MSc Biodiversity and Conservation Management
Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, United Kingdom
Course overview
MSc Biodiversity and Conservation Management has been designed to ensure that our graduates have the knowledge, understanding and the skill set needed to tackle ongoing challenges in conservation and the management of the world’s biodiversity. This course will ensure that you have: knowledge and understanding to critically evaluate the evidence-based solutions and policy proposed for successful conservation management at both the habitat and species level across a range of marine and terrestrial ecosystems opportunities to engage with and work alongside stakeholders and conservation practitioners in real-world situations experience in highly desirable skills such as remote sensing, GIS, taxonomy, habitat and conservation management, environmental impact assessment, as well as the latest molecular techniques. You will work in and around Aberystwyth, situated between the Cambrian and Snowdonia mountain ranges, which offers a magnificent range of habitats, from coastal to uplands, and provides the ideal environment to study biodiversity and conservation management.
You will also be taught by internationally recognised researchers, consultants and industry professionals operating across a wide range of environmental topics.
Key highlights
- Practical skills in remote sensing, GIS and environmental impact assessment
- Training in taxonomy and the latest molecular techniques
- Work alongside stakeholders and conservation practitioners in real-world situations
- Fieldwork across coastal to upland habitats between mountain ranges
- Taught by internationally recognised researchers, consultants and industry professionals
- Covers conservation at habitat and species level, marine and terrestrial
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — to include relevant subject
Scholarships
AberDoc Scholarship
Tuition fees (up to the UK (Home) rate of £5,006 per annum). A maintenance allowance of approximately £20,780 per annum and access to a travel and conference fund (max. £1000 per annum) will also be provided.
AberGrad Scholarship
A £1,000 tuition fee discount is available to Aberystwyth graduates.
Up to £1,000Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship
UK First Honours degree will be eligible for a £3,000 discount; UK Upper Second (2:1) or Lower Second (2:2) degree will receive a £2,000 discount.
Careers this course leads to
- Conservation officer
- Ecological consultant
- Biodiversity officer
- GIS and remote sensing analyst
- Environmental impact assessment consultant
- Conservation policy adviser
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Aberystwyth University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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