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Gain practical conservation skills with the MSc Applied Wildlife Conservation at UWE Bristol, delivered with Bristol Zoological Society. Learn advanced techniques, innovate with emerging technologies, and gain hands-on experience through field trips and expert-led teaching. Network with conservation professionals and prepare for a rewarding career protecting biodiversity.
This CPD module equips you to design, implement, and manage strategic wildlife conservation projects. You’ll learn core project management principles tailored to conservation, including planning, adaptation, and team leadership. By the end, you’ll be ready to lead impactful, culturally aware initiatives that balance conservation goals with real-world challenges.
This CPD module will help you become a conservation leader through topics linking an organisation's overall budget and accounts to viability of specific programme development, all the way through to financial reporting. There is further consideration and critical review of the growing industry of sustainable, revenue-generating mechanisms for conservation funding.
This CPD module will provide you with skills in various methods of communication for different professional conservation contexts, at a leadership level. Managing stakeholder relationships, inclusivity and antiracism are key aspects of this. The module covers different forms of governance relevant to biodiversity and ways to promote legal advocacy.
This CPD module will develop your skills to design evidence-based, feasible projects that deliver positive conservation impacts. We will cover theoretical and practical elements, including scoping knowledge gaps, identifying and evaluating risks to project success, integrating local communities in conservation projects and determining appropriate methodology to create and assess impact.
Progress your career in wildlife conservation
Progress your career in wildlife conservation by studying our new online MSc in Conservation Leadership, focused on designing and managing impactful conservation projects.
Backed by nearly two decades of partnership between UWE Bristol and Bristol Zoological Society, the course draws on proven expertise in wildlife conservation education.
Designed for employability and leadership
Designed specifically for employability, the course develops leadership capability to address a critical skills gap in the conservation sector.
The course offers bespoke training through modules built around essential conservation leadership skills, shaped by the real needs of conversation leaders and practitioners. You’ll develop expertise in:
Six-month work-based conservation placement
A standout feature of our degree is a six-month work-based placement with an active conservation programme team, where you’ll turn theory into practice while building a professional portfolio. Placements align with your interests and may include community-based conservation, conservation breeding or protected area monitoring and enforcement.
Flexible online study for working professionals
Our MSc Conservation Leadership is offered as a flexible distance learning programme studied online, allowing you to balance study with professional and personal commitments. The course is designed for those with some existing sector experience who want to progress into leadership roles and manage impactful conservation projects.
Reduced fees with flexible learning options
As part of our commitment to widening access to conservation training, fees have been reduced and levelled for UK and international students.
Course fee: £9,100 (UK and international students) - considerably lower than the average UK MSc.
Standalone CPD modules available
All taught modules are also available as standalone online CPD courses, offering flexible professional development with manageable workloads. You can start with CPD and progress to the full MSc if you decide to continue towards a Masters qualification.
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