48 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Environmental Sciences
Degree
MSci
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Ecologists work to protect natural environments and habitats. Their research is essential to understanding the relationship between plants and animals, how different ecosystems are structured, and how human activities impact the places they call home. From this, they develop conservation strategies that tackle the most pressing global, environmental challenges. Could you use your passion for nature and conservation to help protect wildlife and their habitats?
What to expect
Our four-year MSci Hons Ecology and Conservation degree will combine ecological theory and practice through lectures and tutorials, field trips and lab work. In Year 1, you will be introduced to key topics such as ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation.
As you progress into Year 2, you will begin to hone your interests by choosing from a range of optional modules, with topics including organismal biology, remote sensing technologies, and environmental sciences.
In Year 3, you will undertake an independent research project with support from our renowned team of research-active academics. This will be conducted alongside more advanced modules.
Master’s-level training
You can advance your degree in Year 4 by studying Master’s modules in ecology, biodiversity, and conservation, and undertaking a major research project. This project will be supervised by an active researcher.
Getting out in the field
As part of your degree, you will gain hands-on experience in the field, giving you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with current conservation efforts and a variety of ecosystems and the species that live in them.
You will visit a Scottish island to explore a diverse range of land and marine habitats, observing animals including tiny nudibranchs and starfish, the local grey seal population, red deer and mountain hares, ospreys and golden eagles, and potentially even the elusive basking shark.
You might also explore the Rift Valley of Kenya, where you will evaluate the challenge of balancing tropical conservation and human activity.
Personal development
You will explore a number of unique habitats and ecosystems throughout your degree, whether locally or overseas. This hands-on experience will help you develop key conservations skills, alongside a range of transferable skills desired by employers; some of which include environmental sampling, data handling, analysis, communication, and surveying and identification of wildlife.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Environmental Sciences
Degree
MSci
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Ecologists work to protect natural environments and habitats. Their research is essential to understanding the relationship between plants and animals, how different ecosystems are structured, and how human activities impact the places they call home. From this, they develop conservation strategies that tackle the most pressing global, environmental challenges. Could you use your passion for nature and conservation to help protect wildlife and their habitats?
What to expect
Our four-year MSci Hons Ecology and Conservation degree will combine ecological theory and practice through lectures and tutorials, field trips and lab work. In Year 1, you will be introduced to key topics such as ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation.
As you progress into Year 2, you will begin to hone your interests by choosing from a range of optional modules, with topics including organismal biology, remote sensing technologies, and environmental sciences.
In Year 3, you will undertake an independent research project with support from our renowned team of research-active academics. This will be conducted alongside more advanced modules.
Master’s-level training
You can advance your degree in Year 4 by studying Master’s modules in ecology, biodiversity, and conservation, and undertaking a major research project. This project will be supervised by an active researcher.
Getting out in the field
As part of your degree, you will gain hands-on experience in the field, giving you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with current conservation efforts and a variety of ecosystems and the species that live in them.
You will visit a Scottish island to explore a diverse range of land and marine habitats, observing animals including tiny nudibranchs and starfish, the local grey seal population, red deer and mountain hares, ospreys and golden eagles, and potentially even the elusive basking shark.
You might also explore the Rift Valley of Kenya, where you will evaluate the challenge of balancing tropical conservation and human activity.
Personal development
You will explore a number of unique habitats and ecosystems throughout your degree, whether locally or overseas. This hands-on experience will help you develop key conservations skills, alongside a range of transferable skills desired by employers; some of which include environmental sampling, data handling, analysis, communication, and surveying and identification of wildlife.
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