Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

This course will introduce students to the fascinating and often misinterpreted area of animal behaviour. 

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.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support.  

This module will cover the range of charismatic marine mammals that are commonly encountered in British waters (seals, dolphins and whales).

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

This course is designed for those who have some experience of biological science but want to deepen their understanding of how we design and formulate a scientific project.

Delivery method: In person teaching in Hugh Owen C43, Penglais Campus. 

Britain’s coastlines are dynamic landscapes shaped by time, energy, natural processes and human activity. In today’s climate of extreme weather, environmental degradation and socioeconomic instability, it is increasingly important to consider the factors that create and reshape coastal areas, as well as current pressures, solutions and future possibilities for ‘life on the edge'.

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. 

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: In person teaching from 1.30pm - 5.00pm and with four in person field sessions, Sunday's 10.00am - 2.00pm.

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

Delivery method: Online scheduled sessions, Saturdays 10.00am - 12.00pm. 

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.

Delivery method: Online learning with three online scheduled meetings via Teams in week 1, 3 and 6. 

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: Blended learning with an optional in person session in Llysdinam on 21/03/2026.

From giant 2m-long Giant Salamander to the smallest vertebrae, a fingernail-sized frog, amphibians are fascinating.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support.

Clean freshwater is a vital component in the maintenance of all living organisms. Clean freshwater is a vital resource for all the processes of our modern life.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

This course will unlock some of the mysteries of the kingdom of fungi. Focusing on the ecology of fungi, we will discover the vital role fungi play in our ecosystems, how they function and what we can learn from them.