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This MSc is a full-time one-year course, consisting of 9 months taught course and 3 months research project, and examined by continuous assessment. The course provides advanced theoretical and practical training in marine biology. The School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University has over 50 years’ experience of teaching at postgraduate level, and excellent teaching and research facilities for the study of the marine biology.

The MSc course in Marine Biology is one of a suite of 5 focused MSc courses in marine science run within the School housed in a fully serviced and dedicated postgraduate suite. The MSc course is managed by a course team comprising of Dr Ian McCarthy (Course Director), Dr Luis Gimenez (Deputy Course Director) and Chris White Postgraduate Course Administrator. The School has 30 academics teaching and researching across the marine science disciplines of Marine Biology, Biogeochemistry, Physical Oceanography and Geological Oceanography with 24 technical and administrative support staff. Teaching on the MSc Marine Biology is provided 'in house' by School academic staff in the main, with additional teaching provided from the University's School of Biological Sciences the National Museum of Wales and by guest lecturers.

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Many courses help strengthen career prospects through;

Work placements: students are provided with a variety of options for work experience – either within the degree, through University internships or by volunteering.
Industry partnerships: Some degrees are run in partnership with the industry such as Teacher Training, Nursing and Social Work.
Professional accreditations: to help develop students’ careers, many of the degrees are accredited by professional bodies of global repute, such as IBMS, ACCA, CIMA, CIM, BCS, BPS, IET, ICF, SRA, and NMC.

PSW Opportunity

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Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Postgraduate/Master Degree

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 2:2 equivalent

Students with a study gap of 2 years or more will be required to provide two letters of recommendation (i.e. One Academic Reference and one employer reference).

Mature students will be considered on a case by case basis.

If you do not meet the requirements for entry onto a Masters Degree in Bangor Business School then we can consider you for entry onto *International Incorporated Masters.

The pre-masters part of our International Incorporated Masters is taught on campus at Bangor University International College and delivered by our partner Oxford International Education Group.

Masters Programmes (MA/MSc/MBA)

Entry to any of our taught postgraduate courses (MA/MSc/MBA) usually requires a good first degree or equivalent from a university or another approved degree-awarding body, in a relevant subject (such as Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business or Management). Alternatively, possession of a suitable professional qualification or relevant practical experience may be accepted. In general, all applicants are judged on their individual merits – work experience and other factors are also considered.

English language: if your native language is not English, you must provide satisfactory evidence that you have an adequate knowledge and understanding of written and spoken English. For postgraduate taught programmes we require:

IELTS: overall score of 6.0 (with no element below 5.5.)

Pearson PTE: a score of 56 (with no element lower than 51)

Cambridge English Test – Advanced: 169 (with no element lower than 162)

Bangor Business School - 6.0 (5.5)

Biological Sciences - 6.0 (5.5)

Computer Science - 6.0 (5.5)

Creative Studies & Media - 6.0 (5.5)

Education

QTS courses - 6.5 (6.0)

Non QTS courses - 6.0 (5.5)

PGCE course - 7.0(6.5)

MA Education - 6.5 (6.0)

Electronic Engineering - 6.0 (5.5)

MSc Nanotechnology and Microfabrication - 6.5 (6.0)

English Literature - 6.5 (6.0)

Environment, Natural Resources & Geography - 6.0 (5.5)

- MSc Distance Learning - 6.5 (6.0)

Healthcare Sciences - 6.0 (5.5)

Nursing & Midwifery - 6.0 (5.5)

History, Welsh History & Archaeology - 6.0 (5.5)

Law - 6.5 (6.0)

Linguistics & English Language - 6.0 (5.5)

MA Applied Linguistics for TEFL - 6.5 (6.0)

Medical Sciences - 6.0 (5.5)

MSc Genomics and Precision Medicine - 6.0 (5.5)

Modern Languages - 6.0 (5.5)

MA Translation Studies - 6.5 (6.0)

Music - 6.0 (5.5)

Ocean Sciences

MSc Marine Biology - 6.5 (6.0)

MSc Marine Environmental Protection - 6.5 (6.0)

MSc Applied Marine Geoscience - 6.0(5.5)

MSc Physical Oceanography - 6.0 (5.5)

Psychology - 6.0 (5.5)

MSc Psychological Research - 6.5 (6.0)

MSc Neuroimaging - 6.5 (6.0)

MRes - 6.5 (6.0)

Social Sciences - 6.0 (5.5)

MA Criminology and Law - 6.5 (6.0)

Sport, Health & Exercise Science - 6.0 (5.5)

Welsh - 6.0 (5.5)

Bangor University

Bangor , Wales ,United Kingdom

MSc MARINE BIOLOGY

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