Masters Degrees in Population Ecology

Overview. This Graduate Diploma in Ecology combines a selection of Honours level modules specifically designed to give you a strong training in ecological and conservation theory and skills.

This Master's degree in politics considers the increasingly pressing political issues of population and demography. World population is growing fast.

This course has a highly practical emphasis involving hands-on exercises in field and laboratory settings.

Research projects in Ecology are offered in a range of animal, plant and microbial topics including (a) competition and coexistence in animal communities and the evolution of host-parasite interactions, (b) the evolution of insect pollinator systems, (c) life history strategies and trade-offs, (d) processes in plant communities e.g.

available as . Full-time . available as . Part-time.  . available as. Distance learning. Our course is the first course in Scotland to be accredited by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.

Are you passionate about animal welfare and keen to shape the management of the zoos of the future? Students from over 20 nationalities have chosen our unique programme, the first of its kind in the world.

Ecosystems have declined more rapidly and extensively over the past 50 years than during any other comparable time in human history.

Taught by staff from academia and industry, our MSc Plant Diversity will deepen your understanding of the diversity of plants on earth and their conservation.

Delivered by leading international researchers in the Centre for Ecology and Conservation. Designed to prepare you for a future research career with excellent graduate employment opportunities, in the first year of operation, 78 per cent of our students had secured a PhD position before finishing the programme.

The objective of the MSc Species Identification and Survey Skills programme is to prime you for employment as an ecological consultant.

This course combines research and academic skills with field surveying skills, ready for practical application within the ecological consultancy industry.

Today more than ever, quantitative skills form an essential basis for successful careers in ecology, conservation, and animal and human health.

The MRes Wildlife Conservation research masters degree is an exciting addition to our portfolio of programmes, designed for graduates of biology, zoology, ecology and other relevant biological or ecological disciplines.

The flexible Master of Research (MRes) in Advanced Biological Sciences degree from Southampton offers graduates the opportunity to develop their knowledge and practical skills in an area of Biological Sciences of their choice.

This MSc is an outstanding learning experience that will give you advanced knowledge and skills in conservation biology. You’ll gain an advanced, global outlook on conservation and will be ready to help solve the challenges of change in the modern world.