Search
Did you study here?
Write a short review & help students like you! Over 1,500 students already shared their experience.
Biodiversity Conservation - BIODIV – (M.Sc.)
University of the Aegean
Department of Marine Sciences| Application Deadline: | 31 May | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - | ||
| Location: | Mytilíni / Greece / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 22 months | Start Date: | September |
| Educational Form: |
| ||
| Education Variants: |
| ||
| Special: |
| ||
| Languages: | English French | ||
Location of University of the Aegean
The main objective of BIODIV is the training of specialized scientific staff able to comprehend the subject of biodiversity conservation and be supplied with the necessary tools and methodologies to confront and practically solve problems of biodiversity maintenance. Special emphasis is given to biodiversity issues of the Mediterranean region in the framework of the global change. The graduates of the M.Sc. Program may either continue in research, pursuing a Ph.D., or work in the public or private sectors in France, Greece or elsewhere.
BIODIV offers unique opportunities and advantages:
1. Professional perspectives at the European and international levels
2. Institutional expertise on Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation
3. Research and education on critical issues of Biodiversity Conservation
4. Novel and diverse educational activities
5. Tuition free; International scholarships
Contents
The duration of studies is four academic semesters, corresponding to 120 ECTS. The Programme includes lectures, seminars, practicals, and the preparation of the Thesis of Specialization. The first (winter) semester of studies starts in mid-September and is offered in Montpellier, France. The teaching language is French. The second (spring) semester starts in mid-January and is offered in Mytilene, Greece. In Mytilene, some courses are taught entirely in French and others entirely in English. The thesis of specialization is carried out during the third and fourth semesters.
A. 1st SEMESTER
offered in the University Montpellier II, France
6 courses, corresponding to 30 ECTS
A1. Ecological Engineering, 50 hours (5 ECTS) A2. Biostatistics, 50 hours (5 ECTS) A3. English, 50 hours (5 ECTS) A4. Ecosystem Functioning, 50 hours (5 ECTS) A5. Population and Community Ecology, 50 hours (5 ECTS) A6. Genetics and Evolution, 50 hours (5 ECTS) B. 2nd SEMESTER
offered in the University of the Aegean, Greece
6 courses, corresponding to 30 ECTS
B1. Modelling, 50 hours (5 ECTS) B2. Biodiversity, 50 hours (5 ECTS) B3. Landscape Ecology and GIS, 50 hours (5 ECTS) B4. Conservation Biology, 50 hours (5 ECTS) B5. Biospheric Processes in the Changing Mediterranean Ecosystem, 50 hours (5 ECTS) B6. Theoretical Ecology, 50 hours (5 ECTS) C. 3rd and 4th SEMESTERS
Thesis of Specialization (60 ECTS)
The Thesis of Specialization is carried out in collaborating academic or research institutions in France, Greece or elsewhere. It is written in English or French in the form of a paper ready to be submitted in a scientific journal.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Up to 30 postgraduate students are accepted each year, graduates of internationally recognized Higher Education Departments of Science, Agronomy, Polytechnic or equivalent, from European or other countries, possessing 180 units of the European system ECTS. The selection process is based on the CVs of the candidates and if it is required by a personal interview.
Details about the application can be found at the BIODIV web-site:
Ask a Question
You can contact Despoina Dimou to ask a question about Biodiversity Conservation - BIODIV at University of the Aegean.
Relevant Links
Contact
Contact University of the Aegean
Using the form on this page, you can directly ask questions to the contactpersons at the university.
Fill out your contact information and message. The information you fill out in this form will be sent directly to the university. They will reply to you on the e-mail address you provide here.
Explain your academic background in the message; the more sophisticated your e-mail, the better the answer.
MastersPortal.eu cannot take any responsibility for the answering of contacts or for the content of their replies.
MastersPortal.eu - Finds the Masters for you!