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>> Dr Kathy Hodder: The course builds on the science that underpins the conservation of
biodiversity but it also puts it very strongly into the political context and also the practitioner
context. It’s really quite a vocational course.
>> Gary: I would say the best thing about the course is the location where we have all
kinds of habitats. We have the New Forest, we have the Dorset Heaths and then we have
the Jurassic Coasts which gives a wealth of opportunity for students who are interested
in a range of marine or terrestrial environments.
>> Dr Kathy Hodder: Students come into this course wanting to do a good deal of fieldwork
and we try and bring that in as much as we can so all of the units have a field component.
We also invite in ecological consultants to talk about their work and to talk about the
career prospects for students.
>> Gary: We have staff who are specialists in forest ecology, in mammals, in birds, in
freshwater environments so it gives you a good chance to get involved with those academics.
>> Dr Kathy Hodder: The placement aspect of the course, we call it the professional placement
is something that we always get extremely good feedback on and we make really use of
the links that we have as a research group through our own work, to help the students
find placements that really suite them. We’ve had people go off to the Hong Kong Dolphin
Conservation Society and we have very very strong links as well with butterfly conservation.
>> Gary: Students should choose Bournemouth University because Dorset is a magnificent
place. The staff here are very helpful, we have our own Postgraduate computer room, so
you have a very broad base, I’d say for careers.