Course summary
Our MSc Primate Conservation - Human Primate Interface course is ideal if you have a particular interest in the challenges that occur when primates and humans come face-to-face. You can choose modules relating to the research opportunities and challenges around the Human Primate Interface. This includes a tailored module allowing you to focus on your chosen topic within conservation and ecology. Coursework is innovative and varied. It will provide you with direct training to work in conservation or ecology as a practitioner, advocate or academic. You will have the opportunity to produce an original piece of research on topics such as:
- illegal trade
- bushmeat
- crop raiding
- ethnoprimatology.
- Fauna and Flora International
- TRAFFIC
- Conservation International.
Modules
Compulsory modules
- Primate Diversity and Conservation: Theory, Methods and Practice (20 credits)
- International Legislation, Humans and Wildlife (20 credits)
- Supervised Independent Study (20 credits)
- Final Project (60 credits)
- People-Primate Interactions (20 credits)
- Conservation Education (20 credits)
- Advanced Studies of People and other Animals (20 credits)
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (20 credits)
- Primate Conservation Research Methods (20 credits)
- Captive Management and Rehabilitation (20 credits)
Assessment method
Assessment methods used on this course You will be assessed in a range of ways, including:
- written coursework
- oral presentations
- quizzes
- practical assignment or project
How to apply
International applicants
IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.
Entry requirements
You will normally be required to have, or be expecting, a good honours degree in anthropology, biology, ecology, psychology or an acceptable related discipline. If you are not a graduate, or if you have graduated in an unrelated discipline, you will be considered for entry to the course if you can demonstrate in your application, and at an interview, that you are able to work at an advanced level in the discipline. You may also be asked to write a short essay and/or present evidence of original work in support of your application. We will consider appropriate credits obtained elsewhere. Accreditation of prior learning (eg a conversion course or an advanced research training course) will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the course manager. Transfer between part-time and full-time modes, transfer from the diploma to the MSc, or deferral of study may be possible in certain circumstances at the discretion of the examination committee.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £16750 | Year 1 |
England | £9750 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9750 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9750 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9750 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9750 | Year 1 |
International | £16750 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP