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Course Overview

We’re in the middle of a biodiversity crisis; the sixth mass extinction event on Earth. Over half of the world’s wildlife has vanished in the last fifty years.

There is unprecedented pressure on the environment due to exploitation, habitat degradation, and loss, climate change, invasive species, pollution and emerging diseases. You can be part of something to help address these problems.

Each week there is a day trip to experience the practicalities of what you’ve learned in class and to see ecological management in-the-field.

The program has a backbone of taught academic lectures covering the full spectrum of subjects contained within conservation biology including:

  • Animal Behaviour
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation genetics
  • Emerging plant pathogens
  • Environmental economics
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Grassland management
  • Invasion biology
  • Marine conservation
  • Soil biology
  • Wildfire ecology

Entry Requirement 

Graduate:
A 2.2 Honours degree or above in a relevant area of science, such as any type of biology (including animal science, biological science, environmental science, marine biology and zoology), agriculture or veterinary science and paleoecology or geography degrees are acceptable.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds, therefore applicants who do not meet the above academic requirements but hold a degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) and can demonstrate appropriate experience, will be considered on an individual basis.

Examples of relevant experience include (but are not limited to); farming, zoo work, conservation charities, environmental consultancy, conservation relevant NGOs, relevant Government Departments and overseas conservation volunteering.

English Language Requirements:
Evidence of an IELTS* score of 6.5, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University is required. *Taken within the last 2 years.

International students wishing to apply to Queen's University Belfast (and for whom English is not their first language), must be able to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study or research. Non-EEA nationals must also satisfy UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) immigration requirements for the English language for visa purposes.

If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this degree programme, INTO Queen's University Belfast offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for admission to this degree.

  • Academic English: an intensive English language and study skills course for successful university study at degree level
  • Pre-sessional English: a short intensive academic English course for students starting a degree programme at Queen's University Belfast and who need to improve their English.

Fees

Northern Ireland (NI)1: £6450
Republic of Ireland (ROI)2: £6450
England Scotland or Wales (GB)1: £7250
EU Other3: £21400
International: £21400


This information was accurate on : 08/01/2021
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