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Including Applied Entomology and Insect Diversity & Conservation Are you interested in the most beautiful and fascinating animals in the world? If so, then this is the course for you! The course is intended for graduates with the equivalent of at least a second-class Honours BSc degree in a biological or related science subject. Mature students with other qualifications and relevant experience are considered on their individual merit. The course is based at Silwood Park. It is taught by staff within the Faculty of Natural Sciences with significant inputs from research organisations and industry. The course focuses on ecology, conservation and control of insects and allied groups worldwide. The MSc in Entomology will give you the opportunity to describe and understand: Ecology and conservation of insects Major insect problems in tropical and temperate regions, Evolution and systematics of insects Insect control methods, their application and effective integration Ecological and management principles Economic and environmental costs of control measures and their evaluation: cost benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, legal and public policy measures Conservation methods, biodiversity assessment methods and needs for conservation worldwide Research techniques: experimental design, sampling methods, statistical analysis, modelling, culturing insects, taxonomic keys and specimen preparationpreservation, molecular biology, bioassays, pesticide application Management and communications skills: problem definition, project design and evaluation, decision processes, risk management, team coordination, written research reports, oral presentations, scientific publications, computer processing and presentation. There is no other Masters level course on offer in UK universities that focuses on pure and applied entomology as a local, national and international issue. The course is also unique in offering students the chance to further specialise by taking either the Applied Entomology option or the Insect Conservation & Diversity option. The Applied Entomology option runs alongside the other Crop Protection MSc courses courses and will appeal to students who wish to become involved in integrated crop management, pest management, applied entomology or who wish to go on to postgraduate research. The Insect Conservation & Diversity option shares core courses with the Applied Entomology option and has several unique modules in conservation and general entomology. This option will particularly appeal to students who wish to become involved with 'hands on' conservation, e.g. reserve management, ecological entomology, general entomology or who wish to go on to postgraduate research. Graduates can be expected to find employment in agricultural advisory services, agricultural, horticultural and forestry research institutions, conservation bodies, universities, commercial organisations within the agrochemical sector, the pesticide industry, overseas aid programmes, international NGOs, environmental groups, local authorities and pest control consultants in the private sector. A sizeable proportion of graduates will go on to do postgraduate research. Sponsorship can be sought from larger Local Authorities, multinationals like Shell and BP and companies with strong positioning in agriculture, forestry and horticulture such as Syngenta. There are three Royal Entomological Society scholarships available each amounting to ?4,000 and some Departmental bursaries - these are awarded competitively on the basis of interviews, references and degree results. Accommodation is on campus. The course comprises two taught terms, October-December, January-April, followed by a 19-week independent project on any entomologically related subject, based at Imperial College, at a research institutecompany in the UK or overseas. The MSc project is submitted as a dissertation at the beginning of September. Some recent examples are: ? The ecology and behaviour