Course summary
Our MSc/PGDip/PGCert Conservation Ecology course develops the professional and field skills, including identification and survey techniques required for effective conservation. It will familiarise you with the key ecological concepts underlying evidence-based conservation. You will produce professional reports and assessments. And undertake monitoring of species and communities. You will also gain essential skills for conservation practitioners, for example:
- knowledge of international and national wildlife legislation
- planning law and environmental policy
- IT competencies, including Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- an understanding of the ecological requirements of different species and the implications of environmental change
- an ability to statistically interpret field data.
- conservation within the UK/EU
- conservation at the international level.
Assessment method
You will be taught with a variety of methods, including:
- field visits and exercises
- lectures
- directed reading
- workshops
- seminars
- practical exercises
- laboratory sessions
- project work.
- environmental change
- species identification
- survey techniques
- the key theoretical underpinning of conservation ecology
- national and international wildlife legislation
- GIS
- human-wildlife conflicts
- biodiversity assessment
Entry requirements
Applicants are usually expected to have (or be about to attain) at least a second class honours degree in a related scientific subject from a recognised institution of higher education. If you do not have these academic qualifications, you could still be offered a place on this course if you can show evidence of the potential to succeed based on professional and/or related experiences.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £16500 | Year 1 |
| England | £9300 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9300 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9300 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9300 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9300 | Year 1 |
| International | £16500 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Please note tuition fees may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP