30 monthsProgramme duration
12,760 GBPTuition Fee/year
Jan, May, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
Online
The online MSc International Marine Science at Heriot-Watt University equips you with the scientific expertise and practical insight to protect and sustainably manage our ocean resources. Integrating marine biology, oceanography, ecology, and environmental policy, the programme prepares you to address the challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change, and resource exploitation in the world’s seas and coastal systems.
You’ll gain the knowledge to understand, manage, and conserve marine environments while developing research, analytical, and leadership skills valued across consultancy, government, and NGOs.
The MSc International Marine Science prepares you to make a meaningful impact in global marine conservation and sustainability. You’ll build expertise in ecosystem management, environmental assessment, and sustainable resource use — applying your learning to real-world marine challenges across diverse contexts.
You’ll be taught by active researchers contributing to cutting-edge marine science and policy, ensuring your education remains globally relevant and rooted in current environmental priorities.
By studying the online MSc International Marine Science, you will:
This programme can also be studied on-campus in Edinburgh or Orkney.
You’ll gain the knowledge to understand, manage, and conserve marine environments while developing research, analytical, and leadership skills valued across consultancy, government, and NGOs.
The MSc International Marine Science prepares you to make a meaningful impact in global marine conservation and sustainability. You’ll build expertise in ecosystem management, environmental assessment, and sustainable resource use — applying your learning to real-world marine challenges across diverse contexts.
You’ll be taught by active researchers contributing to cutting-edge marine science and policy, ensuring your education remains globally relevant and rooted in current environmental priorities.
By studying the online MSc International Marine Science, you will:
- Learn from experts and researchers actively shaping marine science policy and practice.
- Grow your understanding of policy, legal, ethical and health and safety concerns in the marine environment.
- Build transferable ethical and professional skills, such as decision making, teamwork, problem-solving, and leadership.
- Develop critical skills in research data evaluation, presentation, and communication.
- Build your professional experience while you learn with the flexibility to balance your studies with work commitments.
This programme can also be studied on-campus in Edinburgh or Orkney.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
Online
The online MSc International Marine Science at Heriot-Watt University equips you with the scientific expertise and practical insight to protect and sustainably manage our ocean resources. Integrating marine biology, oceanography, ecology, and environmental policy, the programme prepares you to address the challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change, and resource exploitation in the world’s seas and coastal systems.
You’ll gain the knowledge to understand, manage, and conserve marine environments while developing research, analytical, and leadership skills valued across consultancy, government, and NGOs.
The MSc International Marine Science prepares you to make a meaningful impact in global marine conservation and sustainability. You’ll build expertise in ecosystem management, environmental assessment, and sustainable resource use — applying your learning to real-world marine challenges across diverse contexts.
You’ll be taught by active researchers contributing to cutting-edge marine science and policy, ensuring your education remains globally relevant and rooted in current environmental priorities.
By studying the online MSc International Marine Science, you will:
This programme can also be studied on-campus in Edinburgh or Orkney.
You’ll gain the knowledge to understand, manage, and conserve marine environments while developing research, analytical, and leadership skills valued across consultancy, government, and NGOs.
The MSc International Marine Science prepares you to make a meaningful impact in global marine conservation and sustainability. You’ll build expertise in ecosystem management, environmental assessment, and sustainable resource use — applying your learning to real-world marine challenges across diverse contexts.
You’ll be taught by active researchers contributing to cutting-edge marine science and policy, ensuring your education remains globally relevant and rooted in current environmental priorities.
By studying the online MSc International Marine Science, you will:
- Learn from experts and researchers actively shaping marine science policy and practice.
- Grow your understanding of policy, legal, ethical and health and safety concerns in the marine environment.
- Build transferable ethical and professional skills, such as decision making, teamwork, problem-solving, and leadership.
- Develop critical skills in research data evaluation, presentation, and communication.
- Build your professional experience while you learn with the flexibility to balance your studies with work commitments.
This programme can also be studied on-campus in Edinburgh or Orkney.
Admission Requirements
6+
You will undertake eight taught courses and a dissertation. You must first take exams in two courses of the degree, 'Climate Change, Sustainability and Adaptation' and 'Environmental Processes'. Based on the results from these courses you will continue on the degree at MSc or at PG Diploma level.
30 Months
Jan
May
Tuition fees
Domestic
12,760 GBP
International
12,760 GBP
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