Outline for Master's Programme in Biology
Masterprogram i biologi
- 120 credits
- Programme code: TBI2M
- Established: 2008-05-08
- Revised: 2021-11-09
- Revised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology
- Reg. no: TEKNAT 2021/130
- Outline applies from: Autumn 2022
- Responsible faculty: Faculty of Science and Technology
- Responsible department: Biology Education Centre
The following designations are used:
G1F - First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle courses as entry requirements
G2F - First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle courses as entry requirements
A1N - Second cycle, has only first-cycle courses as entry requirements, at least 120 credits
A1F - Second cycle, has second-cycle courses as entry requirements
A1E - Second cycle, contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (60 credits)
A2E - Second cycle, degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)
Semester 1
Period 1
All the courses in period 1 except 1BG393, 1KB105 and 1BG228 are starting courses for the different specialisations and includes the common course Introduction to second cycle studies - Biology, 2 credits.
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Fundamental and Molecular Systematics,
10
credits
(1BG393)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Ecology D,
15
credits
(1BG382)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Evolutionary Processes,
15
credits
(1BG373)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Limnology D,
15
credits
(1BG505)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Toxicology D,
15
credits
(1BG381)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Trends in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology,
15
credits
(1BG396)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Applied Biotechnology A1N -
Genetic and Molecular Plant Science,
15
credits
(1BG511)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Analytical Chemistry I,
10
credits
(1KB105)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry G1F -
Environmental Monitoring in Biology,
5
credits
(1BG228)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G2F, Chemistry G2F
1BG228 is given in terms of resources
Period 2
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Bioinformatic Analyses I,
5
credits
(1BG311)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Technology A1N -
Ecotoxicology,
15
credits
(1BG308)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Evolutionary Patterns,
15
credits
(1BG306)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1F -
Genes, Brain and Behaviour,
15
credits
(1BG344)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Structure and Function of Macromolecules,
15
credits
(1BG349)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Applied Biotechnology A1N -
Microbiology,
15
credits
(1BG307)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Technology A1N -
Population and Community Ecology,
15
credits
(1BG309)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
RNA: Structure, Function and Biology,
15
credits
(1BG388)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Applied Ecosystem Ecology,
15
credits
(1BG305)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
Semester 2
Period 3
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning,
15
credits
(1BG514)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Earth Science A1N -
Behavioural Ecology,
15
credits
(1BG319)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Conservation Biology,
15
credits
(1BG318)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Faunistics, Vertebrates,
5 (out of 10)
credits
(1BG222)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G2F -
Immunology,
15
credits
(1BG313)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Environmental and Administration Law,
15
credits
(1BG211)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G2F -
Modelling in Biology,
5
credits
(1BG383)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Computational Science A1N -
Molecular Cell Biology,
15
credits
(1BG320)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Population Genomics,
15
credits
(1BG508)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Statistical Methods in Natural Sciences,
5
credits
(1BG391)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Chemistry A1N, Earth Science A1N -
Fungal Diversity and Evolution,
10
credits
(1BG376)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1F -
Informatics Toolbox for Systematics,
5
credits
(1BG395)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1F, Applied Biotechnology A1F -
Developmental Biology Including the Development of the Nervous System,
15
credits
(1BG510)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
Period 4
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Ecological Methods,
15
credits
(1BG324)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Faunistics, Vertebrates,
5 (out of 10)
credits
(1BG222)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G2F -
Evolution and Development,
15
credits
(1BG397)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Functional Genomics,
15
credits
(1BG322)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1F, Technology A1F -
Diversity and Identification of Marine Invertebrates,
5
credits
(1BG394)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1F -
Molecular Infection Biology,
15
credits
(1BG326)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1F -
Toxicology and Risk Assessment,
15
credits
(1BG509)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Ecosystems in the Anthropocene,
15
credits
(1BG513)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Earth Science A1N -
Human Evolution and Genetics,
15
credits
(1BG515)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
Semester 3
Period 1
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Population Genomic Analysis,
10
credits
(1MB517)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Bioinformatics A1F, Biology A1F -
Protein Engineering,
15
credits
(1BG301)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1F, Technology A1F, Applied Biotechnology A1F, Chemistry A1F
In addition see courses listed for semester 1.
Semester 4
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Degree Project D in Biology,
15
credits
(1BG327)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1E -
Degree Project E1 in Biology,
30
credits
(1BG328)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A2E -
Degree Project in Biology,
30
credits
(1BG362)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A2E -
Degree Project E in Biology,
45
credits
(1BG329)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A2E -
Degree Project in Biology,
60
credits
(1BG358)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A2E
Other courses given as part time/summer courses or courses for which the time is not yet decided.
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Literature Project in Biology,
5
credits
(1BG369)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Literature Project in Biology,
10
credits
(1BG370)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Research Training in Biology,
10
credits
(1BG363)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Research Training in Biology,
15
credits
(1BG364)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Research Training in Biology,
20
credits
(1BG365)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Project Work in Biology,
10
credits
(1BG366)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Project Work in Biology,
15
credits
(1BG367)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Project Work in Biology,
30
credits
(1BG368)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Summer School in Evolutionary Biology,
5
credits
(1BG390)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Specialised Course in Biology I,
10
credits
(1BG361)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Specialised Course in Biology II,
10
credits
(1BG371)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Specialised Course in Biology III,
10
credits
(1BG372)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N -
Project in Laboratory Synthetic Biology I,
15
credits
(1MB205)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G1F -
Project in Laboratory Synthetic Biology II,
15
credits
(1MB405)
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
Outline revisions
Outline(s) part of syllabus from Autumn 2022:
- Latest outline (applies from Autumn 2022)