Science & Environment · MSc
MSc Marine Conservation
MSc Marine Conservation runs as an intensive programme on the Hillfort campus with a dissertation or client project in the final term. Cohorts are capped so seminars stay small.
Tuition, first year
£11,800 home
£24,600 international
Estimate your net cost with scholarships on the tuition page.
Entry requirements
A 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent) in a related subject. Applicants with substantial professional experience are considered on interview.
Where you study
Science & Environment on the Hillfort campus. Intakes: September, January.
See the campus map for buildings and access.
Curriculum
Module lists for each year of the course. Full module descriptions live in the course catalogue sent with every offer.
| Module | Credits |
|---|---|
| Statistical Inference | 30 |
| Calculus & Linear Algebra | 30 |
| Scientific Communication | 30 |
| Programming Foundations | 30 |
| Dissertation | 30 |
| Module | Credits |
|---|---|
| Computational Modelling 2 | 30 |
| Programming Foundations 2 | 30 |
| Statistical Inference 2 | 30 |
| Field Ecology 2 | 30 |
| Core Seminar Series | 30 |
Careers and outcomes
Recent graduates of Science & Environment went into:
- Software and data teams
- Environmental agencies and consultancies
- Research institutes
- Quantitative finance
Median starting salary across Science & Environment graduates: £36,000.
Outcomes are surveyed six months after graduation; the full series is on the tuition and outcomes page.
View as a table
| Faculty | Median salary |
|---|---|
| Arts & Humanities | 27,000 |
| Business & Economics | 34,000 |
| Engineering & Materials | 33,500 |
| Health & Life Sciences | 31,000 |
| Science & Environment | 36,000 |
| Law & Society | 30,000 |
Research you can join
Centre for Applied Data Science
Statistical and machine-learning methods for public services: transport planning, hospital demand, and school admissions modelling, built with the agencies that use them.
Centre for Coastal Ecology & Conservation
Salt-marsh restoration, oyster reef pilots, and the long-term monitoring dataset that underpins the regional shoreline plan.
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