Marine Environmental Protection MSc

To broaden the student's awareness of the economic potential of the ocean, to generate an understanding of the major marine biological resources and the physical processes controlling these resources, to provide theoretical and practical training in measuring and quantifying these resources and the effects of conflicting usage upon them, to enhance those skills necessary to manage effectively the sea area of national jurisdiction, and to produce graduates with appropriate experience for developing policy and making decisions on marine resources and other marine uses for their individual countries or regions. To date, most graduates have taken up employment in the field of marine environmental protection in the UK and abroad. You will receive training in the following major modules: Marine Ecology Skills Marine Fisheries Coastal Habitat Ecology and Survey Marine Environmental Impacts and their Assessment Marine Conservation and Coastal Zone Management Research Project design and Planning Research Project and Dissertation Modules combine different learning approaches, including taught lectures, seminars and working groups, practicals in the laboratory, on the shore or at sea, as well as personal study and practical research. Skills Trained The broad areas covered in each module are outlined below. Marine Ecology Skills Experimental and survey design Statistical techniques Ship work Taxonomic Workshop Marine benthos survey Statistical analysis Report writing Marine Fisheries Fisheries biology Fisheries resources Fisheries survey at sea Population dynamics of fin fish Coastal Habitat Ecology and Survey Coastal habitat ecology Survey techniques Planning biological surveys Risk assessment Team field survey Marine Environmental Impacts and their Assessment Physical and chemical processes causing impacts Development of the coastal zone Environmental Impact Assessment Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement Consultant / Developer interviews EIA public meeting Marine Conservation and Coastal Zone Management Environmental remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems Coastal Zone Law Socioeconomics Biodiversity Conservation Sustainability Integrated Coastal Zone Management Coastal Zone Management Conference Research Project Design and Planning Literature review Project proposal development Scientific peer review Research Project and Dissertation Health and Safety Practical research at home or overseas 20,000 word dissertation