Overview

Programme highlights

This taught course is based mainly at the Natural History Museum, where you will attend lectures, together with computer and laboratory-based practicals. The Natural History Museum is in South Kensington, just a five-minute walk from Imperial's main campus.

The Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Evolution MSc programme at Imperial will equip you with quantitative and analytical skills in computing, morphological and molecular techniques in systematics, taxonomy and biodiversity research.

As well as a one-week field course at Imperial’s Silwood Park Campus, you will also have the opportunity to specialise in your chosen subject during an independent four-month research project, based either at the Museum or the Silwood Park Campus.

You may choose to undertake fieldwork carrying out biodiversity surveys, work in the molecular laboratories, or use the Natural History Museum’s world-renowned collection of natural history specimens.

The unique location of this course enables you to attend regular seminars given by top researchers and to have important networking opportunities for future PhDs and careers.

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Biological Computing in R

Statistics in R

GIS (Geographic Information System)

Genomics and Bioinformatics

Principle of Taxonomy

Phylogenetic Reconstruction

Molecular Systematics

Generalised Linear Models

Advanced Statistics

Palaeobiology

Genetic Mechanisms of Evolution

Natural History Collections

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-29 00:00:00

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Deadlines:

Round 2: 7 January
Round 3: 11 March

Round 4: 29 April

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Language

English

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92

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Biomedical Science Toxicology Biodiversity & Conservation View 208 other Masters in Biomedical Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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115

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92

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

The minimum requirement is a 2.1 degree in any area of biology or a related subject.
A wide variety of international qualifications are accepted.
All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the College.
Online application.
Application fee.

Tuition Fees

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36000 GBP / year

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16600 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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