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MRes - Master of Research
Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MRes - Master of Research
Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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Explore Evolution at a global top 100 (QS World University Rankings 2024) university.
Evolution: From the Galapagos to the 21st Century offers a unique opportunity to consider evolutionary biology, experimentally and theoretically.
This programme will provide you with an opportunity to focus and further develop your undergraduate experience in the context of evolutionary biology.
You'll take a field trip to the Galaogos Islands, where Charles Darwin developed his theory of Natural Selection, and learn how to:
- Predict responses to climate change (crop security, forestry, ecosystem services)
- Investigate how the environment influences health and disease over multiple generations
- Explore areas ranging from palaeontology to genomics and computer modelling to engineering
Whether you’re looking to go on to study a PhD or progress your career opportunities, you'll develop the personal and professional skills essential for both.
At Southampton, assessments are designed to equip you with the skills you need for success in your career.
On this course, you'll be assessed through tutorials, practical work, your projects, presentations, examinations, and a dissertation.
2:1 in first degree (unless exceptional circumstances provided for 2:2) Submission of CV and application letter. Applicants will be interviewed. If you do not have the exact entry requirements, but you have significant work experience in this sector we will assess your relevant professional experience, subject knowledge and aptitude for learning.
Students living in
Domestic
£16,800 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£33,900 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£33,900 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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