Study Details: 1 Year Full-time
We’re in the middle of a biodiversity crisis; the sixth mass extinction event on Earth driven by man. Wildlife populations have declined by 68% since 1970 while climate breakdown is pushing the Earth beyond safe ecological limits.
There is unprecedented pressure on the environment from overexploitation, habitat degradation and destruction, climate change, invasive species, pollution and emerging diseases. However, you can be part of global and local solutions.
Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible and ideally no later than 31st July for courses which commence in late September. In the event that any programme receives a high number of applications, the University reserves the right to close the application portal. Notifications to this effect will appear on the Direct Application Portal against the programme application page.
Please note a deposit will be required to guarantee a place on the course. Due to high demand, applications may not be considered if the course has reached its maximum class size and will be placed on a waiting list. Please see deposit terms and conditions for more details.
A 2.2 Honours degree or above in a relevant area of science, such as any type of biology (including animal science, biological science, environmental science, marine biology and zoology), agriculture or veterinary science and paleoecology or geography degrees are acceptable.
We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds, therefore applicants who do not meet the above academic requirements but hold a degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) and can demonstrate appropriate experience, will be considered on an individual basis.
Examples of relevant experience include (but are not limited to); farming, zoo work, conservation charities, environmental consultancy, conservation relevant NGOs, relevant Government Departments and overseas conservation volunteering.
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Graduates have been employed by a range of international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Government departments and environmental consultancies with some progressing annually into research at other Universities.
International students frequently return to their home country to work on local conservation.
Principal Town & Country Planning Consultant at TC Town Planning
Psychologist, DOE Marine Division
Conservation Officer, The Irish Wildlife Trust
Managing Quantity Surveyor, Faithful & Gold
Survey Team Leader & Wildlife Guide at ORCA
Ecologist at Roughan & O'Donovan
Ecologist at Neo Environmental Ltd
MCO Spatial NI at Ordnance Survey
Outreach Officer Bumblebee Conservation Trust
HSEQ Coordinator & Advisor Remondis Australia
Scientific Officer at AFBI
Scientific Officer at Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Principal Environmental Consultant at Ayre Environmental Consulting
Assistant Ecologist WYG
Consultant Ecologist at AECOM
Network Development Manager (NE) Sustrans
Ecologist at Blackstaff Ecology Ltd
Project Manager for ESGE, Munich
Lab Analyst at Fibertec Environmental Services, Michigan
Freelance Seasonal Ecologist/ Bat Surveyor
Environmental Educator, UNESCO Dublin Bay Biosphere
Conservation Advisor at RSPB
Application Specialist, Exploristics Ltd
Raptor Monitoring Officer at Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group
Environmental Assistant at Northstone (NI) Limited
AES Biodiversity Intern at Ulster Wildlife
Graduate Assistant Ecologist at Ecological Survey & Assessment (ECOSA) Limited
Ecologist at RPS Group
Ecologist at Focus Ecology
Compliance Officer at Norbrook Laboratories ltd
Assistant Ecologist Wild Frontier Ecology Ltd
Graduate Land Consultant at Mouchel
Regulatory Affairs Associate at Genpact Pharmalink
Engineering Technician at McCloy Consulting Limited
Volunteer at Belfast Hills Partnership Trust
Natural Resources Specialist at Equinox Environmental
Consultation and Design, Inc. Ashville
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