| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
We are placed 1st in the UK for Agriculture and Forestry (
National Student Survey 2021
).Forests are the most biodiverse of all terrestrial ecosystems and contain the vast majority of the world’s species. This degree provides an understanding of this biodiversity, the ways in which it is influenced by people, and the role that forests can play in reducing the impacts of human activities, including climate change. You will focus on the principles of biological conservation, forest ecology and forest ecosystem function, and the management of forests to meet conservation objectives. There are opportunities to study abroad in the second year.. Located in beautiful North Wales, you will enjoy learning through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops and practicals, as well as site visits to a diverse range of woodlands, forests and other habitats.
This degree is accredited by the Institute of Chartered Foresters and gives partial fulfilment of Professional Membership Entry. We will also pay for your first year’s student membership to the Institute of Chartered Foresters. We run week long field courses in every year of this degree, enabling you to spend time outside honing your site observation and data collection skills from the very start of the degree.
Our extensive local, national and international networks and our active research programmes allow us to deliver high quality teaching which addresses cutting-edge issues, . We work closely with, and introduce students to, organisations such as Natural Resources Wales, Forestry Commission, Woodland Trust, Forest Research, the Institute of Chartered Foresters, Woodland Heritage, National Trust and many others.
Our students and academic staff are active collaborators with international organisation such as the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, Costa Rica (CATIE), the Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia (CIFOR), the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA).
We own 82 hectares of woodland, many semi natural, which are used for teaching, student projects and research. The University farm is also host to a range of forestry and land-use research experiments that provide excellent teaching and learning resources.
Why choose Bangor University for this course?
Additional Course Options
Placement Year
This course is available with a Placement Year option where you will study for 1 additional year. The Placement Year is undertaken at the end of the second year and students are away for the whole of the academic year.
The Placement Year provides you with a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop valuable skills and contacts through working with a self-sourced organisation relevant to your degree subject. The minimum period in placement (at one or more locations) is seven calendar months; more usually you would spend 10-12 months with a placement provider. You would normally start sometime in the period June to September of your second year and finish between June and September the following year. Placements can be UK-based or overseas and you will work with staff to plan and finalise the placement arrangements.
You will be expected to find and arrange a suitable placement to complement your degree and will be fully supported throughout by a dedicated member of staff at your academic School and the University’s Skills and Employability Services.
You will have the opportunity to fully consider this option when you have started your course at Bangor and can make an application for a transfer onto this pathway at the appropriate time. Read more about the work experience opportunities that may be available to you or, if you have any questions, please get in touch.
International Experience Year
This course is available with an International Experience Year option where you will study or work abroad for 1 additional year. You will have ‘with International Experience’ added to your degree title on graduating.
Studying abroad is a great opportunity to see a different way of life, learn about new cultures and broaden your horizons. With international experience of this kind, you’ll really improve your career prospects. There are a wide variety of destinations and partner universities to choose from. If you plan to study in a country where English is not spoken natively, there may be language courses available for you at Bangor and in your host university to improve your language skills.
You will have the opportunity to fully consider this option at any time during your degree at Bangor and make your application. If you have any questions in the meantime, please get in touch.
Read more about the International Experience Year programme and see the studying or working abroad options on the Student Exchanges section of our website.
Program Outline
On this degree you will study through a range of lectures, tutorials, seminars and fieldwork. Our courses are modular and optional modules in the 2nd and final year allow you to expand your studies into new areas or develop specialisms that interest you.
What will you study on this course?
Years 1 and 2
The first year will provide you with an introduction to the ecological, economic and environmental principles on which conservation and forestry is based. In the second year you will develop your understanding of these principles and apply them to conservation and forestry practices. Subjects studied during the first two years include tree identification, site assessment, conservation practice, principles of conservation, environmental management, tree measurement, silviculture and inventory, forest and woodland management, data analysis and geographical information systems. By the end of the second year you will have acquired the knowledge and understanding needed for a sandwich placement year, should you wish to do one.
Year 3
In the third year, you will study unique modules in Wildlife Conservation and Forest Ecology, as well as undertake an independent research project (Honours Project) on a topic that interests you, under the supervision of an academic member of staff.
You can choose to write a conservation management plan that integrates the knowledge that you have acquired in the first two years for a landscape featuring significant areas of woodland, forest and other habitats. There are optional modules in environmental issues, environmental policy, renewable energy, advanced GIS and remote sensing, human aspects of conservation. You can also choose to go on a week-long field course in Tenerife, or a Tropical Conservation field course. Studying this programme at Bangor, you will become part of a fantastic community of students and staff from across the world, as illustrated by this report from an international exchange student from Canada.Modules for the current academic year
Module listings are for guide purposes only and are subject to change. Find out what our students are currently studying on the Conservation with Forestry BSc (Hons) Modules page.
Course content is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change.