Postgraduate Certificate in Marine Biology

Overview

Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 9
NFQ Award Class: Minor Award
Duration Part Time: 6 Month(s)
Total Credits: 30
Delivery Method: In-Person

Connected Curriculum:
  • Employability
  • Global Reach
  • Research Based Teaching
  • Sustainability

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • Climate Action
  • Life Below Water

Graduate Attributes:
  • Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
  • Digitally Fluent
  • Independent and creative thinker

Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement):
No

The Postgraduate Certificate in Marine Biology is a part-time programme running from September to March for graduates from non-biological or environmental disciplines unable to meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto the MSc in Marine Biology programme.

MSc in Marine Biology

Students wishing to progress onto the MSc in Marine Biology must obtain an aggregate of at least 60% across all modules to be eligible to transfer onto the MSc in Marine Biology in the following academic year. Students will hold exemptions in passed modules taken in the Postgraduate Certificate in Marine Biology if s/he applies for the MSc in Marine Biology within 5 years from the date of successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate in Marine Biology.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.