Master in Biology
Four specialisations Cell and System Biology Evolution and Behaviour Ecology and Environment 1
Three professional profiles Research Education Management 2
two years - 120 ECTS points Profile 30 ECTS Compulsory 44 ECTS Thesis 30 ECTS Optional 16 ECTS 3
Cell and System Biology molecules, cells and tissues Compulsory courses ECTS Biochemistry and systems biology 3 Biochemistry of plants 3 Animal physiology 6 Plant physiology and functional morphology 6 Genomes and proteomes study 6 Cell biology 3 Developmental biology 3 Integrated practical classes 13 4
Cell and System Biology molecules, cells and tissues Compulsory courses Optional courses Advanced biostatistics Applied and conservation behaviour Aquatic ecology Bioacoustics Biogeomorphology Bioinformatics Biomechanics Coastal and marine management - Conservation genetics Ecological modelling Ecological toxicology Ecomorphology Island biology Energy from biomass Entomology - Evolutionary ecology Behaviour: seminar and skills Gene technology Geographic Information Systems - Herpetology Human behaviour Infectious disease ecology Mammalogy - Meteorology Methods in environmental biology - Molecular genetics Ornithology Plant-microbe interactions Plant ecophysiology Primatology - Recombinant protein technology Remote sensing Restoration ecology Seminar biochemistry Species conservation and management - System ecology Techniques proteome and genome study Scientific writing in English The plant as system 5
Cell and System Biology molecules, cells and tissues Compulsory courses Optional courses Master thesis Systemic physiological and ecotoxicological research Plant growth and development Molecular plant physiology and biotechnology Flemish institute of biotechnology Institute of tropical medicine 6
Cell and System Biology molecules, cells and tissues Compulsory courses Optional courses Master thesis Professional profile 30 ECTS 7
Evolution and Behaviour individuals, populations, species Compulsory courses ECTS Biostatistics 7 Evolutionary and ecological physiology 4 Vertebrate functional morphology 4 Phylogeny and systematics 6 Behavioural ecology 5 Behavioural physiology 5 Macro-evolution 3 Ecology of populations and communities 6 Organismal biology lab exercises 4 8
Evolution and Behaviour individuals, populations, species Compulsory courses Optional courses Advanced biostatistics Applied and conservation behaviour Aquatic ecology Bioacoustics Biogeomorphology Bioinformatics Biomechanics Coastal and marine management - Conservation genetics Ecological modelling Ecological toxicology Ecomorphology Island biology Energy from biomass Entomology - Evolutionary ecology Behaviour: seminar and skills Gene technology Geographic Information Systems - Herpetology Human behaviour Infectious disease ecology Mammalogy - Meteorology Methods in environmental biology - Molecular genetics Ornithology Plan-microbe interactions Plant ecophysiology Primatology - Recombinant protein technology Remote sensing Restoration ecology Seminar biochemistry Species conservation and management - System ecology Techniques proteome and genome study Scientific writing in English The plant as system 9
Evolution and Behaviour individuals, populations, species Compulsory courses Optional courses Master thesis Functional morphology Evolutionary ecology Ethology Royal Antwerp Zoo Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences 10
Evolution and Behaviour individuals, populations, species Compulsory courses Optional courses Master thesis Professional profile 11
Ecology and Environment communities, ecosystems Compulsory courses ECTS Biostatistics 7 Ecohydrology field course 6 Geographical information systems 4 Environmental biophysics 4 Landscape ecology 4 Environmental stress 4 Paleo-ecology 3 Plant ecology 6 Ecology of populations and communities 6 12
Ecology and Environment communities, ecosystems Compulsory courses Optional courses Advanced biostatistics Applied and conservation behaviour Aquatic ecology Bioacoustics Biogeomorphology Bioinformatics Biomechanics Coastal and marine management - Conservation genetics Ecological modelling Ecological toxicology Ecomorphology Island biology Energy from biomass Entomology - Evolutionary ecology Behaviour: seminar and skills Gene technology Herpetology Human behaviour Infectious disease ecology Mammalogy - Meteorology Methods in environmental biology - Molecular genetics Ornithology Plant-microbe interactions Plant ecophysiology Primatology - Recombinant protein technology Remote sensing Restoration ecology Seminar biochemistry Species conservation and management - System ecology Techniques proteome and genome study Scientific writing in English The plant as system 13
Ecology and Environment communities, ecosystems Compulsory courses Optional courses Master thesis Ecosystem management Plant and vegetation ecology Institute for Forest and Nature Management Flemish Institute for Technological Research 14
Ecology and Environment communities, ecosystems Compulsory courses Optional courses Master thesis Professional profile 15
Research prepares you for a research career (PhD) Additional optional courses Individual research project 20 ECTS 10 ECTS 16
Education trains you to become a teacher Theoretical and practical classes during Master 30 ECTS Introduction to didactics 3 Didactics natural sciences basics 3 Didactics biology 3 Practice sessions 3 Student counceling 3 In-school training 6 Educational politics and policies 3 Optional course 6 Additional classes following Master 30 ECTS 17
Management develops your entrepreneurship Interfaculty course management and entrepreneurship 30 ECTS Strategic business communication 6 Organisation management 6 Financial management and legal aspects 6 Innovation and entrepreneurship 6 Process management and quality care 6 18
Four specialisations Cell and System Biology Evolution and Behaviour Ecology and Environment Biodiversity: Conservation and Restoration 19
Biodiversity: Conservation and Restoration conserving and restoring nature Compulsory courses 62 ECTS Ecology of populations and communities 6 Landscape ecology 4 Plant ecology 6 Ecohydrology field course 6 Biostatistics 7 Geographic information systems 4 Species conservation and management 6 Habitat conservation 4 Conservation biogeography 4 Conservation genetics 6 Restoration ecology 4 Conservation and society 5 20
Biodiversity: Conservation and Restoration conserving and restoring nature Compulsory courses Optional courses Conservation internship 62 ECTS 18 ECTS 10 ECTS 21
Biodiversity: Conservation and Restoration conserving and restoring nature Compulsory courses Optional courses Conservation internship Master thesis 62 ECTS 18 ECTS 10 ECTS 30 ECTS 22
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Erasmus Erasmus mundus 2014-2015 28
Field courses Master thesis 2009-2014 29
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