The MSc Primate Conservation course provides an interactive learning environment, combining self-directed development of knowledge and skills with collaborative learning.
The interests and expertise of staff and students are pooled to promote effective mutual support and encouragement. The objective is to create a highly flexible system that allows you to build on your strengths and to learn from the strengths of others. Regular contact with tutors and feedback from assessed coursework are important features of the course.
You will be able to work independently on various aspects of learning, such as library research, surfing the Internet and using search engines (such as the Web of Science) and preparing assignments. In other areas of the course, group participation will be encouraged, as in preparation for some presentations and in class discussions for full-time and part-time students.
Main Aims
- to provide an opportunity for advanced study via a taught programme for local, national and international students, through full-time and part-time;
- to allow students to develop the knowledge and skills required for research and dissemination of information on the conservation of primates and their habitats, with emphasis on the human/primate interface;
- to develop understanding of the fragility and vulnerability of woodland and forest habitats and the detrimental consequences of their destruction, including loss of indigenous cultures, soil erosion, flooding, climate change, declining biodiversity and decimation of renewable resources for human welfare;
- to practise appropriate field, captive, or museum-based methods relating to a chosen final project and resulting in a tangible outcome that is of use to the broader public and conservation community (e.g. publication, education handbook, film, exhibition, data base, website);
- to build on student interests and expertise in a diversity of topic areas with a strong anthropological and practical bias, providing a foundation for conservation related careers beyond those which focus on primate biology and forest ecology;
- to enable achievement of a high quality postgraduate research qualification relevant to the interests of conservation biologists, zoo personnel, primatologists, educators and anthropologists with an interest in the environment and sustainable development.
The prize was awarded to the MSc Primate Conservation course for the high-quality professional and scientific training it provides students for a life-long career in conservation.