Engage with environmental issues from a range of perspectives, drawing on subjects as varied as geography, ecology, anthropology, politics, economics, philosophy, law, history, literature and the creative arts. You will develop practical skills in geographic information systems (GIS) and biodiversity monitoring.
The programme will be of particular interest if you have studied geography, environmental studies or biology.
Learn how environmental issues are framed and managed by different societal stakeholders, such as policymakers and the media. Specialise in areas such as geographies of people and places, tourism and conservation, and social anthropology. Tailor your degree to support your particular career ambitions with our wide range of modules. You can even choose modules that prepare you for a career in pursuing community-based conservation projects.
If you want to stand out from other graduates in today's global job market, spending time in the work place as part of your degree is invaluable. It demonstrates your ability to adapt to new situations, your sensitivity to other cultures (intercultural competence) and your desire to stretch yourself.
You can extend your degree into a four-year programme by adding a work placement between the second and final years. You don't have to make a decision before you enrol at Kent, but certain conditions apply. See our Environmental Social Sciences with a Year in Professional Practice - BSc.
A number of our modules include opportunities for learning and experiences outside of the classroom through field trips in the UK and abroad. Potential local excursions are:
Students on the Tropical Ecology and Conservation module spend two weeks at the Danau Girang Field Centre in Borneo. The Centre is located in an area where huge swathes of jungle have been removed and replaced by plantations, so you are working on the front line between managing the needs of the community and the impact on biodiversity.
These opportunities may change from year to year and may incur additional costs. See the funding tab for more information.
This degree programme is taught by academic staff from across the School, including the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) research centre. DICE is a leading international research and training centre dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems around the world.
DICE was founded in 1989 with a clear mission: to conserve biodiversity and the ecological processes that support ecosystems and people. It does so by developing capacity and improving conservation management and policy through high-impact research. That is why DICE is in a School that does research and teaching in anthropology alongside conservation.
One component of DICE's work is to train a new, interdisciplinary generation of conservationists who think innovatively about the challenges that lie ahead. As undergraduates, you are part of a dynamic and growing community of conservationists whose work spans all major regions of the world.
