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How do we repair ecological damage? What’s the best way to protect our environment for future generations? Study the skills and theory you need at the level your career demands.
You’ll develop professional field skills and expertise on our conservation management course. Immerse yourself in the ecological theory behind habitat management and restoration. Learn to identify and survey plants, vertebrates and invertebrates to a professional standard.
We make sure you become confident in safe and ethical professional working practices with over 25 days of fieldwork including our week-long residential course.
We’ll also help you find a 2-4 week work placement with a conservation organisation or ecological consultancy. You’ll have the chance to put your knowledge into practice and make industry connections.
You should have a degree equivalent to UK first-class or second-class honours (2:2 or above). No specific subjects are required.
English Language Requirements
International students require IELTS 6.5, with a score no lower than 6.0 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.
If your current level of English is half a band lower, either overall or in one or two elements, you may want to consider our Pre-Sessional English course.
Your conservation management Masters opens doors to careers with major conservation bodies and consultancies. Our graduates now work for:
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
National Trust
Natural England
Atkins UK
Jacobs
Avian Ecology
Some of our graduates go into conservation research, working for the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and at various universities.
As an accredited degree with the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), this MSc will equip you with the knowledge and skills required for a successful career in conservation or ecological consultancy. You’ll be eligible for free student membership of the CIEEM while you study.
Compulsory modules:
Biodiversity Planning and Legislation
Conservation Placement
Ecology and Biogeography in Conservation
Field Botany
GIS and Cartography for Conservation Management
Invertebrate Ecology
Management in Practice
Research Project
Restoration and Conservation Planning
Vertebrate Monitoring and Management
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