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MSc - Master of Science
University of St Andrews
Full Time
SEP
1 Year
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MSc - Master of Science
University of St Andrews
Full Time
SEP
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
University of St Andrews
Full Time
JAN-27
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
University of St Andrews
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
University of St Andrews
Full Time
JAN-26
1 Year
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The Master of Science by Research degree in Marine Biology is a 12-month, research only degree, in which the candidate will undertake a supervised research project in the area of Marine Biology, in the School of Biology, University of St Andrews. The candidate will be based in the interdisciplinary Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI), based at East Sands, St Andrews. The SOI is home to the world famous Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), and hosts a wide-range of researchers with interests ranging from the deep oceans to the coasts, and from the people who use and interact with the sea, to the biological and physical processes that make the oceans function.
You should have an undergraduate Honours degree at 2.1 level or better in biological or environmental sciences. Students from backgrounds such as mathematics, physics or chemical sciences may be accepted under exceptional circumstances.
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£25,500 per year
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Accomodation (self-catered residences) - 7816 (Per Year)