51视频

Close icon

Personalise what you see on this page.

Choose from the options below. We'll show you information based on your current location as default.

I'M FROM

  • Hong Kong
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LIVING IN

  • Hong Kong
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LOOKING FOR

  • Undergraduate courses
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.
Viewing as a student from Hong Kong living in Hong Kong interested in Undergraduate courses

Ecology and Conservation MSc

University of Aberdeen

Add to favourites
University of Aberdeen

Course options

3 options available

  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    University of Aberdeen

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    12 months

Course summary

This programme is designed to equip you with a range of contemporary ecological and transferable skills that will provide an invaluable basis for your career.

Our MSc programme provides flexibility to enable you to gain knowledge and skills to meet your career aspirations, whether in research or as a practising ecologist. You will have the opportunity to gain hands on experience of everything from field survey to chairing discussions, from statistics and modelling to report writing and from identifying important ecological questions to researching them and writing a scientific paper. Previous graduates have gone on to the top of their chosen profession in research, consultancy, conservation, policy, education and advocacy.

Throughout the programme you will receive core training in plant community ecology, animal population ecology, GIS and experimental design and analysis (which includes use of R). You can select from a broad range of optional courses allowing you to tailor your studies to your interests and career aspirations. Students wishing to gain research training may take advantage of our renowned advanced statistics course and join our informal ecology research group seminars throughout the year. Those interested in applied ecology may choose to study catchment management, marine spatial management and conservation management planning, amongst others. A key course for those aiming to work in consultancy is Environmental Impact Assessment. The opportunity to place your ecological study in a broader, interdisciplinary context is provided through a very popular course on ecology, conservation and society.

An important component of the programme is the individual research project which enables you to develop expertise and contacts in a topic of your own choosing. Preparation may begin as early in the year as you like. You can also participate in our popular week-long field research skills course held at our field centre in the stunning surroundings of Bettyhill on the north coast of Sutherland. This course will take place during the Easter period.

The programme focuses on providing training in state-of-the-art methods that will be invaluable both for careers in academic research and outside of academia, for example in ecological or environmental consultancy. The UK鈥檚 Natural Environment Research Council has published an analysis of the 鈥渕ost wanted鈥� postgraduate and professional skills in the ecological and environmental sector. Our MSc programme has been specifically designed to provide you with these sought after skills so that you are highly competitive in whatever career you choose to follow.

In addition to acquiring discipline-specific skills, the course work activities within our programme are designed to provide you with ample opportunity to develop generic skills required by employers including critical thinking, problem-solving, team work, written and oral presentation, time management and interdisciplinarity.

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

拢 27,000per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

  • University League Table

    41st

  • Campus address

    University of Aberdeen, Directorate of External Relations, King's College, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, City Of, AB24 3FX, Scotland

VIEW PROFILE
One of the top 40 universities in the UK (Complete University 51视频 league tables 2025).
Student population has over 130 nationalities and strong international global networks.
Experienced international student advisers with immigration expertise supporting students from application to graduation.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Biological Sciences

    39th out of 94 4

    24th out of 73 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    185 81%

    10th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    63rd

    10

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.11 78%

    38th

    25

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    175 83%

    10th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    40th

    17

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.20 80%

    22nd

    4

Is this page useful?

Yes No

Sorry about that...

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE IT?

SUBMIT

Thanks for your feedback!