Outline for Master's Programme in Biology

• 120 credits
• Programme code: TBI2M
• Established: 2008-05-08
• Established by: The Educational Board of Science
• Revised: 2016-03-10
• Revised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology
• Reg. no: TEKNAT 2015/47
• Outline applies from: Autumn 2016
• Responsible faculty: Faculty of Science and Technology
• Responsible department: Biology Education Centre

Semester 1

Period 1

All the courses in period 1 except 1BG393 and 1BG301 are first courses for the different specialisations and includes the common course Introduction to second cycle studies, 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
• Protein Engineering, 15 credits (1BG301)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1F, Technology A1F, Applied Biotechnology A1F, Chemistry A1F
• 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
• Plant Growth and Development, 15 credits (1BG303)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N

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
• Research Training in Biomedicine and Laboratory Animal Science, 15 credits (3NR730)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biomedicine A1F, Biology A1F, Molecular Medicine A1F, Molecular Biotechnology A1F, Infection Biology A1F, Pharmaceutical Biosciences A1F, Medical Science A1F, Biomedical Laboratory Science A1F

Semester 2

Period 3

• Aquatic Ecosystems, 15 credits (1BG506)
  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
• Bioinformatic Analyses IIa, 5 credits (1BG337)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Technology A1N
• Faunistics, Vertebrates, 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

Period 4

• Ecological Methods, 15 credits (1BG324)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
• 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 (1BG323)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
• Toxicology and Risk Assessment, 15 credits (1BG509)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
• The Baltic Sea - Ecology and Natural Resources, 15 credits (1BG507)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
• Degree Project D in Biology, 15 credits (1BG327)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1E

Semester 3

Same as for semester 1.

Semester 4

• 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

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
• Experts in Teams: Interdisciplinary Projects for Sustainable Development, 5 credits (1MV561)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sustainable Development 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