MSc Marine Conservation

University of Plymouth

United Kingdom, Plymouth

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University of Plymouth

United Kingdom , Plymouth

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Plymouth

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 21,000 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

MSc Marine Conservation

About

Key features

>90% of graduates obtain a job in the marine conservation sector within a year of graduating.*
Ranked top 15 in the UK and top 100 globally for Earth and Marine Sciences in the QS World University Rankings 2023.
Ranked UK top 5 for life below water in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024.
The only UK MSc programme in existence to focus on marine conservation in practice, delivered in partnership with a suite of regional, national and international marine conservation practitioners.
The only such programme where all students, if they wish, can directly gain experience working for their masters project embedded within these potential employers.
Taught by the leading experts in the field. Draw on the cumulative knowledge and expertise of one of the largest concentrations of marine conservation researchers in Europe.
Taught modules are designed to feature dynamic and contemporary content based on both state-of-the-art marine conservation research and current experience and practice of implementing marine conservation in the 'real world'.
The 60 credit masters project is not specifically a typical research project resulting in a scientific paper, but allows a diversity of options depending on collaborative work with the partner (e.g. policy review, option appraisal, etc).
Unusually for such a programme, there will be a true integration of natural and social science underpinning and skills.
Students can choose between two career destinations, policy and advocacy, through taught components, working with relevant partner(s) and option module choice. All students will cover aspects of both themes, however.
The programme provides opportunities for students to work on marine conservation projects in the UK and abroad.
MSc Marine Conservation does not have any exams within its range of assessments.

*data collected by the School of Biological Sciences

Disciplines

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

Candidates will require an appropriate background in primarily a biological, marine and environmental sciences degree to honours level at good 2:1 (65% or above). Applications are also considered from well-qualified graduates in other disciplines with relevant experience or interests. Please refer to institution for additional advice: admissions@plymouth.ac.uk or telephone +44 1752 585858.

As part of the generic PG application criteria, all applicants are generally required to present a personal statement. However, for this MSc Marine Conservation we would instead like applicants to provide a short written piece around what they see as the pressing marine conservation priorities and their motivations for undertaking the programme and a CV as standard.

English Language: IELTS 6.5 with scores of 5.5 in all elements.

English language requirements

We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary .