Master's Programme in Biology
Outline, TBI2M
- Code
- TBI2M
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 8 November 2022
- Registration number
- TEKNAT 2022/136
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: Applied Biotechnology A1N, Biology A1N
- Analytical Chemistry I, 10 credits (1KB105) Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Chemistry G1F
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: Applied Biotechnology A1N, Biology 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 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: Applied Biotechnology A1F, Biology 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 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: Applied Biotechnology A1F, Biology A1F, Chemistry A1F, Technology 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
Programme syllabus
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2024
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2023
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2022
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2021
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2020
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2019
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2018
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2017
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2016, version 2
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2016, version 1
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2015
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2014
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2013
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2012
- Programme syllabus valid from Autumn 2011