Overview
Students will learn about the multifaceted nature of global change, encompassing changes in climate, land use, water and biogeochemical cycles, as well as environmental pollution and the loss of biodiversity, and how these changes impact all levels of biological organization, from molecules to ecosystems.
The primary focus of the Global Change Ecology and Novel Ecosystems program from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) will be novel ecosystems that are human-built, modified natural, or engineered niches of the biosphere (anthroposphere). They exist in places that have been altered in structure and function by human agency. Novel ecosystems are part of the human environment and habitats (including urban, suburban, and rural); they lack natural analogs, and they have extended an influence that has converted more than three-quarters of the Earth’s wilderness.
Specific attention within the Master's program is given to the development of nature-based solutions, where fundamental knowledge of ecosystems is translated into applied ecosystem management that addresses the negative impacts of global change.
Job opportunities
- Fundamental and applied scientific research at universities and institutes. A research career usually starts with a PhD, through an appointment as university assistant, PhD grantee or project collaborator. A full academic career is achieved by only a limited number of outstanding researchers.
- The private sector offers many possibilities in Research & Development (often after having acquired a PhD) and in marketing, among others in biotechnology sectors and in industrial labs.
- Graduates can be employed by organizations and governments departments, which develop and implement solutions for enhanced sustainability at farming or food system levels.
- All graduating students of past years found their jobs in local government structures or continued their education as post-graduate students (in MSU-BIT and in other universities around the world).
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Contemporary Biology
- General Ecology
- Applied Ecology
- Applied Terrestrial Ecology
- Applied Aquatic Ecology
- Global change and nature conservation: lessons from ecology and palaeoecology
- Agroecology
- Urban Ecology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Moscow, Russia
Disciplines
Biology Ecology Environmental Sciences View 10 other Masters in Biology in RussiaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Candidate should have a Bachelor´s degree in the field of Science, Applied Sciences or Life Sciences that have a strong focus on biology and environmental science. They all should have a strong scientific background including basic knowledge of mathematics, and biology.
- The programmeis taught in English and candidates must be proficient in this language. Required level B2 CEFR or 5.5-6.5 ILETS or 87-109 TOEFL iBT.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Tuition Fee
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International
425000 RUB/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 425000 RUB per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Moscow
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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