[cmullen]

Hi there, I think experience is the most important thing as many jobs ask for things like hnd env sci or equivelent plus 3 years experience, not an MSc and no experience, which I learned the hard way. But if you do want to do an MSc I highly recomend the one I am currently doing. It's an MSc in Biological Recording by Birmingham Uni and Field Studies Council, based in Shrewsbury mostly but with some of the field modules at other FSC centres around the country. It is mostly for people who are or want to be ecology consultants, rangers who do surveying or things like that. It is ran over 3 years and has two years of courses done over weekends (and quite alot of homework!) then a year (or more if you need it) for your dissertation. Each year you have one core module ran over 4 weekend in winter which covers the more boring biological recording/stats/report writing skills and then 3 courses througout the summer out of a choice of lots of things. Plants, birds, inverts etc. You get good ID skills which is something not many courses give you.

Of course if you are more into the practical management side of things another course might be better. But just thought I'd mention this course as I haven't seen it mentioned before.

Cheers
Caroline