MSc Conservation Science

This unique course will give you the skills required for success in the highly competitive field of international conservation. This course is taught in partnership with three of the most high-profile conservation practitioners in the UK. You will be immersed in the ongoing conservation work of these organisations, and will be able to choose five-month research project topics linked to their conservation programmes, ensuring that your project contributes to real-world conservation. The course provides a strong quantitative basis for conservation work, including decision theory, conservation planning, statistical computing and modelling. By the end of the course you will not only have developed an ability to analyse conservation issues, but you will also know how to put this understanding into action, implementing successful conservation projects.