Degree project for the Master Programme in Biology

Coordinators

Cell Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology

David van der Spoel
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (ICM)
018 - 471 4205, david.vanderspoel@icm.uu.se

Ecology, Conservation and Environmental Science, Limnology, Population Biology and Evolutionary Biology

Nina Sletvold
Department of Ecology and Genetics (IEG)
018-471 28 71, degreeproject_ieg@ibg.uu.se

Ioana Onut Brännström
Department of Ecology and Genetics (IEG)
degreeproject_ieg@ibg.uu.se

Toxicology, Environmental Toxicology, Physiology, Biology of Organisms and Systematics

Carlos Guerrero Bosagna
Department of Organismal Biology (IOB)
018-471 23 41, degreeproject_iob@ibg.uu.se

The information presented here applies to students pursuing a degree project. For formal course plans for the different degree projects available, describing prerequisites, expected learning outcomes, content and examination see below.

All master programmes include a Degree project (MSc Thesis), normally performed during the final term of the programme. Exchange students can apply for the degree project courses as part of their exchange programme. All degree projects within bioinformatics, biology and biotechnology are carried out as project courses. The length of a project course may be 10, 20 or 30 weeks, depending on the programme and the requirements for the diploma.

The aim of a degree project course is to train the student in planning, carrying out and reporting independent work. The student should also account for scientific literature in the specific research area. The project is meant to provide contacts with research and development, and often functions as a link between undergraduate and graduate studies, or between studies and the first employment.

The project may be carried out at the university, or in a company or a public authority. The student must have a project supervisor at the department where the project is performed, and a project co-ordinator at the Biology Education Centre. The coordinator functions as a "course leader", admits a student to the project, supports him/her while working, and grades his/her work.

Registration dates for Degree projects

Degree projects can be started at any of the dates below. If the degree project requires a different start date, please contact your coordinator.

Spring 2026
January 19
February 9
March 2
March 23
Aprin 13
May 4
May 25

Course syllabus

• Degree Project D in Biology, 15 hp (for one-year master, 'magister'), 1BG327
• Degree Project E1 in Biology, 30 hp, 1BG328
• Degree Project E2 in Biology, 30 hp, 1BG362
• Degree Project E in Biology, 45 hp, 1BG329
• Degree Project in Biology, 60 hp, 1BG358