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Universities United Kingdom Newcastle University Courses MSc Ecological Consultancy

MSc Ecological Consultancy
at Newcastle University

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 26,400
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

This Ecological Consultancy master's will prepare you for a career as an ecological consultant or in other environmental roles. The course has a professional focus, preparing you for the workplace.

We equip you with key skills required for careers in ecology, including:

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing
experimental and survey design
wildlife surveying
wildlife legislation and natural history
Environmental Impact Assessment

We provide a link to cutting-edge research that feeds into ecological consultancy, eg:

research projects on black grouse and wind farms. Paper in review with the Journal of Applied Ecology
noise and bird behaviour

Ecological consultants contribute to the course via informal talks. Practitioners with extensive UK wildlife legislation and wildlife management experience teach on some modules.

Course Content
Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

Compulsory Modules
- Habitat Monitoring and Assessment
- Policy and Licensing
- Geographical Information systems and Remote Sensing
- Dynamics of Coupled Human-Natural Systems
- The Environment Business
- Research Dissertation Project
- Quantitative Ecological Research Methods
- Environmental Impact Assessment
Entry Requirement
A 2:2 BSc or BEng honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject, such as:
- microbiology
- agriculture
- environmental engineering
- biology
- biological sciences
- ecology
- environmental science
- zoology
- marine biology
- oceanography
- geography
We will also consider applicants on an individual basis with lower or non-standard qualifications.
Fees & Scholarships
Fees and funding

Home students Tuition fees (per year)
£11,700

International students Tuition fees (per year)
£26,400
Career Prospect
Graduates of this course have an excellent track record of gaining employment in the environmental sector. Within one year of graduation 18 of the 19 students from the 2011-12 cohort were employed. Most of these were employed in the environmental sector and the majority with ecological consultancy companies.

Examples of recent graduate destinations include students now working in ecological jobs for:
- Wardell-Armstrong
- Mott MacDonald
- BSG Ecology
- E3 Ecology

Cost Of Studying At Newcastle University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MSc Ecological Consultancy at Newcastle University