MSc Conservation Science and International Wildlife Trade at University of Kent

The MSc in Conservation Science and International Wildlife Trade is delivered by staff of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the Canterbury campus. It examines the drivers and impacts of legal and illegal wildlife trade, including cyber-enabled trafficking, and how they affect biodiversity and society. The programme draws on natural and social science approaches to conservation.

Department: Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE)  |  Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time (Canterbury)  |  Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules include Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Conservation, Conservation Biology and Nature Recovery, Wildlife Trade and Resource Economics, Conservation and Community Development, Research Methods for the Social Sciences, Research Skills and Advanced Analytical Methods and Research Dissertation Skills, plus a dissertation and two optional modules. A residential field course takes place at the Durrell Conservation Academy in Jersey.

Career pathways

Graduates are employed in government, NGOs and the private sector; alumni roles include consultancy on a Darwin Initiative project in West Sumatra and Wildlife Management Officer in Kenya.

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