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.
Curriculum
The completion of a classic program typically entails earning 60 ECTS credits.
Master's Degree Duration: One academic year.
Mandatory Knowledge Module
Subject I. Methodological bases
- 623101 Ia Introduction to scientific writing
- 623102 Ib Sampling techniques and obtaining field data
- 623103 Ic Advanced experimental design and data analysis
- 623104 Id Spatial analysis techniques applied to conservation
- 623105 i.e. modeling
Subject II. Ecological Processes and Conservation
- 623121 II.a. Assembly of plant communities
- 623107 II.b. Plant-animal interactions
- 623108 II.c. Evolution of functional traits: macro- and microevolutionary processes
- 623109 II.d. Biology of Global Change
- 623110 II.e. Genetic restitution of populations
- 623111 II.f. Environmental pollution and biodiversity
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