This taught course is based mainly at the Natural History Museum, where you will attend lectures, together with computer and laboratory-based practicals. The Natural History Museum is in South Kensington, just a five-minute walk from Imperial's main campus. The programme will equip you with quantitative and analytical skills in computing, morphological and molecular techniques in systematic, taxonomy and biodiversity research. You will also have the opportunity to specialize in your chosen subject during an independent four-month research project, based either at the Museum or the Silwood Park Campus. Students may choose to undertake fieldwork carrying out biodiversity surveys, work in the molecular laboratories, or use the Natural History Museum’s world-renowned collection of natural history specimens. The unique location of this course enables you to attend regular seminars given by top researchers and to have important networking opportunities for future PhDs and careers.