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Overview
This one-year Conservation Behaviour degree from from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology focuses on how animal behaviour can be applied to wildlife conservation. This is an exciting new area of study, known as Conservation Behaviour, and is suitable for those interested in careers in animal behaviour and/or conservation.
You will study the behaviour of a wide range of species from marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats, and you will learn how an understanding of animal behaviour can contribute to the conservation and management of those species.
You will acquire a range of applied skills, such as camera trap surveying for terrestrial mammals, visual and acoustic monitoring of marine mammals, abundance estimation of marine mammals using mark-recapture and distance, geographic information systems (GIS), and data analysis using R and RStudio.
Career Opportunities
Graduates will be well prepared for careers in wildlife conservation and management, or may continue to PhD research.
Potential employers may include:
- Ecological Consultancies
- Non-Governmental Organisations and Charities
- Research Institutes
- Government Agencies
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:
- Studies in Conservation Behaviour
- Data Analysis using R and RStudio
- Residential Field Course
- Applied Geographic Information Systems
- Animal Behaviour: Recording and Analysis
- Acoustic Monitoring as a Marine Conservation Tool
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
90 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Biodiversity & Conservation View 10 other Masters in Biodiversity & Conservation in IrelandAcademic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. Lower Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 80
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6
PTE Academic PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) is a language test that enables students to demonstrate their writing, listening, speaking, and reading skills when applying to study in English. The score refers to a total score which ranges between 10 and 90. 55
Other requirements
General requirements
- The minimum requirement is a 2.2 in a cognate Honours Degree, e.g. Animal Behaviour, Conservation Biology, Zoology, Ecology, Environmental Science, etc.
- Non EU, non-native English speakers, must have a score of 6.0 in IELTS or equivalent.
Tuition Fee
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International
12000 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 12000 EUR per year and a duration of 12 months. -
EU/EEA
5750 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 5750 EUR per year and a duration of 12 months.
Funding
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