Evolution and Development
Course, Master's level, 1BG397
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Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- 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
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Completed courses worth 150 credits including (1) 60 credits in biology and 30 credits in chemistry or 30 credits in earth sciences, or (2) 90 credits in biology, or (3) 60 credits in earth sciences and participation in the course Principles of Palaeobiology. 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)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 36,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 36,250
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-67415
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 worth 150 credits including (1) 60 credits in biology and 30 credits in chemistry or 30 credits in earth sciences, or (2) 90 credits in biology, or (3) 60 credits in earth sciences and participation in the course Principles of Palaeobiology. 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
The enormous advances in combining molecular developmental biology and palaeontology over recent decades have opened up a new field of research for the evolution of past and present biodiversity. This allows for a deeper understanding of interactions between molecular patterning, ontogeny and morphology from an evolutionary perspective. State-of-the-art techniques are now available for investigating these interactions.
The course provides an overview of this rapidly developing field, focusing on selected sets of arthropods and vertebrates. In-situ hybridisation, skeletal staining and synchrotron micro-computed tomography-based histology will be used to examine their evolution from an integrated molecular-morphological perspective within a phylogenetic context. The knowledge gained from these examples is used in addressing broader conceptual questions.