Overview

Marine top predators, including marine mammals, seabirds, and sharks, form important components of marine ecosystems. They are typically wide ranging and depend on patchy prey which are closely tied/linked to a dynamic physical marine environment.

Therefore, an understanding of how marine top predator populations associate with the marine environment is crucial for their conservation. However, researching and monitoring these often inconspicuous animals that spend part or all of their lives underwater requires specialist field, technological and quantitative approaches that considers their unique physiology, behavior, in parallel with their marine environment.

This challenging Marine Top Predator programme offered by Bangor University is unique in its multi-disciplinary approach - it brings together world-leading expertise in marine top predator ecology and oceanography at the School of Ocean Sciences.

Careers

The Marine Top Predator Ecology MSc provides sound scientific knowledge of the marine environment and places strong emphasis on the key skills which are highly regarded by employers.

Depending on your specialist module choices, you can apply for jobs across a wide range of disciplines such as conservation, education/public-engagement, environmental consultancy, environmental impact assessment, marine management or for further postgraduate study. This may involve developing successful careers in industry, universities, NGOs and public sector organisations both in the UK and overseas.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Line and Strip-Transect Surveys

Shore-based surveys

Species Distribution Modelling

Marine Mammal Photo-ID

Mark-Recapture Analysis

Movement Modelling from Biologging data

Population Modelling

Acoustic monitoring

In-situ Oceanographic measurements

Remote-sensed Oceanographic measurements

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-30 00:00:00

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Applications: throughout the year, but we would generally advise that you send in your application form by the end of June (for September intake).

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bangor, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Animal Science Oceanography View 6 other Masters in Oceanography in United Kingdom

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General requirements

A minimum 2.i BSc (Honours) undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in biological or oceanographic sciences. Applicants are expected to demonstrate a clear interest in advanced quantitative approaches and modelling in animal ecology and/or oceanography in their personal statement. A good range of IT skills are required, including the use of word-processing, spreadsheets, presentation software packages, and the use of email and the internet.

Previous experience of coding (e.g. R, Python, Matlab), spatial data analysis (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS), or graduate-level statistics or calculus preffered but not required for this course.

Applicants who do not speak English or Welsh as their first language must provide satisfactory evidence of knowledge and understanding of written and spoken English: IELTS 7.0 (with no element below 6.5).If you have not been able to achieve the minimum English language level required for this course, you may apply to undertake a Pre-sessional English course at Bangor University.

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Tuition Fees

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22500 GBP / year

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11500 GBP / year

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Living costs

Bangor

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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