MSc Marine Biology

Comments about MSc Marine Biology - At the institution - Gwynedd - Wales

• Entry requirements
  Entry Applicants are normally expected to have a First, Upper Second or Lower Second Class Honours Degree for admission and to have a background in a Natural Science or related subject area. We also accept mature applicants (age 25+) without formal qualifications, but with suitable relevant experience.
• Academic title
  MSc Marine Biology
• Course description
  This MSc is a full-time one-year course, consisting of 9 months taught course and 3 months research project, and examined by continuous assessment. The course provides advanced training in marine biology with a strong emphasis on practical training.
  
  The course provides training addressing the following major themes:
  
      * Assessment of Biological Variability
      * Coastal Habitat Ecology  and Survey Techniques (benthos, zooplankton, fisheries)
      * Aspects of Marine Zoology (taxonomy, physiology, genetics)
      * Integrated Coastal Zone Law and Management
      * Practical Research Project in any relevant topic
  
  The programme is achieved through a series of compulsory modules encompassing theory, practical, private study and practical research.
  
  Career Destinations
  
  Graduates of our biological MScs have taken up the following career paths in recent years:
  
      * Public Sector, e.g. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Waterways Board, County Councils, Fisheries Protection Committee, National Rivers Authority/Environment Agency, EEC Environmental Commission.
      * Private Sector, e.g. Aquatic consultancies specialising in survey and environmental impact assessment, aquaculture, oil industry, mining, instrument development, informatics and computing.
      * Voluntary organisations such as World Wide Fund for Nature, Greenpeace, Wildlife Trusts, RSPCA, Royal Geographical Society.
      * Higher Education and Research, e.g. Doctorate Research, Research Assistants.
      * Overseas students return to comparable posts overseas.
      * UK students employed overseas in comparable posts.

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