Ecological Methods
Course, Master's level, 1BG324
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Spring 2025
Spring 2025,
Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 24 March 2025–8 June 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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Completed courses of 120 credits including (1) 60 credits in biology and 30 credits in chemistry or 30 credits in earth science, or (2) 90 credits in biology, in both cases including either of the advanced courses Ecology 15 credits or Limnology 15 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-67571
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 10 March 2025–23 March 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2025
Spring 2025,
Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 24 March 2025–8 June 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Completed courses of 120 credits including (1) 60 credits in biology and 30 credits in chemistry or 30 credits in earth science, or (2) 90 credits in biology, in both cases including either of the advanced courses Ecology 15 credits or Limnology 15 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 10 March 2025–23 March 2025
- Information on registration from the department
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Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
Only available as part of a programme
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 23 March 2026–7 June 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Completed courses of 120 credits including (1) 60 credits in biology and 30 credits in chemistry or 30 credits in earth science, or (2) 90 credits in biology, in both cases including either of the advanced courses Ecology 15 credits or Limnology 15 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-67571
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 9 March 2026–22 March 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 23 March 2026–7 June 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Completed courses of 120 credits including (1) 60 credits in biology and 30 credits in chemistry or 30 credits in earth science, or (2) 90 credits in biology, in both cases including either of the advanced courses Ecology 15 credits or Limnology 15 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 9 March 2026–22 March 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
This course focuses on how to practically sample populations of plants and animals in the context of nature conservation and environmental monitoring. You will learn practical methods that an ecologist must master to work in nature conservation at governmental and non-governmental organisations.
Through practicals and lectures, the course covers the design, implementation, statistical analysis, and written and oral communication of ecological surveys and data. Field practicals on GIS mapping, bird inventories, insect traps and plant surveys are core components of the course; and to apply methods that are standard in applied conservation and monitoring programs in Sweden and the EU. The course includes extensive practice with R programming, including analysis of existing datasets. During a week-long field course, you will design and carry out ecological projects; applying your knowledge of the methods covered during the course.
The course includes a one-week field course in May/June.
Reading list
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2023
- Reading list valid from Spring 2019
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2017
- Reading list valid from Spring 2013
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2012
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2011
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2010
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2008
- Reading list valid from Spring 2005