MSc Aquatic Biology and Resource Management
Duration 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time (part-time only available to UK/EU applicants)
Entry requirementsAll applications are considered individually on merit. Normally an Upper Second ClassHonours degree or above (or equivalent) in a biological science subject is required. All international students whose first language is not English will need to satisfy our English Language requirements; for further information see the Postgraduate Prospectus at
www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate
Fees (2009/10) UK/EU students: £6,500; International students: £12,250 (full-time; part-time, pro rata credit-based). Both UK/EU and International fees include all costs of the environmental cruise, including ENG1 medicals, clothing and travel, plus all field trips.
Funding opportunities Generous bursaries and scholarships of up to £2,000 are available each year from the School. There are also opportunities for University Full-Fee Masters Scholarships, British Council Fellowships and Awards, and Foreign and Commonwealth Scholarships. Visit www.exeter.ac.uk/biosciences/postgraduate for further information.
Apply online at www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate
Programme information
- Designed in consultation with multiple external agencies to ensure excellent, relevant training that maximises graduate employability
- Contact with external agencies and organisations continues throughout the programme to further enhance your training
- Includes a unique field experience aboard the Cefas research vessel Endeavour
- World class research regularly published in peer-reviewed journals including Nature, Science and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA
- Excellent facilities with £25 million investment in state-of-the-art laboratories and platform technologies
- £12 million funding in Research Council grants. Our success rate in BBSRC response mode is above the national average and the School ranks in the top six universities for successful NERC awards
- High quality research supervision to develop and nurture the scientific potential of all graduates
- Generous studentships available
"The direct input from external agencies into both the taught modules and research projects of this MSc programme has really enhanced the student experience. In our first year of running (2007-08) these organisations included Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences), The Environment Agency, Natural England, AstraZeneca Brixham Environmental Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Integrated Marine Management, INTERFISH, and Greenpeace Laboratories. We were also delighted to see several of our students take up research projects with our partners, including Natural England and AstraZeneca Brixham Environmental Laboratory, with some of them involving collaborative trips to labs in France, Norway and even one project onboard the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research vessel in the North Sea. The project topics have been varied, from molecular biology of development in fish embryos to monitoring porpoise movements along the North Devon coast using acoustic technology. This shows the breadth of research areas that our School and partners can offer which I think provides an excellent opportunity for our students.”
Dr Rod Wilson - Programme Director
This programme covers contemporary aspects of both marine and freshwater systems, and was designed with strong input from multiple external bodies. These organisations were crucial to the design of the programme to ensure training that links directly to relevant employment and research opportunities within the UK and abroad.
The programme, taught by leading international researchers, provides insights into a variety of areas relevant to aquatic resource management including biodiversity, environmental law, wildlife and ecosystem management, aquaculture and ecotoxicology, as well as unique field experience aboard the Cefas research vessel Endeavour. There is a significant research component as well as professional skills training, and is designed to provide training in areas most relevant and of interest for your academic and career development.
Modules
- Aquatic Conservation and Management
- Aquatic Environmental Perturbations
- Fisheries Science
- Freshwater and Estuarine Environments – Practical Field Training
- Practical Field Training in Marine Fisheries
- Professional Skills
- Masters Research Project
