Master in Environmental Mycology
Advanced study of fungi in ecosystems and their use in remediation, restoration, conservation and environmental management.
An overview of what you will study and build.
This master programme provides advanced study of fungi in ecosystems and of their use in environmental management. It begins with fungal ecology and ecosystem processes and builds identification skills tailored to ecologists, before exploring fungi in soil, aquatic and urban environments, forest mycology and deadwood ecology, and the role of fungi in biogeochemical cycles. These modules give students a broad and rigorous base across habitats and functions.
Environmental agencies, consultancies and conservation bodies increasingly need specialists who can bring fungi into remediation, restoration, conservation and policy work. The programme suits environmental scientists, consultants and managers with prior training or experience in ecology. Applied modules cover mycoremediation of soils and waters, mycorrhizae in ecological restoration, fungal conservation and red listing, environmental DNA and community analysis, fungi and climate change, and environmental assessment and policy. The programme closes with an environmental mycology research project, in which each student defines a question, designs and carries out a study, analyses the data and presents findings in a professional report suitable for clients, agencies or publication.
12 modules, one growing line of knowledge.
Hover or tap a module to follow the path from the first session to the final project. Open a module to see the topics it covers.
- Fungal roles in ecosystem processes
- Community assembly and interactions
- Fungal traits and functions
- Major fungal lineages
- Field and microscopic identification
- Molecular identification tools
- Soil fungal communities
- Aquatic and marine fungi
- Fungi in urban environments
- Forest fungal guilds
- Deadwood decay and succession
- Forest management and fungi
- Carbon cycling
- Nitrogen and phosphorus cycling
- Weathering and mineral interactions
- Pollutant degradation mechanisms
- Soil remediation design
- Water treatment and mycofiltration
- Restoration ecology and fungi
- Inoculum sourcing
- Restoration monitoring
- Threats to fungi
- Red list assessment
- Habitat management
- eDNA sampling design
- Sequencing and bioinformatics
- Community statistics
- Climate effects on fungal communities
- Fungal feedbacks to climate
- Adaptation and mitigation roles
- Fungi in impact assessment
- Environmental regulation
- Policy development and advocacy
- Research design
- Data collection and analysis
- Reporting and dissemination
Master in Environmental Mycology
By the end you will be able to:
- Identify fungi and analyse their roles in ecosystem processes.
- Design mycoremediation and mycorrhizal restoration interventions.
- Analyse eDNA and community data with appropriate statistics.
- Integrate fungi into red lists, environmental assessment and policy.
- Plan and deliver an independent environmental mycology study.
Where this programme sits in the school.
Where this programme can take you.
Roles and uses that build on what you learn here. Outcomes depend on your experience and local market.
- Senior environmental consultant in mycology
- Environmental agency specialist
- Restoration or remediation project lead
- Conservation programme manager
- Research scientist in fungal ecology
- Environmental policy adviser
Requirements, assessment and certificate.
Admission requirements
A previous course or diploma in ecology, environmental science or mycology, or equivalent professional experience, is expected.
How you are assessed
Progress is assessed through participation in live sessions, applied exercises and analyses in each module, and a final research project reviewed by the professor.
Final project
An independent environmental mycology research study with a professional report of the findings.
Certificate
Master Certificate
On completing the programme and its project, Fungaris issues a Master Certificate. Accreditations are assessed according to the training completed and the local regulations of each country.
How the programme grows, phase by phase.
- Fungal Ecology and Ecosystem Processes
- Fungal Diversity and Identification for Ecologists
- Soil, Aquatic and Urban Fungi
- Forest Mycology and Deadwood Ecology
- Fungi and Biogeochemical Cycles
- Mycoremediation of Soils and Waters
- Mycorrhizae in Ecological Restoration
- Fungal Conservation and Red Listing
- Environmental DNA and Community Analysis
- Fungi and Climate Change
- Environmental Assessment and Policy
- Environmental Mycology Research Project
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Questions about this programme
Do I need experience to study Master in Environmental Mycology?
A previous course or diploma in ecology, environmental science or mycology, or equivalent professional experience, is expected.
How is Master in Environmental Mycology taught?
Live online, in 12 modules with a working professional, a small group and a final project.
How am I assessed?
Progress is assessed through participation in live sessions, applied exercises and analyses in each module, and a final research project reviewed by the professor.
What is the final project?
An independent environmental mycology research study with a professional report of the findings.
What certificate do I get?
On completing the programme and its project, Fungaris issues a Master Certificate. Accreditations are assessed according to the training completed and the local regulations of each country.
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