Conservation and Land Management MSc
Bangor UniversityBangor, United Kingdom
Course overview
The one-year Conservation and Land Management MSc is intended for students with a strong interest in land use who want to increase their knowledge of conservation issues. The Conservation and Land Management MSc aims to provide students with a broad and balanced understanding of the fundamental science underpinning Conservation and Land Use. The course addresses issues concerned with sustainable use of the countryside.
It examines habitats, wildlife, landscapes, and the natural and human factors influencing them. The course also examines how economic activities such as farming and forestry can be managed in an environmentally acceptable way, and how human enjoyment of the countryside can be incorporated within an integrated land use approach. What can you do with a Conservation and Land Management MSc?
Students with degrees in agriculture, forestry, geography, biology, environmental studies, economics, law, social sciences and psychology have graduated from this course and gained employment with conservation agencies, NGOs and government organisations and with academic institutions both in the EU and overseas. The course focuses on sustainable use of the countryside including habitats, wildlife, landscapes and the natural and human factors influencing them. Conservation and Land Management MSc Research Links This MSc course is embedded within our Conservation at Bangor research group and has close links with conservation-related research across the College of Science and Engineering.
We also have strong research links with many conservation organisations locally, nationally and internationally e.g. Environment Agency, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Coed Cymru, local farmers and food industries. The best thing about the course for me so far is the amount of practical experience I have gained.
It's always good to get your hands dirty and learn how to conserve our natural environment in a hands on way. Gem Simmons, MSc Student Watch - Practical aspects of the Conservation and Land Management MSc with Paul Cross, Course Director ×
Key highlights
- Embedded within the Conservation at Bangor research group
- Research links with Environment Agency, RSPB and Coed Cymru
- Covers habitats, wildlife, landscapes and influences on them
- Explores environmentally acceptable management of farming and forestry
- Integrates public enjoyment of the countryside into land use planning
- Students highlight substantial hands-on practical conservation experience
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — to include relevant subject; or above
Scholarships
Deans Scholarship - Postgraduate Research
20% reduction in the published Postgraduate Research tuition fee for each year of study.
Up to 20% of feesHeads of School Scholarship
10% reduction in the published Postgraduate Research tuition fee for each year of study.
Up to 10% of feesInclusive Bangor Scholarships
Payment towards tuition fees for one-year taught or research postgraduate Masters (or for two years if studying part-time). This will be capped at £9,500.
Refugee Scholarship
Vice-Chancellor Postgraduate Research Scholarships
50% discount on the published International Tuition Fee for each year of study.
Up to 50% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Conservation officer
- Land management adviser
- Environmental policy officer
- NGO conservation project manager
- Countryside ranger
- Conservation researcher
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 Bangor University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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