MSc Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding at University of Manchester

Study on the first degree to embrace nature positive approaches, developed in collaboration with industry experts in nature recovery, restoration and rewilding. Benefit from a highly interdisciplinary teaching approach, giving you breadth of knowledge across the social and ecological systems, with the flexibility to specialise to your personal goals by selecting optional modules from across the University.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Environment, Education and Development  |  Duration: 12 months (full-time), 24 months (part-time)  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Humanity has caused a global biodiversity crisis, with wildlife populations declining and over one million species facing extinction. The UN urges everyone to rethink their relationship with nature and adopt transformative solutions to recover, restore, and rewild ecosystems. Compulsory units include Environmental Restoration, People and Nature, Planning for Nature Recovery, Rewilding: Principles & Practice, Methods for Ecological Analysis, Nature Positive Field Tour.

Career pathways

Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding graduates will graduate equipped with a critical understanding of the limitations of historical approaches to nature conservation and contemporary and ambitious ideas to transform attitudes, policies and practices through which nature positive solutions may be realised. They will be well versed in social-ecological systems, recognising the critical connections and reciprocity between people and nature.

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