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Masters Courses

Many of our postgraduate courses and most of our staff are based at the South Kensington Campus, but several of our postgraduate courses are held at Silwood Park, our campus in Berkshire near Ascot. The latter have formal links and joint appointments with both the Natural History Museum (London), the Royal Botanical Gardens (Kew), the zoological Society of London and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.

The Department of Life Sciences works closely with employers and industry, including Industrial Advisory Panels, to design Masters courses which provide graduates with technical knowledge, expertise and transferable skills and to encourage students to take internships and placements. All our courses are designed with employer needs in mind with some Masters courses accredited by Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies.

Discover our Masters courses at the links below.

You can also view a selection of videos about the Department of Life Sciences, our campuses and courses.

We also have some projects, publications and testimonials from past students about their experiences in the Department as well as information about our alumni.

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Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology

Qualification: MSc
Duration: 1 year full-time
Location: South Kensington

Gain an in-depth understanding of modern bioscience research and acquire the skills needed to pursue a career in the field.

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Biodiversity, Carbon and Nature-based Solutions

Qualification: MSc
Duration: 1 year
Location: Silwood Park

Gain cutting-edge expertise in leveraging ecological processes to enhance biodiversity, carbon storage, and climate change solutions. Explore pathways to net zero, nature recovery, and biodiversity net gain.

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Bioinformatics and Theoretical Systems Biology

Qualification: MRes
Duration: 1 year full-time
Location: South Kensington

Gain the skills to produce effective research in bioinformatics and theoretical systems biology.

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Biosystematics

Qualification: MRes
Duration: 1 year full-time
Location: South Kensington

Obtain in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of systematics and phylogenetics.

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Computational Ecology and Evolution

Qualification: MSc

Duration: 1 year full-time
Location: Silwood Park

Bring cutting-edge quantitative methods and biological concepts together to solve research problems.

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Ecology, Evolution and Conservation

Qualification: MRes or MSc
Duration 1 year/2 years, Full-time/Part-time
Location: Silwood Park

Train in ecology, evolution and conservation concepts and study their applications to biodiversity, or obtain the interdisciplinary research skills required to succeed in the fields of ecology, evolution and conservation.

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Ecology, Evolution and Conservation with AI Methods

Qualification: MSc or MRes
Duration: 1 year, 2 years, Full-time / part-time
Location: Silwood Park

Gain practical and analytical skills to apply fieldwork, data, AI and machine learning to make an impact on ecological research, conservation and environmental science.

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