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Applications close on
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Applications must
reach the FitzPatrick Institute before the end of August each year to be considered for
a place in the following year.
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Study & Research Opportunities
Conservation Biology Coursework Masters
Programme
Conservation biology is the study
of how best to sustain and manage linked systems of people and
nature. It is a new science that builds on a range of existing
disciplines, ranging from ecology and evolution to sociology and
economics. Conservation biology is becoming increasingly
important for human wellbeing as the impacts of human activities
on the biosphere become more significant.
A programme in Conservation
Biology was established at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute in
1991 to educate students and conservation practitioners in the
fast developing field of conservation science. The FitzPatrick
Institute is housed within the Department of Zoology in the
Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town. The
Fitztitute promotes and undertakes scientific studies, mainly
involving birds that contribute to the theoretical and practical
development of ecology, evolution, and conservation biology. The
central focus of the conservation biology programme at the
Fitztitute is an intensive MSc degree comprising 7 months of
coursework and a 6-month individual research project.
South African society has been
through a set of massive changes in the last 20 years; much of
the resulting dynamism and openness to new ideas is mirrored in
South African conservation. The discipline of conservation
biology is undergoing a similar paradigm shift, in which notions
of preservation and paternalism are being replaced by an ethic
that recognizes the complexity of linked social and ecological
systems and the critical need for solid interdisciplinary
research. The Percy FitzPatrick Institute is contributing to
this disciplinary transformation through research and teaching,
while also collaborating with others to support sound,
action-oriented science.
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