Program Overview

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Course Overview

This Master of Science (MSc) course provides you with the crucial skills and knowledge needed to manage biodiversity resources sustainably. The programme’s objectives are:

To integrate an international perspective and new research findings into a biodiversity and land use approach

To provide research-led opportunities that will help find solutions for conservation and planning conflicts

To develop expertise within local authority and public/private sector staff so they can meet international biodiversity and conservation obligations

This part-time course extends over 24 months and runs in two-year cycles continuously from September through to the end of August of the second year. The modular course is devoted to scientific and policy coursework delivered in a blended learning format, comprising a mixture of face-to-face contact in addition to private study combined with online support.

Aimed at individuals employed in the conservation, planning and engineering sectors, this course has been re-developed to meet the needs of working graduates who wish to upskill or change careers. Provision of flexible learning opportunities is a key aim of this programme and the course is now open to students wishing to join the programme at any time during the academic year. To do this, prospective students register and pay for individual modules in a ‘select and pay-as-you-go’ fashion. Credits for modules taken may be accumulated over a period of up to six years.

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Scholarships available

Find out about our Postgraduate Scholarships here.

You may also be interested in one of our other

Science of Sustainability

postgraduate programmes.

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Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System.

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Who Teaches this Course

Dr. Caitriona Carlin Ph.D. View Profile

Dr Tiernan Henry BA, MSC, PhD

Lecturer Above The Bar

Earth & Ocean Sciences

Room A205

Quadrangle Building

NUI Galway

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Dr Gesche Kindermann MSc, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Applied Ecology Unit

Centre for Environmental Science

Arts/Science Concourse

National University of Ireland Galway

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Dr. Michael Gormally B.Sc., Ph.D. View Profile

Mr Robert Kennedy Ph.D. View Profile

Dr Rachel Cave PhD BSc

LECTURER ABOVE THE BAR

Earth & Ocean Sciences

Room A210a

Quadrangle Building

NUI Galway

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Dr Dagmar Brigitte Stengel BSc, MA, PhD

Personal Professor

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Dr Karen Bacon B.Sc., PhD

Lecturer

Botany & Plant Sciences

Martin Ryan Institute

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Continuous assessment, written exams and a research project thesis.