The course is a collaboration between three globally renowned organisations in biodiversity research - UCL’s Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, the Natural History Museum, and the Institute of Zoology. Working alongside leading academics from each, you’ll have access to a vast array of research into topics of critical importance for a sustainable future.
A strong skills focus means you’ll emerge ready to address pressing ecological issues using the most up-to-date tools, platforms and technologies in data analysis, coding, ecological modelling, remote sensing and geographic information systems.
Learn through a mix of fieldwork, lectures, seminars, discussion classes and group work, and develop advanced independent research skills while growing your network as part of the next generation of conservation professionals.
Your suite of technical and analytical skills, together with in-depth biodiversity knowledge and independent research experience, will equip you to play your part in the conservation work needed to secure a sustainable future. Graduates will be able to find employment in conservation, policy work, NGOs, government, education, and many other fields.
This master’s could help you to carve out a career in environmental policy and management, applied conservation, environmental charities, NGOs or scientific journalism.
Graduates have found positions in universities in the UK and around the world. Others have found careers in conservation work, project support, teaching, consultancy, and other related sectors.*
Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of graduates from 2021–2024.
Climate change, human population growth and agricultural intensification are just a few of the factors contributing to today’s alarming trends of biodiversity loss. This full-time MSc offers a scientific study into how we monitor the changes, understand what’s causing them and decide what action is needed to prevent further decline.
What you will gain from this course: