Conservation MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

The programme is strongly interdisciplinary and engages with environmental, social and policy dimensions. It has a vocational orientation, with residential field classes providing first-hand experience of practical conservation challenges. At the same time, the programme provides the scientific rigour needed for evidence-based analysis and understanding of the natural environment, which also forms a sound foundation for a career in academia.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of four core modules (60 credits), four optional modules (60 credits) and a research dissertation (60 credits).

A Postgraduate Diploma - four core modules (60 credits) and four optional modules (60 credits) full-time nine months, part-time two years is offered.

A Postgraduate Certificate - four core modules (60 credits) full-time 12 weeks, part-time two years is offered.

• Scientific Basis for Freshwater and Coastal Conservation
• Rural Matrix
• Environmental Data Acquisition and Analysis
• Conservation and Environmental Management

• Wetlands
• Lakes
• Marine Conservation
• Coastal Change
• Environmental GIS
• Changing Landscapes - Nature, Culture, Politics
• Changing Landscapes - Nature Conservation
• Aquatic Macrophytes
• Politics of Climate Change
• Biological Indicators of Environmental Change
• Non-biological Indicators of Environmental Change

All MSc students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of approximately 12,000 words.

The programme is delivered through lectures, seminars, computer practicals and field studies, including two residential field-classes to Norfolk and Snowdonia, as well as an optional field-class to an overseas destination. Assessment is through coursework, essays and the dissertation, which includes a presentation of dissertation results.

Fieldwork includes a residential field study to a coastal site in Norfolk and a residential field study in Snowdonia, as well as the option to join a two-week field-class to an overseas destination.