MSci Ecology and Conservation
Entry requirements
A level: ABB. This should include two science subjects at grades AB from: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology. IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including two HL science subjects at grade 6
About this course
MSci Hons in Ecology and Conservation, a marine biology degree examining the relationships between organisms and their environments through ecological theory and practical investigation. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Environmental Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Human Behaviour, and Design & Creative Practice. The four-year programme combines lectures, laboratory work, and residential field trips, culminating in advanced Master's-level study and a major independent research project. The first year covers foundational concepts through Biodiversity and Global Change, Ecology, and Ecology Field and Data Skills. Year 2 advances experimental design and field techniques via Biological Research Design and Delivery, Ecology and Conservation, and Ecology Field Skills alongside optional subjects like Geographical Data Science and Plant Biology. Year 3 involves an independent dissertation alongside specialized options such as Animal Behaviour, Coral Reef Ecology, and Interdisciplinary Conservation Science. The final year comprises advanced study and an MSci Dissertation, with optional modules including Applied Data Science for Biodiversity, Ecological Monitoring Techniques, and Habitat Management.
Modules
- Biodiversity and Global Change
- Ecology
- Ecology Field and Data Skills
- Evolutionary Biology
- Foundation Skills for LEC
- Genetics and Biotechnology
- Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity
- Catchment Science
- Biological Research Design and Delivery
- Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology Field Skills
- Evolution
- Geographical Data Science
- Living with the Landscape
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Plant Biology
- Soil Science
- Vertebrate Biology
- Dissertation
- Animal Behaviour
- Coral Reef Ecology
- Creative Geographies: Place, Space and the Geographies of Imagination
- Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Development
- Food and Agriculture in the 21st Century
- Interdisciplinary Conservation Science
- Marine Ecology Field Course
- Political Ecology
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Tropical Ecology and Conservation Field Course
- MSci Dissertation
- Agriculture, Climate Change and Food Security
- Applied Data Science for Biodiversity
- Aquatic Ecology
- Conservation Science
- Ecological Monitoring Techniques
- Habitat Management