Overview

Wildlife Biology and Conservation from Edinburgh Napier University will help you develop and apply both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to address this challenge.

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This is a distance learning course, offering you the flexibility to learn at your own pace and place, possibly alongside a role in conservation or while balancing study with work or family life.
This distance-learning MSc has run for more than a decade and our graduates have gone on to work for environmental consultancies, government agencies, research institutions and independent wildlife organisations nationally and internationally.
This course has been designed in conjunction with employers and professional bodies.
The main focus is on the development of a range of knowledge and skills to equip you to work in this field.
For some, this MSc is the beginning of their conservation career and for others it is a route to promotion or PhD.
The course is studied by distance learning using Moodle as the virtual learning environment for a range of online learning materials and activities including recorded lectures, asynchronous discussions, online quizzes, exercises for you to complete and guided reading. Some modules encourage you to work in a small group (asynchronously if required). You can study from anywhere in the world where you have a reliable internet connection. You will be able to engage with the learning resources in your own time: there is no requirement to be available at set times although there will be opportunities to engage with staff and students live online for those who can and wish to.
You will interact with students who are studying the campus-based version of this programme; for example, in asynchronous online discussion forums on Moodle or by sending questions to be discussed in on-campus seminars which are then recorded and available to you online.

Accreditation

The full-time and part-time programmes are accredited with the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM)

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Programme Structure

You’ll have the opportunity to develop:

advanced analytical skills for population quantification and management
practical skills used in identifying, quantifying and assessing biodiversity
transferable skills including communication, IT (GIS, R), problem solving, research and team working

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-08 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Biology Biodiversity & Conservation View 7 other Masters in Biodiversity & Conservation in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

A science-based Bachelor (Honours) Degree at 2:2 or above, preferably including some aspects of ecology/conservation/zoology/biology/environmental management/environmental science/countryside management/botany.
We may consider unrelated degrees if you have extensive related work experience and your personal statement indicates efforts to gain the necessary ecological and analytical skills required to succeed, for example by taking short courses.

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Tuition Fee

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International

2959 GBP/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2959 GBP per module during 12 months.
National

1160 GBP/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1160 GBP per module during 12 months.

Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland-60credit Dissertation module £690
Overseas and EU-60credit Dissertation £2,000

Funding

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