Outline for Master's Programme in Biology

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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