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MSc Primate Biology and Conservation

Educational Organization:
Roehampton University

Date Posted:
2008-03-25

Program Description:
This MSc Primate Biology and Conservation will give you a unique opportunity to study primate biology and its application to conservation issues in primatology.

The programme will combine theoretical investigation with laboratory and fieldwork on a range of topics. It is designed to equip students from biological and/or environmental backgrounds with the intellectual and practical skills required for advanced research in conservation (e.g. a PhD) and for consultancy work.

You will carry out behavioural investigations on captive and semi-free ranging animals in zoos and monkey parks, learn how to interpret and use GIS data and carry out analyses in our hormone laboratory. You will study conservation and ecology in depth, looking at both general conservation questions (e.g. the impact of climate change) and specific issues related to primates (e.g. the bushmeat trade).

All students will undertake an in-depth piece of original research. This may be carried out using the University laboratories (e.g. for nutritional or hormonal analyses), on animals in captive collections (the University does not hold captive animals) or on wild animals.

Our programme encourages students to build expertise in and awareness of current issues, and to interface with external speakers from appropriate institutions. Students will be offered a range of projects by University staff, who have well established links with a number of institutions and field sites, but may also use their own contacts to find appropriate projects. All students will produce a dissertation and will be encouraged to produce work suitable for publication.

Enterance Qualifications:
Candidates should normally hold a minimum of a lower second-class Honours degree in biological or environmental sciences or an equivalent area (e.g. an anthropology degree including biological anthropology).

Applicants without the above first degree qualification will require evidence of practice in primatology and/or may be required to submit a portfolio which demonstrates their academic potential and knowledge of fundamental biological principles.

All suitable applicants are interviewed.

Start + End Dates:
12 months: September - September

Application Deadline:
July

Contact Information:
Dr Caroline Ross
Roehampton University
London SW15 4JD
United Kingdom

Telephone Number:
+44 208 3923528

Website:
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/pg/pbc/index.html

E-Mail Address:
c.ross@roehampton.ac.uk

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