Study Details: MSc 1 year full-time, two years part-time
Challenge and address wildlife trade regulation and management at national and international levels. Collaborate with world-leading conservation scientists at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, and gain the skills to make a lasting impact in this field.
This course is delivered by the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, and is perfect for individuals working in areas of wildlife trade associated with government management, scientific authorities, NGOs, and international agencies working to regulate or enforce international trade in wildlife.
Examine the dynamics of international wildlife trade from all angles drawing on over 30 years of DICE expertise; the practical mechanisms set up to regulate wildlife trade, the socio-economic drivers of trade, along with the challenges, pressures and the political environment underlying relevant international law and policy.
A first or second class honours degree in a relevant subject; a good honours degree in other subjects together with relevant practical experience.
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The School has a very good record for postgraduate employment and academic continuation. DICE programmes combine academic theory with practical field experience to develop graduates who are highly employable within government, NGOs and the private sector.
Our alumni progress into a wide range of organisations across the world. Examples include: consultancy for a Darwin Initiative project in West Sumatra; Wildlife Management Officer in Kenya; Chief of the Biodiversity Unit – UN Environment Programme; Research and Analysis Programme Leader for TRAFFIC; Freshwater Programme Officer, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Head of the Ecosystem Assessment Programme, United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC); Community Based Natural Resource Manager, WWF; Managing Partner, Althelia Climate Fund; and Programme Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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