The MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health is a 3 year programme of part-time study, concluded in the third year by the completion of a written reflective element, usually a dissertation. We have a single intake of students in September of each year.
Year |
Content |
Accumulated credits |
Postgraduate award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compulsory core courses | 60 | Certificate in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health |
| 2 | Elective courses | 120 | Diploma in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health |
| 3 | Written reflective element | 180 | MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health |
Students will be required to complete 60 credits of core courses, usually in 1 year, in order to be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health. A Diploma in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health will be awarded after 2 years of study and the accumulation of 120 credits from years one and two. Assessment in the first and second year will be based upon written and online assessment.
For students to be awarded a Masters in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health they will have successfully completed years one and two with the accumulation of 120 credits before the production of a Dissertation worth 60 credits in the third year of this programme.
The written reflective element, usually a dissertation, is an assignment of 10-15,000 words. This feature will require a high level of commitment and application from the candidate and provides a valuable exercise in the writing and presentation of information to a standard that engages appropriately with academic conventions in relation to style, tone, structuring and referencing.
