MSc Marine and Coastal Ecology at University of Cumbria

This MSc offers a rare opportunity to study marine and coastal ecology in a stunning real-world classroom—right on the edge of the Solway Firth and Irish Sea—while gaining globally relevant skills that will prepare you for a career anywhere in the world.

Faculty: Institute of Science and Environment  |  Duration: Full-time: 1 Year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules in the key areas of science underpinning coastal and marine ecology provide the foundational knowledge for the degree. Students will be able to choose choose a specialism of either Fisheries and Marine Resource Management, or Marine Conservation with a selection of compulsory and optional modules. Modules include: Marine and Estuarine Ecology (20 credits); Marine and Coastal Pollution (20 credits); GIS, Remote Sensing, and Marine Spatial Planning (20 credits); Tropical Marine Ecology (20 credits); Research Skills for Marine and Coastal Ecologists (20 credits); Dissertation Research (60 credits); Marine Vertebrate Ecology (20 credits); Fisheries Biology and Management (20 credits).

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