Course Description
Biodiversity and Conservation (M.Sc. / P.Grad.Dip)
Biodiversity is the diversity of all life on earth and is currently being lost at an increasing rate. Biodiversity provides us with food, clothing, fuels, construction materials, medicines, and a range of ecosystem services. We ourselves are part of the biodiversity of this planet: we must understand and conserve biodiversity to secure a sustainable future for humanity.
The 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.
Closing Date: 28th June 2024
| College | Trinity College Dublin |
| Course Location | Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 2 |
| Course Category | Science & Technology |
| Course Qualification | Masters Degree |
| Awarding Body | Trinity College Dublin |
| Awarding Body Details | M.Sc. |
| Course Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Entry Requirements | Applicants should hold at least an upper second-class (2.1) Honours degree — or an equivalent qualification — in a science subject that includes significant components of botany, zoology or a relevant life science. Candidates with relevant, and significant, experience as professional practitioners in biodiversity management or policy may be accepted with lower qualifications. |
| Phone | +353-1-497 2070 |
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