study for an MSc, PhD or other graduate qualification. Our graduates are to be found working both in the UK and in far-flung corners of the world in fundamental and applied research, wildlife conservation, environmental monitoring, crop and pest management, fisheries, and land use. Some have used their ecological training as a basis for developing careers in teaching, publishing, computing, tourism, the media, and other fields. Ecological research in both Schools is highly productive, encompassing studies in molecular ecology, the behaviour and physiology of individuals, the dynamics of populations and communities, and evolutionary biology. Many of these studies are directed towards solving applied problems of resource assessment, wildlife management, loss of biodiversity, habitat restoration, pest control and pollution.