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Conservation Impact


Course Details


Course/Module Code

USSYHE-30-M

Fees

25-26 Accredited 30 Credits

£1516.00

Assessed

25-26 Non Accredited 30 credits

£1516.00

Unassessed

Course Dates

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Course Dates

Course Information : CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 25/1/26 (unless course already full). If the closing date has passed please contact us for availability. PLEASE NOTE: once your application status is showing as registered, it will take up to 5 working days for your login details for MyUWE to be issued by email. Please only contact us if you have not received after this time. Course will be 100% online, with a mix of pre-recorded lectures and activities, and a single live online session per week per module during teaching weeks. The day for this is yet to be scheduled, but likely to be a Friday. NOTE: this course cannot be taken as non-assessed. Assessment date : to be confirmed.

Venue

BRISTOL ZOO GARDENS


Applications

University

Assessment

Assessment for this module comprises a written assignment (1,500 words) involving a grant proposal to assess your learning of conservation project design and impact assessment.

You will have opportunities to receive formative feedback, both in the form of peer critical analysis of elements of the draft submission and from your teaching team. 

Careers/further study

This module can contribute towards the MSc Conservation Leadership.

Content

The module syllabus typically includes the following topics:

History of conservation, lessons learned from past projects (failures and successes)

Project design, strategic planning, vision and mission

  • Conservation project design
  • Project plan
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Logframe design
  • Capacity
  • Project constraints and opportunities
  • Method selection (complexity vs pragmatism in achieving goals in a challenging environment)

Working with local communities

  • Ethical considerations when working with people
  • Integrating local communities in conservation project

Situation analysis and Theory of change

  • Threats
  • Contributing factors
  • Drivers of change

Defining the impact

  • Processes
  • Threats, contributing factors and behaviour results

Measuring conservation impact

  • Objectives, tolerance, indicators
  • Methods (e.g. population estimate, density, presence/absence, occupancy modelling)

Adaptations of project to risks

  • Identifying and evaluating risks to project success
  • Priority setting and re-evaluations

Course Director

Dr Aimee Oxley

Introduction

Being able to design evidence-based, feasible projects that will deliver positive conservation impacts is crucial in conservation leadership. Yet often projects fail to deliver, making conservation interventions either ineffective or at times even counterproductive. 

This 30 credit module, Conservation Impact, will cover the theoretical and practical elements necessary to avoid these issues, including scoping knowledge gaps and determining appropriate methodology to assess impact depending on both internal and external factors, such as organisation's budget and capacity, or logistics.

The module will include teaching from conservation practitioners. Content will also be supported by case studies, emphasizing the need to use evidence-based approaches to achieve success in conservation projects.

Key Facts

In partnership with Bristol Zoological Society

Learning and Teaching

This level 7 (Masters level) module will include teaching from conservation practitioners. Content will also be supported by case studies, emphasising the need to use evidence-based approaches to achieve success in conservation projects.

This module will be delivered through a combination of recorded lectures and asynchronous activities, including contributions to forums, wikis and guided reading.

You will also be offered live, interactive tutorial classes and facilitated group work.

Teaching will include case studies and scenario-based teaching. Teaching will be practice-led, using case studies and UWE Bristol and/or Bristol Zoological Society projects as examples.

Study facilities

The College of Health, Science and Society at UWE Bristol and Bristol Zoological Society have excellent reputations for the quality of their teaching and the facilities they provide, including online study skills support and library services.

Telephone

+44 (0)117 32 81158

Title

30 credit level 7 module


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