Bachelor of Biological Science – Wildlife Conservation (Extended major)
Bachelor of Biological Science – Wildlife Conservation (Extended major)
Focusing on unique Australian fauna, you’ll learn about the processes leading to the exceptional biodiversity that exists today, the threats facing this biodiversity and the management strategies and policies that can be used to limit, and in some cases reverse, the impact of these threats. You’ll be immersed in nature…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Focusing on unique Australian fauna, you’ll learn about the processes leading to the exceptional biodiversity that exists today, the threats facing this biodiversity and the management strategies and policies that can be used to limit, and in some cases reverse, the impact of these threats. You’ll be immersed in nature both in the classroom and out in the field.
The Wildlife Conservation extended major allows you to study animals with a special emphasis on understanding their relative conservation status and options for recovering viable populations of threatened species.
Course Structure
Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.
Why study this course
Australia faces serious challenges to conserve its threatened fauna and needs skilled graduates to fill positions in state management agencies and an expanding number of conservation NGOs
Australia’s fauna is megadiverse, and Western Australia is home to almost half our animal species
UWA is ranked first in Australia and 31st in the world for Biological Sciences (ARWU 2019)
You’ll learn to
recognise threatened animal species and the functioning ecosystems that they require for survival
understand patterns of global biodiversity and the evolutionary history of biodiversity in Australia
appreciate the relationships between an animal’s biology, ecology and physiology and its vulnerability to environmental change.
discuss major threats to biodiversity, their causes, and the management and research to mitigate them
Careers and further study
This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career options.
Career Pathways
You might pursue a career as a:
Wildlife officer
Fauna consultant
Graduate research officer
Conservation biologist
Zookeeper
Zoologist
Further Study
You might consider further studies:
Master of Biological Science
Bachelor of Science (Honours) – Zoology
Bachelor of Science (Honours) – Conservation Biology
REQUIREMENTS
Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete an international academic qualification equivalent to Australian High School (or equivalent).
English language requirements:
IELTS (academic): Overall minimum score of 6.5, no band lower than 6.0
TOEFL Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): an overall score of 82 or above with a minimum score of 22 in writing, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 20 in listening
Pearsons Test of English (PTE) (academic): An overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 59 in the speaking and writing sections, and no less than 54 in the other sections
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a proud member of the Group of Eight and is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023).UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 23,000 students. Perth is Australia’s fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country’s most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
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