2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MSc Biodiversity and Conservation
| Programme code: | MSC-BLG/BC | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Rupert Quinnell | Contact address: | R.J.Quinnell@leeds.ac.uk |
This programme is available part-time. Please contact the programme manager for further information.
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Faculty of Biological Sciences Graduate School
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Faculty of Biological Sciences Graduate School
Programme specification:
The MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation is designed to provide students with:
- an understanding of the biological principles and institutional framework underlying biodiversity and its conservation;
- a core body of transferable skills required to operate effectively in an academic and/or professional career in biodiversity and conservation;
- experience in biodiversity or conservation-related research;
- the opportunity to design a course of study to fit their chosen career paths, to lay the groundwork for further academic work and/or professional development in biodiversity and conservation;
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| BLGY5137M | Research Skills and Data Analysis | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| BLGY5391M | Masters Research Project | 60 credits | 1 Jan to 30 Sep |
Optional modules:
Basket 1: Candidates will be required to study 45 credits from the following optional modules:
| BLGY5102M | Community Ecology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BLGY5119M | Introduction to GIS | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BLGY5121M | Advanced Statistics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BLGY5166M | Insect Identification Skills | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BLGY5188M | Population Dynamics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE5473M | Climate and Environmental Policy and Governance | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Basket 2: Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:
| BLGY5156M | Masters Ecology Field Course | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BLGY5163M | Plant Identification | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BLGY5219M | Habitat Management | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BLGY5221M | Practical Conservation with the National Trust | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 30 Jun | |
| GEOG5060M | GIS and Environment | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GEOG5332M | Global Change Ecology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE5095M | Environmental Economics and Policy | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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