Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Master's Degree in Biodiversity and Ecology Conservation Techniques

Móstoles, Spain

DURATION

1 Years

LANGUAGES

Spanish

PACE

Full time

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TUITION FEES

EUR 84 / per credit *

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

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Introduction

What knowledge will I acquire with this Master?

The proposal of the University Master's Degree in Techniques for the Characterization and Conservation of Biological Diversity is fundamentally aimed at providing tools and techniques necessary for the development of research and professional activities in the field of Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation.

Regarding the contents, it has 4 modules: a module of METHODOLOGICAL BASES (scientific writing, field sampling, experimental design, modeling, spatial analysis), another second of BIODIVERSITY (of aquatic invertebrates, lichens, bryophytes, birds and other taxonomic groups, which It also includes a subject on Phylogeny and Systematics), a third module on ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES (community assembly, plant-animal interactions, micro-macro evolution, biology of global change, genetic restitution of populations, ecotoxicology), and a fourth module to train students for work in COMPANIES (ecosystem restoration, entrepreneurship, ecosystem economics).

goals

The Master in Biodiversity and Ecology Conservation Techniques aims to provide the student with methodologies and tools necessary for the development of research and professional activity in the field of characterization and conservation of Biodiversity and Ecology. These methodologies are grouped into several categories: general methodologies for scientific and technical report writing, sampling and monitoring systems, and advanced experimental design; methodologies for statistical and mathematical analysis of data, in particular for spatial analysis and modeling; molecular biology and genetics techniques applied to conservation; methods of analysis and development of models in populations and communities; methodologies and tools for the characterization of environmental quality and the determination and mitigation of stress on individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems; scientific knowledge on natural capital and ecosystem services; bases of ecological restoration; and introduction to business entrepreneurship. In this way, the student is provided with a postgraduate academic specialization of excellent scientific and technical quality that allows him or her to stand out in the professional field of Ecology and the conservation of Biodiversity.

Admissions

Curriculum

Program Outcome

Basic skills

CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB7 - That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study
CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions, and the ultimate knowledge and reasons that support them, to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
CB10 - That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous

General Skills

CG01 - Critically analyze, synthesize, and summarize different sources of information on biological diversity
CG02 - Manage information on the characterization and conservation of biological diversity
CG03 - Apply the knowledge acquired on the characterization and conservation of biological diversity
CG04 - Understand and solve the complex and multidimensional problems inherent in biological diversity
CG05 - Organize and plan activities related to the characterization and conservation of biological diversity
CG06 - Prepare, process, interpret and present data using qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques
CG07 - Understand the importance of clearly transmitting the results of scientific research
CG08 - Understand the formal procedure and logic of experimentation
CG09 - Manage scientific bibliography as a documentation method
CG10 - Write manuscripts in a suitable format for submission
CG11 - Clearly present your work orally before a specialized audience (conferences, seminars)
CG12 - Critically evaluate the experimental designs of works published in scientific articles
CG13 - Evaluate a model with empirical data and obtain emergent properties that serve to explore new hypotheses
CG14 - Understand the theoretical-practical principles of the entrepreneurship process

Transversal competences

CT01 - Use a foreign language as a means of oral or written communication
CT02 - Identify personal effectiveness as an individual and as a member of a team
CT03 - Develop skills in interpersonal relationships
CT04 - Recognize diversity and multiculturalism
CT05 - Develop ethical commitment
CT06 - Understand the language and proposals of other specialists
CT07 - Develop research skills
CT08 - Develop motivation for achievement and quality
CT09 - Acquire sensitivity toward environmental issues

Specific skills

CE01 - Understand the methodological bases of sampling and the differences in sampling depending on the organisms and the environment
CE02 - Understand the main techniques for the analysis of spatially explicit ecological data, as well as their applications in the field of characterization and conservation of biological diversity
CE03 - Design their own sampling and address the planning of an experiment to test certain hypotheses
CE04 - Carry out statistical analyzes for biological data of various kinds: from an experiment, spatially explicit data, biotic inventories of communities
CE05 - Understand the formal procedure for designing mathematical models
CE06 - Manage basic bioinformatics tools in the field of Molecular Biology
CE07 - Use the main genetic parameters applicable in Conservation Biology in real practical cases
CE08 - Diagnose and design a monitoring plan for the state of conservation of biological communities, through the study of their composition and richness of species
CE09 - Evaluate the completeness or incompleteness of a biotic inventory using objective techniques
CE10 - Know field sampling techniques and know-how, when and where they should be applied
CE11 - Design, execute and interpret environmental quality analyzes using aquatic invertebrate communities
CE12 - Critically assess the degree of threat to populations, species and spaces
CE13 - Know the bases and understand the main methods of phylogenetic inference and their application to the characterization of biodiversity and its conservation
CE14 - Prepare high-quality technical reports with the application of scientific criteria
CE15 - Obtain robust and precise conclusions on the assessment of the state of conservation of ecosystems for technical applications in companies and public or private environmental management organizations, based on the legal regulatory framework
CE16 - Know, based on solid scientific knowledge, the Biodiversity and Natural Capital of a scenario, and the Ecosystem Services it provides to society
CE17 - Evaluate Natural Capital before and after a business/industrial action using rigorous Environmental Impact Assessment and Study procedures
CE18 - Know the implications for business and industrial activity of environmental conservation
CE19 - Know the Ecological Restoration techniques after a performance
CE20 -Understand rigorous procedures for evaluating and monitoring the effects of a Restoration action using appropriate statistical techniques