General information
This programme of study is also offered on a part-time basis.
Students are required to write a dissertation based on research work of an advanced and original nature performed by them during the Course. The dissertation, to which 85 credits are assigned, will describe this research and present results and conclusions in a scholarly manner.
The dissertation will generally be laboratory/field-based (i.e. experimental/observational) in nature although in specific cases it would be acceptable for the work to be based on literature research, provided that an original contribution is made (e.g. meta-analysis, modelling etc). The dissertation must be based on work of a sufficiently advanced nature performed by the student during the course, and should produce results that are publishable in the mainstream scientific literature.
Students are also required to give a Seminar to which 5 ECTS credits are assigned. This will consist of a presentation to be given to an audience that will include the Board of Examiners (i.e. the Panel of Supervision in its assessment function). The presentation shall consist of the student’s appraisal of a subject area related to the dissertation project but which does not directly form part of the dissertation or include a discussion of the results of the dissertation project
The Research Areas that are currently being offered for potential projects, include the following:
• Aquaculture
• Aquaculture-environment interactions
• Bioremediation
• Biotechnology
• Conservation Biology
• Conservation genetics of wild species
• Ecological Assessment and Monitoring
• Ecology of Seagrass and Algal Habitats
• Environmental Management
• Faunistics and Biogeography of the Maltese Islands
• Fish Diseases/Pathology
• Genetics of domesticated species
• Influence of physical/chemical factors on marine habitats/species
• Isolation and Bioactivity of Natural Products
• Marine and Coastal Ecology
• Marine Ecotoxicology
• Marine Pollution Studies
• Microbiology
• Utilisation of plant and microbial resources
• Vegetation Ecology
Content
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Venue
Application
Click here to apply: http://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/232200/octoberadmissioninfo.pdf
Cost:
<p><a href="http://www.um.edu.mt/finance/service/coursefees">Course fees</a></p> <ul> <li><strong>EU/EEA students:</strong> €400 annual enrolment fee full-time, €1.140 part-time</li> <li><strong>Non EU/EEA students</strong>: <strong>€13.400 </strong>tuition fee</li> </ul>
Prerequisites:
The programme shall be open to applicants in possession of one of the following qualifications:
- the degree of Bachelor of Science with at least Second Class Honours in an area of study deemed by the Board to be relevant to the proposed area of study and obtained in the 10 years previous to registration to this course.
- the Bachelor of Science with Third Class Honours in an area of study deemed by the Board to be relevant to the proposed area of study (minimum 10 years old) provided that the applicants have obtained other qualification, including relevant experience, following their 1st cycle degree.
The Board, at its discretion, may also recommend the admission of applicants with different or older than 10 years qualifications. Applicants whose first degree was obtained more than 10 years previous to registration for the Course may also be admitted following an interview to ascertain their capability to follow the Course.
Application Procedure:
Applications for admission may be submitted through the online application system. Upon submission of the application, applicants with overseas qualifications receive an automatically-generated email, reminding them to submit all necessary documentation in support of their application.
Application Deadlines
(a) Applicants holding University of Malta degrees and diplomas, the Matriculation Certificate, MCAST and MCAST-BTEC Diplomas and Degrees, ITS Diplomas, the ACCA qualification, the International Baccalaureate Diploma, the European Baccalaureate Diploma, City & Guilds Diplomas, the Certificate in Banking of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, are requested to submit their application up to the 23 July 2015 * against a fee of €23.
(b) Applicants presenting qualifications not listed in 2(a) above, are requested to submit their application up to the 23 July 2015 * against a fee of €95.
Qualification
Qualification: Master of Science
Credits:
This programme of study is also offered on a part-time basis.
Students are required to write a dissertation based on research work of an advanced and original nature performed by them during the Course. The dissertation, to which 85 credits are assigned, will describe this research and present results and conclusions in a scholarly manner.
The dissertation will generally be laboratory/field-based (i.e. experimental/observational) in nature although in specific cases it would be acceptable for the work to be based on literature research, provided that an original contribution is made (e.g. meta-analysis, modelling etc). The dissertation must be based on work of a sufficiently advanced nature performed by the student during the course, and should produce results that are publishable in the mainstream scientific literature.
Students are also required to give a Seminar to which 5 ECTS credits are assigned. This will consist of a presentation to be given to an audience that will include the Board of Examiners (i.e. the Panel of Supervision in its assessment function). The presentation shall consist of the student’s appraisal of a subject area related to the dissertation project but which does not directly form part of the dissertation or include a discussion of the results of the dissertation project
The Research Areas that are currently being offered for potential projects, include the following:
• Aquaculture
• Aquaculture-environment interactions
• Bioremediation
• Biotechnology
• Conservation Biology
• Conservation genetics of wild species
• Ecological Assessment and Monitoring
• Ecology of Seagrass and Algal Habitats
• Environmental Management
• Faunistics and Biogeography of the Maltese Islands
• Fish Diseases/Pathology
• Genetics of domesticated species
• Influence of physical/chemical factors on marine habitats/species
• Isolation and Bioactivity of Natural Products
• Marine and Coastal Ecology
• Marine Ecotoxicology
• Marine Pollution Studies
• Microbiology
• Utilisation of plant and microbial resources
• Vegetation Ecology
Applications for admission may be submitted through the online application system. Upon submission of the application, applicants with overseas qualifications receive an automatically-generated email, reminding them to submit all necessary documentation in support of their application.
Application Deadlines
(a) Applicants holding University of Malta degrees and diplomas, the Matriculation Certificate, MCAST and MCAST-BTEC Diplomas and Degrees, ITS Diplomas, the ACCA qualification, the International Baccalaureate Diploma, the European Baccalaureate Diploma, City & Guilds Diplomas, the Certificate in Banking of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, are requested to submit their application up to the 23 July 2015 * against a fee of €23.
(b) Applicants presenting qualifications not listed in 2(a) above, are requested to submit their application up to the 23 July 2015 * against a fee of €95.
The programme shall be open to applicants in possession of one of the following qualifications:
- the degree of Bachelor of Science with at least Second Class Honours in an area of study deemed by the Board to be relevant to the proposed area of study and obtained in the 10 years previous to registration to this course.
- the Bachelor of Science with Third Class Honours in an area of study deemed by the Board to be relevant to the proposed area of study (minimum 10 years old) provided that the applicants have obtained other qualification, including relevant experience, following their 1st cycle degree.
The Board, at its discretion, may also recommend the admission of applicants with different or older than 10 years qualifications. Applicants whose first degree was obtained more than 10 years previous to registration for the Course may also be admitted following an interview to ascertain their capability to follow the Course.
