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Applied Aquatic Biology – (M.Sc.)
University of Portsmouth
Faculty of Science
| Location: | Portsmouth / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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We are increasingly aware of the significance our aquatic environment holds both for human society and the healthy functioning of ecosystems. Ninety five per cent of the organisms contained within the biosphere live within the oceans and in recent years awareness that aquatic ecosystems are under increased threat from pollution, overfishing, global climate change and many other impacts have highlighted the importance of understanding their function at all levels, from the molecular to the global.
The MSc Applied Aquatic Biology covers all aspects of marine and freshwater biology, ecology and management. Taught by leading international researchers, it provides insights into a variety of relevant areas including ecosystem function, aquaculture and ecotoxicology, and will enable you to develop the necessary research skills for a twenty-first century career in this field.
The programme has been designed with strong input from outside agencies including environmental consultancies, a range of government bodies and industry. This ensures your training links directly to relevant employment opportunities within the UK and abroad.
Our closeness to examples of most types of temperate aquatic habitats (such as rocky, sandy and muddy shores, estuaries and rivers), and our proximity to internationally protected conservation areas, provides a fantastic location to investigate habitats that are subject to wide ranging pressures.
The course can be studied full-time over one year or part-time over two years.
Contents
This course is currently offered via a full or part-time route. You will undertake a variety of 30-credit taught units covering aspects of ecosystem function and management, aquaculture, ecotoxicology and pollution, and advanced laboratory and field skills. A major part of the programme will be a research project that will enable you to apply the skills and knowledge you have gained.
Ecosystem function and management (30 credits): this unit examines ecosystem processes and their management in the context of exploitation and anthropogenic impacts. You will cover topics including ecosystem services, freshwater and marine ecosystems, nutrient cycling, trophic transfer, anthropogenic impact (e.g. climate change, fisheries, environment and alien species), coastal zone and resource management, and coastal and marine policy.
Ecotoxicology and pollution (30 credits): this unit provides an introduction to environmental toxicology using model and non-model organisms. It also focuses on contaminants entering aquatic environments and their impacts. Topics include the impact of metals, hydrocarbons, pesticides, acidification, nanoparticles, endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals.
Aquaculture (30 credits): this unit focuses on the principles of aquaculture production, global production and diversity of aquaculture species. It is taught by staff from the National Aquatics Training Centre at Sparsholt College. Areas covered include larval culture, stock management, diseases and pathology, feeding and growth, reproductive manipulation, plus business and management.
Research Toolkit (30 credits): you will acquire advanced field skills (boat sampling, taxonomy, and marine and freshwater sampling methods), advanced laboratory skills (genomics, microbiology and pollution monitoring methods) and GIS.
Research Project (60 credits): you will acquire a range of key professional skills covering research methods (communication skills, ethics, statistical methods, health and safety, and report writing) and select from a range of marine and freshwater projects provided internally by staff within the School of Biological Sciences, government research laboratories, NGOs and private research companies. During the project you will write literature reviews and develop skills in data analysis and presentation.
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Requirements
A 2:2 honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. Professional experience and other qualifications may be taken into consideration for applicants not meeting this requirement.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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