Gain the knowledge and skills to collaborate with local communities and develop successful conservation projects anywhere in the world.
It’s widely acknowledged in the conservation sector that community engagement is key to the success of conservation projects. By studying at ARU in Writtle, you’ll develop skills to support education, science communication and human behaviour change.
You’ll learn about biodiversity, conservation science and local and international conservation issues. You’ll also develop practical skills in habitat and wildlife evaluation and management – learning how to plan and engage in viable projects.
Why ARU?
Study on a rural, 150-hectare campus with a working farm and managed wildlife areas.
Get involved in projects such as our hedgehog-friendly campus initiative, or the local Forest School.
Benefit from our expertise: we've been delivering land-based education since 1893.
Continue your studies with a Masters degree in conservation.
A foundation year prepares you for the rest of your course, and focuses on general skills such as researching and referencing, numeracy and ICT, and communication. We'll also start to look at some more subject-specific topics.
Facilities
Study on a beautiful campus in the Essex countryside, learning from experienced tutors who'll provide encouragement and feedback.
As a student in Writtle you can make full use of facilities and services including:
extensive library and IT resources
support, should you need it, with study skills, careers advice, health and wellbeing, and more
social spaces including a restaurant, coffee shop and recreation centre.
Careers
Our BSc Conservation and Community Engagement will give you the skills to develop and take part in conservation work, and also to communicate conservation issues and science to different audiences.
It's a growing sector: the Department for Education policy paper Sustainability and climate change: a strategy for the education and children's services systems, highlights a significant increase in the number of green jobs by 2030, noting that substantial increases in conservation and sustainability learning are key to meeting those targets.
