Master of Biology

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This master's programme covers many aspects of modern biology, from the molecular to the population and community levels, with emphasis on scientific skills such as problemsolving, independent thinking, and communication. Master's programme students will receive solid theoretical training and acquire the techniques needed in fundamental and applied research.

The Master of Biology programme consists of 120 credit points (European Credit Transfer System - ECTS) divided over two years and is only available in a full-time framework. The programme offers maximal flexibility, allowing students to compose a personalized study track according to their interests and needs. Students can focus their studies on two areas of specialization: ecological and evolutionary biology (M1) or molecular and physiological biology (M2). Students take one of the two specializations as a major and choose courses totalling from thirty to thirty-six credits.

The other specialization is taken as a minor with a study load totalling from twelve to eighteen credits. The programme is completed with a choice of methodological (twelve to eighteen credits) and optional (eighteen credits) courses and the mandatory research training (forty-two credits). The latter includes two short research projects during the first year and a master's thesis during the second year, each to be carried out in

Mandatory Research Training

Cluster of Methodological Courses

Optional Courses

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The Department of Biology houses five divisions with diverse research activities ranging from molecular and physiological research at the level of cells and organisms to ecological research of populations, communities, and ecosystems. Our internationally renowned research is embedded in well-established world-wide collaborations with other universities, research institutes, and companies. Although the department's research primarily strives to obtain insight into patterns and processes at different levels of biological organization and to understand the basis and evolution of mechanisms allowing organisms to adapt to their continuously changing environment, this knowledge often leads to applications with important economic or societal benefits.

Career perspectives

As a master in biology, you can pursue a career as a scientific researcher at universities, agroindustrial, pharmaceutical or biotech companies, environmental conservation organizations, or NGOs, as a scientific advisor in banks or private investment foundations, as a policy officer in governmental or public administration, as a scientific communication advisor or scientific journalist, or as a science teacher.

Registration fee

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