Programme outline

• Two-year (four semester, 120 ECTS) consecutive degree programme based on a BSc degree in the same or a closely related subject (see Application and Admission).
• English as main teaching language.
• Organized modularly (block and semester-long courses).
• Broad offer of modules from different fields of research across faculties (Biology, Agricultural Sciences, Forest Sciences & Forest Ecology, Geoscience & Geography).
• Emphasis on practical teaching: Excursions, field courses, lab training, training in taxonomy, collections, science communication, …
• Three main areas of specialization:
  • A. Ecology (with specification in plants or animals): Functionality of biodiversity
  • B. Evolution: Development of biodiversity
  • C. Conservation Biology: Preserving biodiversity
• Master's thesis (6 months) on the basis of experiments or field studies, with a preparatory module: Research colloquia and project management (M.Biodiv.417).