Global Biodiversity Conservation MSc
Master
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
1 Year
This MSc is an outstanding learning experience that will give you advanced knowledge and skills in conservation biology.
You’ll gain an advanced, global outlook on conservation and will be ready to help solve the challenges of change in the modern world.
You’ll learn about the positive approaches that conservation biologists use to address conservation challenges and have the chance to participate in unique research in the field.
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About this course
This course teaches concrete conservation and biology skills within a vigorous research environment, giving you a diverse skill set and a global perspective which will place you in a strong position to secure a career in conservation.
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
- IT Law
- Biology
- Biodiversity
- Global
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Environmental Law
- Field Biology
- Professional
- Research
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.
- Basic and Advanced Conservation Biology
- MSc Conservation Project
- Rewilding and Ecosystem Services
- Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
- Biodiversity and Natural Resources Law
- Climate change: Impacts and Adaptation
- Coral Reef Ecology Field Course
- Current Topics in Evolution, Behaviour and Conservation
- Environmental Law and Governance
- Field Biology and Conservation Skills
- International Environmental Law
- Masters African Zoology Field Course
- Masters Mediterranean Ecology and Behaviour Field Course
- Masters Tropical Rainforest Field Course
- News and Feature Writing
- Producing Media for Development and Social Change
- Sustainability and Law
- The Science of Climate Change
- Tropical Rainforests: Biogeography and Conservation
Additional information
Global Biodiversity Conservation MSc