Overview

The environment is changing faster than at any time in recorded history, due to a range of factors including climate change, habitat loss, renewable energy developments, pollution and over-exploitation of natural resources. These changes are having profound effects on biodiversity and human and animal health - and we need to be able to predict the consequences.

Learning outcomes

Animal Ecology - Environmental Change Institute at University of Glasgow integrates studies of the effects of environmental change operating at all levels of biological organisation. For instance, at the cellular level we are investigating how environmental conditions influence physiological and molecular processes including metabolism, oxidative damage, telomere loss and the rate of ageing.

We have many links to other research in the Institute and the wider university. For example:

through the effect of environmental conditions on disease transmission or food production

through investigation of how animals evolve in the face of changing environments

through links with geographers, statisticians and mathematicians in the College of Science and Engineering.

Programme Structure

Specific areas of interest include:

Conservation management of African ecosystems

Protected area management

Measuring biodiversity and abundance (this presumably overlaps with other themes)

Human dimensions of conservationAquatic ecosystem connectivity

Sustainable aquaculture

Behavioural and physiological approaches to improved production and welfare of farmed fish

Evolutionary ecology, life-history trade-offs and phenotypic evolution

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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79

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent.

For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

Tuition Fee

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International

30240 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30240 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4786 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Glasgow

620 - 1012 GBP /month

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