Kesella Scott-Somme, MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology and Restoration

Meet Kesella Scott-Somme, a graduate from the MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology and Restoration at the UCL Department of Geography.

I loved my time on the MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology and Restoration course. It provides a really varied skillset, with a wide range of optional modules which can help you tailor the course to personal interests. Department staff are overwhelmingly supportive and helpful and will guide you through the inevitable occasional struggles of MSc study with kindness and understanding. You will be taught by a huge range of guest lecturers, as well as your regular teachers, and so will have the added benefit of learning from and being put in contact with, a whole host of interesting and informed people working in the aquatic realm.

There are several field trips which help to hone your field and practical skills (as well as being incredibly good fun). My favourite part of the course was the support for personal development and the huge availability of extra-curricular activities and field working opportunities that helped me develop contacts and which led to my first job working for the Thames Estuary Partnership. I use the skills I learnt at UCL every day in my current job as an Aquatic Consultant. Plus the contacts I made have been incredibly helpful in furthering my career.

If it were possible, I would definitely go back and do the course again, but as this is sadly not a practical option, I can only suggest that you should apply instead.

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