the Recanati-Kaplan Centre Postgraduate Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation Practice

Understanding the theory behind a range of robust techniques for data collection and analysis, so that you can independently plan, implement and assess your own conservation research.

Learning to interpret scientific data and reports, draw conclusions and apply new knowledge to conservation action.

Learning through interactive problem-solving and case-studies, to facilitate understanding, application and adaptation of new skills to a range of conservation scenarios.

Developing professional skills such as project management, fund-raising, proposal writing and communication.

Using mammalian, and particularly carnivore case-studies – especially emphasising wild felids – as exemplars of conservation issues relevant to wider fauna and flora. Such mammals often function as umbrella species, and by protecting them and their habitat, wider biodiversity conservation goals can be fulfilled.

An international team of teachers, and students from all over the globe – you will experience many different perspectives on conservation, and learn how approaches from other countries can be adapted to the conservation problems you face in your own

Jointly run with University of Oxford’s Department of Continuing Education, taking advantage of their expertise in distance-learning, modular assessment, and a multi-national student body.