Overview

Field trips and industry professionals in lectures form an important part of this Biodiversity Conservation degree at Hartpury University, enabling you to experience different businesses, careers and best practices.

Key facts

Hartpury’s 360-hectare estate spans a wide variety of habitats ranging from woodland through to commercial farmland making it the ideal setting to fully explore this topic as you deepen your understanding of the scientific principles of biodiversity conservation and explore practical solutions to real-world problems in a highly applied way.

Get hands on experience of surveying skills looking at the broad range of native wildlife living on our campus, including hedgehogs, bats, plants and much more. You will have the opportunity to work alongside academics and practitioners to learn techniques such as bird ringing at an internationally important wetland, the curation of museum biological collections, and the use of drones to map habitats such as on our commercial farm.

As the biodiversity strategy for Hartpury is constantly evolving and growing, your studies and surveys will be able to have an impact on our developing policies and practices so you can be at the forefront of real practice.

Employability

Industry opportunities on this course are diverse, to ensure you develop the skills, experience and connections needed for your career.

Field trips and guest lecturers

Trips are planned to include Knepp Rewilding Estate in West Sussex (residential), Hasfield Court in Gloucestershire, the Forest of Dean, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) Slimbridge, and the Natural History Museum at Tring amongst others.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Practical Skills and Technology in Conservation

Applied Principles of Conservation

Conservation in Agriculture

Wildlife Conflict

Captive Exotics & Wildlife Policy and Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

60

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PTE Academic

63

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Biodiversity & Conservation View 112 other Masters in Biodiversity & Conservation in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

60

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PTE Academic

63

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Other requirements

General requirements

2:1 honours degree in a relevant subject. Students with 2:2 and relevant experience will be considered on a case by case basis.

Non-academic

Students with non-relevant qualifications but with sufficient work experience or professional experience will be considered on an individual basis.

International

In addition to the academic qualification an IELTS 6.5 or equivalent is required.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21725 GBP / year

≈ 21725 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

13200 GBP / year

≈ 13200 GBP / year

Living costs

Gloucester

United Kingdom

824 - 1563 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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