MSci Marine Biology
Entry requirements
A-Level: ABB IB: 32/655 BTEC: DDM
About this course
MSci in Marine Biology, a marine biology degree centred on the study of organisms, ecosystems, and environmental pressures. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Human Behaviour. The curriculum includes a research project allowing students to work within a leading research group. The first year covers foundational concepts through Marine Biology, Ecology and Conservation, and Evolution and Genetics, alongside optional choices such as Animal Diversity and Life Processes. The second year advances into specialized study with Analysis of Biological Data, Marine Ecology, Marine Monitoring, and residential fieldwork, complemented by optional modules like Ecological Economics, Wildlife Disease, and Animal Behaviour. The final year involves an independent research project and a literature review, alongside intensive international field courses in locations such as Costa Rica, Alaska, and the Azores. Students can also tailor their studies in later stages through optional topics spanning Marine Vertebrate Conservation, Sensory Ecology, and Ocean Management and Conservation.
Modules
- Marine Biology
- Ecology and Conservation
- Evolution and Genetics
- Animal Diversity
- Life Processes
- Analysis of Biological Data
- Marine Ecology
- Marine Monitoring
- Biosciences Penryn Virtual Field Course
- UK Marine Field Course
- Ecological Economics
- Evolutionary Ecology
- Wildlife Disease
- Conservation Science
- Animal Behaviour
- Wildlife Exploitation
- GIS for Wildlife Mapping
- Adaptations to Life on Earth
- Green Consultants
- Physical Ocean Processes
- Oceans and Human Health
- Research Project
- Literature Review in Evolution and Ecology
- Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation: Costa Rica Field Course
- Global Research Skills Virtual Field Course
- Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation in Wild Places: The Forests and Oceans of Yukon and Alaska
- Marine Ecology and Evolutionary Conservation in Corsica
- Oceans and Coasts of the Azores Field Course
- Ecology, behaviour and human-wildlife conflict in Northern Spain field course
- Marine Vertebrate Conservation
- Living in Groups
- Symbiosis in Marine Systems
- Sensory Ecology
- Science in Society
- Animal Life Histories
- Ecological Responses to Climate Change
- Evolutionary Biology of Health and Disease
- Animal Migration
- Animal Cognition
- Ocean Management and Conservation
- Major Transitions in Evolutionary History
- The Genome: Applications, Evolution and Ecology
- Evolution and Human Behaviour
- Biological Oceanography
- Living with Environmental Change
- Professional Development Experience