Master's Programme in Evolutionary Biology - MEME
Outline, TEB2M
- Code
- TEB2M
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 6 November 2024
- Registration number
- TEKNAT 2024/125
The two-year programme is not given in its entirety in Uppsala but jointly with three other universities. In each cohort, about half of the students start in Uppsala and the rest in Groningen. During the second semester, the studies are conducted either in Montpellier or in Munich. During semester 3 and 4, students do their own research projects at one or some of the four partner universities or at the affiliated universities.
Level/Depth is given with the abbreviations:
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
A2E - Second cycle, degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)
Main field of study is indicated according to the following abbreviations:
B = Biology
Level/Depth and Main field of study refers to the classification done by Uppsala University, also for courses provided by the other universities.
Semester 1
Track - Uppsala University
Period 1
- Evolutionary Processes, 15 credits (1BG373) Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
Period 2
- Evolutionary Patterns, 15 credits (1BG306) Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1F
Track - RuG - Rijksuniversität Groningen
| Period | Course code | Course name | Credits | Level/Depth | Main field of study |
| 1 | WMEV003-10 | Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution | 10 | A1N | B |
| 1 | WMEV006-05 | Evolutionary Theory | 5 | A1N | B |
| 2 | WMMB005-05 | Principles of Population Genetics in Natural Populations | 5 | A1N | B |
| 2 | WMEV011-05 | Genomics in Ecology and Evolution | 5 | A1N | B |
| 2 | WMEV012-05 | Research Proposal Ecology and Evolution | 5 | A1N | B |
Semester 2
Spår - UM - University of Montpellier
| Period | Course code | Course name | Credits | Level/Depth | Main field of study |
| 3 | HAB816B | Population genetics | 3 | A1N | B |
| 3 | HAB820B | Statistics | 3 | A1N | B |
| 3 | HAB809B | Genetic Data analysis | 3 | A1N | B |
| 3 | HAB811B | Hot topics in Ecology & Evolution: presenting and discussing selected research | 2 | A1N | B |
| 3 | HAB813B | Modelling | 3 | A1N | B |
| 4 | HAB807B | Evolutionary Applications | 1 | A1N | B |
| 4 | HAB819B | Research project | 15 | A1N | B |
Track - LMU - Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
| Period | Course code | Course name | Credits | Level/Depth | Main field of study |
| 3 | LSF19465 | Basic Evolutionary Genomics | 3 | A1N | B |
| 4 | LSF19463 | Advanced Evolutionary Genomics | 3 | A1N | B |
| 4 | LSF19435 | Statistics | 3 | A1N | B |
| LMU | LSF19451 | EES Excursion | 3 | A1N | B |
Comment: The second semester in Munich begins around mid-April. While at LMU, MEME students will mostly participate in the courses offered in the master's program in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics (EES). However, they can also participate in courses that are offered in the other master´s programs of the LMU Faculty of Biology in Plant Sciences (PLS), in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) or Human Biology (MHB). All courses are taught in English.
Semester 3
During semester 3 and 4 the students choose at which university they want to study. It is also possible to do a project at Harvard University or at Université Lausanne.
| Period | Course code | Course name | Credits | Level/Depth | Main field of study |
| 1-2 | RuG | Thesis project | 30 | A2E | B |
| 1-2 | UM2 | Thesis project | 30 | A2E | B |
| 1-2 | LMU | Thesis project | 30 | A2E | B |
- Degree Project in Biology, 30 credits (1BG362) Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A2E
- Project Work in Biology, 30 credits (1BG368) Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
Semester 4
During semester 3 and 4 the students choose at which university they want to study. It is also possible to do a project at Harvard University or at Université Lausanne.
| Period | Course code | Course name | Credits | Level/Depth | Main field of study |
| 3-4 | RuG | Thesis project | 30 | A2E | B |
| 3-4 | UM2 | Thesis project | 30 | A2E | B |
| 3-4 | LMU | Project work | 30 | A1F | B |
- Project Work in Biology, 30 credits (1BG368) Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
- Degree Project in Biology, 30 credits (1BG362) Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A2E