Biodiversity and Conservation MSc
Postgraduate Certificate / Master's Degree
The total service fee for this program:
€ 499
Pre payment for this program:
€ 99
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ABOUT
School of Biosciences, Faculty of Science
Course description
This MSc course prepares you for a career protecting biodiversity in a range of natural, agricultural and urban ecosystems around the world. Throughout your course, you’ll be in the field learning about conservation issues and the constraints posed by budgets, policy and legislation. Through fieldwork – either in the Peak District National Park or further afield – you’ll receive training in the principles of experimental design and data collection, equipping you with the key skills to plan and manage your own conservation projects.
You’ll develop an understanding of how environmental change can impact biodiversity and how the effective management of ecosystems can positively impact both biodiversity and the ecosystem itself.
You’ll conduct an Independent Research Project, spending three months researching an area of biodiversity or conservation that matches your future career aspirations. You could be field-based, lab-based or complete a computational data-driven project, tackling topics such as urbanisation, ecosystem services, tropical deforestation, and marine conservation.
Example research projects include:
- How is call type or structure related to site level factors in an endangered parrot?
- The Peak District: a study system for biodiversity and management
- Effects of increased CO2 on ecosystems
- Traits in space and time: mobilising biodiversity data for conservation, macroecology, and macroevolution
- Logging in tropical forests: a conservation and ecological study system
Modules
A selection of modules are available each year – some examples are below. There may be changes before you start your course.
Core modules:
- Global Conservation Issues
- Agricultural Ecology in a Changing World
- Biodiversity in Space and Time
- Global Sustainability
- Advanced Data Handling and Analysis
- Field Biology
- Advanced Scientific Skills
- Literature Review
- Individual Research Project
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it’s up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change we’ll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption. We are no longer offering unrestricted module choice. If your course included unrestricted modules, your department will provide a list of modules from their own and other subject areas that you can choose from.
Duration
1 year full-time
Teaching
You’ll learn through a combination of fieldwork, laboratory classes, lectures, seminars and problem-solving classes.
Assessment
Most assessment is through coursework with some written examinations. Your assessment includes, but is not limited to, essays, extended project reports, policy briefing notes, online statistics exams, oral presentations and written grant proposals.
Your career
With first-hand experience of global conservation issues across animal and plant biodiversity, you’ll be well equipped to pursue a range of career opportunities in policy making, research and academia implementing positive change in this area.
Possible career paths include:
- working on conservation or sustainability programmes within government
- NGOs including environmental bodies or wildlife trusts
- the private sector
- inspiring the next generation as a university teacher
- solving pressing problems through research in higher education.
If you choose to continue your research training, graduates will be well equipped to pursue PhDs in ecology, evolution and conservation and beyond. Doctoral Training Programmes like Adapting to the Challenges of Changing Environment (ACCE) train PhD students in these areas.
Entry requirements
A 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent, in biological sciences or a related subject.
Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.
Fees and funding
- Home (2022 annual fee) : £13,000
- Overseas (2022 annual fee) : £28,500
The fee listed is for the advertised mode of study. If you’re studying for an alternative qualification or via a different mode of study (eg full-time, part-time) then the fee could be different. Due to inflation, the fee for Home students could also increase after your first year of study.
key dates
September start
Monday 29 August 2022 |
Last date to request a deferral to September 2023 entry. You can request a deferral via your online application. We’re not able to consider deferral requests for applications to courses using our staged admissions process. |
Friday 9 September 2022 (17:00 British Summer Time) |
Applications close for September 2022 entry |
Monday 17 October 2022 |
Last date to register for most courses |
FREE VISA SERVICE
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Expenses (GBP)
28500
Application Fee
0
Program expenses
University & General Expenses
REQUIREMENTS
80
accommodation
The international undergraduate and postgraduate students at this university can use different types of accommodation options and live in a safe and vibrant environment to focus entirely on their studies and get the best result, also the students can use the cafes and bars gyms, and other living facilities, on the other hand, they can have an accommodation tour and Sheffield city tour to become familiar with their living environment and make the most suitable decision, as we said, this university offers various accommodation options with different fees like £6,782.58 to £10,210.62 for a rental place in the city for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and they can choose to have a private or shared room.
After Graduation
The international students can work up to 20 hours in part-time jobs in the UK, however, they must refer to their visa to see whether they have study and work permits or not, we recommend you to focus only on your education to get the best results and be able to find the most suitable jobs in the UK or the global market right after graduation, on the other hand, if the international applicants need extra financial help to pay for their tuition fee, living, and study expenses, they can find part-time jobs under some conditions, also if the students find related jobs to their educational fields (with the help of the university), they will obtain more real experience and skills aside from the theoretical knowledge that they acquire during their study period.