This course provides a forum for understanding not only the behaviour of NHPs (non-human primates), but also the current issues and hot topics in NHPs conservation and management. This course promotes a multidisciplinary approach and understanding of primate conservation issues. A combination of ecological, spatial, behavioural, and social methodologies and perspectives provides promising avenues to inform and achieve effective conservation management and to help combat these challenges. This pathway highlights the benefits of incorporating an understanding of local human communities’ experiences and a sound knowledge of primate behavioural and landscape ecology to foster successful conservation of non-human primates. It will familiarise you with a diverse set of practical and theoretical tools to pursue successfully a future role in primate conservation. The MSc offers collaborations with NGOs around the world, from the neotropics to Africa and Southeast Asia, as well as zoological institutions across Europe (eg, Howletts and Port Lympne Animal Parks, Kent) and African primate sanctuaries. This programme aims to: produce postgraduates equipped to play leading roles in the field of international conservation and biodiversity management; develop new areas of teaching in response to the advance of scholarship and practice; provide you with opportunities to gain a interdisciplinary perspective on conservation issues through collaborative exchange between DICE and the wider University; develop your competence in applying theoretical and methodological skills to the implementation of conservation practice and biodiversity management; develop your critical and analytical powers in relation to policy formulation and data analysis and interpretation; provide you with the skills to adapt and respond positively to change; develop critical, analytical problem-based learning skills and the transferable skills necessary for professional development; enhance the development of your interpersonal skills; assist you to develop the skills required for both autonomous practice and team-working. The School has a very good record for postgraduate employment and academic continuation. DICE programmes combine academic theory with practical field experience to develop graduates who are highly employable within government, NGOs and the private sector.