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Biodiversity and Conservation (M.Sc./P.Grad.Dip) – (M.Sc.)
University of Dublin Trinity College
School of Natural Sciences
| Application Deadline: | 1 June | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,750 ≈ € 11,500 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Dublin / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Dublin Trinity College
This course will provide in-depth training and experience for those looking to further their career in various aspects of biodiversity and its conservation, for students wishing to pursue further post-graduate research in this area, and for professionals already working in conservation biology wishing to obtain relevant qualifications.
The course will be taught in modules, and these are grouped into theoretical components, practical research skills, and modules dealing with individual desk and experimental research projects. Students may omit the individual research project to be awarded a Post-graduate Diploma, those wishing to obtain the degree of Master in Science must complete a four month individual research project.
Following successful completion of the taught part of the course, students embark on a closely supervised research project of approximately three months duration, intended to expand the skills and knowledge base acquired in earlier modules. This is a full-time, intensive programme that will run over a twelve-month period. All modules are compulsory for M.Sc. candidates while P.Grad.Dip. candidates are required to take all modules except the Research Project.
The programme provides in-depth training and experience for those looking to further their career in various aspects of biodiversity and its conservation, for students wishing to pursue further post-graduate research in this area, and for professionals already working in conservation biology wishing to obtain relevant qualifications.
The School of Natural Sciences has considerable research and teaching capability in biodiversity and conservation, and the course will be taught by staff who are actively engaged in a variety of relevant research projects. Staff from relevant State agencies and institutions who are active in the practical application of conservation science, and biodiversity and conservation policy, will also make contributions to the course teaching.
Contents
he course will be taught through a variety of methods - lectures, practicals, field-based learning, guided reading and discussion groups and web-based methods. A variety of assessment procedures will also be adopted - essay writing, oral presentations, web-based tests, examinations and assessment of dissertations. The approach will be to develop, progressively, a high degree of independent thinking and academic excellence in students completing the course, providing a smooth transition for those entering both directly from undergraduate degrees, and for those entering the course from industry.
Teaching Modules Michaelmas term
Introduction to Biodiversity topics
* Definition and measurement of biodiversity
* The biodiversity hierarchy- community, species, genes
* Global biodiversity hotspots
* Rates of biodiversity loss
* Socio-economic aspects of biodiversity
Environmental and Biodiversity Policy topics
* Environmental legislation and its implementation
* Environmental impact assessment
* Integrated pollution control
* National and European biodiversity policy
Introduction to conservation biology topics
* Introduction to population biology
* Population viability analysis
* Island biogeography
* Extinction threats
* In situ and ex situ conservation
* Ecology of mutualisms
End Michaelmas - start Hilary term
Desk Study: Presentation and reporting topics
* Introduction to reviewing literature
* Writing reports
* Presenting information
* Desk study topic to be researched and presented in written form and orally
Hilary term
Research methods: Data handling and analysis topics
* Distributions, descriptive statistics, t-tests, chi-squared, correlation
* Experimental design, ANOVA and regression
* Multivariate methods- ordination, classification, cladistics etc
Taxonomy, systematics and ID skills topics
* Principles of systematics (theory)
* Angiosperm systematics and taxonomy (theory)
* Arthropod systematics and taxonomy (theory)
* Practical plant identification
* Practical invertebrate identification
* Using fossil material
Human impacts with biodiversity topics
* Habitat loss and fragmentation
* Invasive non-native species
* Pollution
* Over-exploitation
* Sustainability
End Hilary - start Trinity term
Project Planning topics
* Workshop: Presentation of project titles
* Initial literature search
* Workshop: preparing a grant application
* Presentation of research hypotheses and methods
Trinity Term
Impacts of climate change on biodiversity topics
* Biogeography
* Paleoecology
* Ecosystem dynamics
* Climate change scenarios
* Biotic responses to climate change
Overseas field course topics
* Field trip overseas- Kenya
Practical conservation biology topics
* Policy implementation
* Monitoring methods
* GIS
* Practical skills
Summer (End September hand in)
Research project (dissertation) topics
* Research project
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Requirements
Applications for admission are accepted from
* holders of first or upper-second class honors degrees awarded by recognised universities and institutions, and recognised degree awarding bodies (e.g. NCEA, CNAA);
* holders of other degrees from recognised universities or degree granting institutions who have experienced at least three years of appropriate employment;
* holders of recognised professional qualifications obtained through examinations who have spent four years at least in study and who, in addition, have been employed for two years at least in the work of their profession;
* holders of diplomas obtained through examinations who have spent three years at least in full-time study at a recognised third-level educational institution and who, in addition, have experienced a minimum of five years appropriate employment.
Applicants whose first language is not English must submit evidence of competency in English in a test administered by an institution independent of their own university (e.g. the British Council).
English language requirements:
* IELTS: Grade 6.5
* TOEFL: 88 iBT, 230-computer based, 570 paper based
* Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: Grade C
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Grade C
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 570 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 230 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 88 |
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