Delivery method: Online learing with an optional in-person teaching session in Penglais/Gogerddan Woods and Gardens.

This course will introduce students to the taxonomy and evolution of plants, enabling them to find some order in the huge variety of plant species inhabiting the earth. 

Delivery method: Face-to-face sessions in Edward Llwyd, Penglais Campus.

This course introduces the fundamentals of the identification of mosses and liverworts and develops general plant identification skills. 

Delivery method: Online learning with two optional in-person teaching sessions at Denmark Farm, Lampeter (15-03-2025 and 16-03-2025).

This course is one in a series on British mammals and focuses on insectivores, rodents and lagomorphs. It gives a thorough introduction to these mammals including shrews, moles, hedgehogs, mice, voles, rats, squirrels, beaver, rabbits and hares. This course also covers non-native and invasive species.

Delivery method: Online learning with one optional in-person teaching session at Denmark Farm, Lampeter (08-02-2025).

This course is one in a series on British mammals focusing on the mustelids, canids and ungulates. It gives a thorough introduction to these mammals including otter, badger, pine martin, polecat, stoat, weasel, red fox, wild boar and deer. This course also covers non[1]native and invasive species.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

This course will introduce students to the fascinating and often misinterpreted area of animal behaviour. You will explore how having an insight into behaviours can be applicable for wildlife as well as companion animals. From questions around nature vs nurture to the reasons behind social and life-stage behaviours, this module will build your theoretical and practical understanding of animal behaviour.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

During this module, students will learn to identify plant species and communities in wide range of habitats. 

Delivery method: Online learning with one in-person teaching session.

Amphibians are fascinating and unique in many aspects of their development, physiology and ecology and have wide-reaching importance in both the human environment and aquatic community structures.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

The UK’s woodlands are home to a diverse range of bird species, from the Nuthatch to the Goshawk. However, identifying birds in woodland areas can be challenging, as visibility is often restricted.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support.

The module will introduce learners to phanerogam botany characteristics, focusing on gymnosperms (vascular plants without flowers and fruits) and skills will be extended towards identification and understanding their lifecycle, economic importance and conservation.

All life on Earth, from jellyfish to zebra, cactus to butterfly, evolved from the last universal common ancestor (LUCA), which lived around 4 billion years ago. The astonishing diversity of life found in every corner of our planet is all possible thanks to the evolution of species. 

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

This course is aimed at anyone who has an interest in the stars and the night sky.
You will learn about various topics such as our Sun, different types of stars, our Solar System, constellations in the night sky and how to navigate using the nights' sky.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

This module will investigate and access the factors that control species diversity in our ecosystems and the ecological effect of man’s impact on the environment. 

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

Worldwide, agricultural landscapes and rural habitats have seen a dramatic decline in their biodiversity. Understanding and recording historic land use while managing archaeological and other heritage assets is now an integral part of sustainable, modern field conservation and zero carbon land use regimes. 

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental effects of a proposed project or development, taking into account inter-related socio-economic, cultural and human-health impacts, both beneficial and detrimental.