Animal Behaviour MRes
Postgraduate
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
1 Year
Understand the causes, effects and ultimate explanations for the evolution of animal behaviour. On this course, you’ll learn to apply that understanding to conserve and manage species.
You’ll develop an advanced knowledge and practical experience of research skills in animal behaviour, putting you in a strong position to move on to a PhD or a research career.
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About this course
Graduate destinations
95% of students from the School of Life Sciences (excluding Chemistry) were in work or further study six months after graduating. Recent School of Life Sciences graduates have gone on to jobs including:
commissioning editor, Royal Society Of Chemistry
grants adviser, Wellcome Trust
postdoctoral researcher, Cancer Research UK.
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
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Subjects
- Animal Behaviour
- Conservation
- Research
- Human speech
- Behaviour
- Ecology
- Field Biology
- Intelligence
- Feature Writing
- Ecosystem Services
Course programme
These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
- MRes Research Project in Evolution, Behaviour or Conservation
- Evolution of Communication: from animal signals to human speech
- Research Foundations
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
- Brain and Behaviour (Masters)
- Coral Reef Ecology Field Course
- Current Topics in Evolution, Behaviour and Conservation
- Field Biology and Conservation Skills
- Intelligence in Animals and Machines
- Masters African Zoology Field Course
- Masters Tropical Rainforest Field Course
- News and Feature Writing
- Rewilding and Ecosystem Services
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Animal Behaviour MRes