Ecology and Conservation - Guidlines and Course Lists

▶ Course Syllabi   

▶ Course Enrollment Guidelines

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M.Sc. in Ecology and Nature Cons​​ervation

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• The M.Sc. program in Ecology and Nature Conservation is a two-year program.
• Chairperson of the teaching committee at the Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and Co-Chairperson of the program from the Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research: Dr. Itamar Giladi; Chairperson of the teaching committee at the Life Science Department and Co-Chairperson from the Faculty of Natural Sciences: Prof. Yaron Ziv.

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  Prereq​u​​​​​isites:
  

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• Students are required to have earned a B.Sc. in Life Sciences or an equivalent degree.
• Students without sufficient background will be required to complete individually-prescribed courses for no academic credit, typically yet not exclusively, including the following courses or their equivalents:
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​​Specialization Tracks

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Students will pursue one of the following tracks:

1.Evolutionary Ecology (E)

2. Nature Conservation (C)

​All students are required to complet​​​e t​he followin​​g: 

A.    Mand​​atory Pr​​​ogram C​​​​ourses:

Students are required to attend at least 80% of the Departmental Seminars and Workshops in each semester, throughout their studies.

In the third and fourth semesters, students must register for 'Thesis Writing':

Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the following course:

B.    Mandatory Track​​ ​​​​​Courses​​

Evolutionary Ecology Track:

Nature Conservation Track:

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Limited Choice Courses:

Limited choice courses belong to two course lists:

List C: Limited choice–program courses

List D: Limited choice –track courses

Students are required to complete at least 2 courses from list C and a total of 4 courses from lists C and D. 

C. Limited Choice – Program C​​​​​​​o​urses

D. Limite​​d Choice – Tra​​​ck C​​ourses

(Annotated by track: E-Evolutionary Track; C-Nature Conservation Track).

E. Elective Courses within the Program
 

Courses from the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences at Eilat (IUI):

You may participate in one course per semester and in no more than two courses during the 2-year program. Students might register to more elective courses in the IUI, with the recommendation of the advisor and the approval of the teaching committee. 

For more information please refer to: http://www.iui-eilat.ac.il/Courses/Courses.aspx

​Courses are in Hebrew except international courses. 

Elective Courses outside the​​ ​Program
 

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