Университет Восточной Англии, MSc, Applied Ecology and Conservation

Compulsory Study (140 credits)

Students must study the following modules for 140 credits:

Option A Study (40 credits)

Students will select 40 credits from the following modules:

• Degree Subject: Biology-related subject plus evidence of additional conservation experience. First degrees in geography or environmental management are also accepted if these contain a strong ecological component.
• Degree Classification: Good first degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent)
• Alternative Qualifications: Non-scientists wanting to retrain may take the one year Diploma in Ecology and enter the MSc Applied Ecology & Conservation the following year.
• IELTS: 6.5 (minimum 6.0 in all components)  OR PTE (Pearson): 62 (minimum 55 in all components)
• Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.

The MSc Applied Ecology and Conservation provides a flexible course structure suitable for students who wish to acquire the skills necessary for a range of careers in conservation and applied ecology. The programme aims to provide you with interdisciplinary training forming an ideal platform either for continuation to doctoral research or for direct access into conservation related employment. 

The course runs over a full calendar year starting with a field course. You will take a combination of taught modules during the first half of the year with the second half spent on an individual research project, often overseas. In addition to core modules in ecological survey methods, current issues in conservation, research skills for ecologists and statistics, you will be able to choose from a broad range of optional modules, including Geographical Information Systems (GIS), practical conservation and work placement, restoration ecology, conservation genetics, biodiversity conservation and human society and ecological modelling.

Conservation biologists and ecologists in the Schools of Biological and Environmental Sciences and leading conservation organisations conduct most of the teaching.

In addition to in-depth exposure to global conservation issues the course provides training in a range of transferable skills and will provide you with an opportunity to establish valuable contacts with potential employers through short and long term work experience and research interaction with a range of national and international conservation organisations.

Examples of some recent research projects conducted by students on this MSc course include:

• The vulnerability of birds to climate change (with Birdlife International)
• Mandrills in Gabon: current status and threats (with the Wildlife Conservation Society)
• Microhabitat and dietary preferences of Telfair’s skink on Round Island: implications for translocation (with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation)
• Nest-site selection and poaching in Yellow-headed Amazon parrots (with the World Land Trust)
• Crab as indicators of habitat quality (with Nature Seychelles)

Why choose MSc Applied Ecology and Conservation