Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences

Admission Requirements

Enrolling for this study plan is possible after having obtained one of the following degrees:

Academic Bachelor's programme biologie
AANBEVELINGSBRIEF / LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION 1
AANBEVELINGSBRIEF / LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION 2
MOTIVATIEBRIEF / LETTER OF MOTIVATION
PUNTENLIJST / TRANSCRIPTS (NIET VOOR VLAAMSE DIPLOMA'S)

Enrolling for this plan is also possible having completed the Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biology.

Overview of the study plan

Compulsory: 69 ECTS-credits.
Electives: 51 ECTS-credits to choose from the lists of electives 'Conceptual', 'Applied' and/or 'Practical and Technical Skills'.
"Professional Internship" can only be chosen once during the 2-year master programme, either as 6 or as 9 ECTS-credits.


Compulsory

Compulsory: 69 ECTS-credits.

From the courses listed below, students must obtain 69 ECTS credits.

5ECTS credits - Analysis of Biological Data
3ECTS credits - Bioethics
30ECTS credits - Master Thesis Biology
5ECTS credits - Marine Biology
5ECTS credits - River & Lake Ecology
3ECTS credits - Social-Ecological Systems
3ECTS credits - Biogeography
6ECTS credits - Fieldtrip Ecology
6ECTS credits - Functional and Experimental Plant Ecology
3ECTS credits - Scientific Presentation Skills and Career Planning

Back to top


Electives

Electives: 48 ECTS-credits to choose from the lists of electives 'Conceptual', 'Applied' and/or 'Practical and Technical Skills'.
"Professional Internship" can only be chosen once during the 2-year master programme, either as 6 or as 9 ECTS-credits.

To complete this module, students must obtain 51 ECTS credits.

Electives ’Conceptual'

Electives ’Conceptual'

5ECTS credits - Plant-soil Interactions
3ECTS credits - Animal Behaviour
3ECTS credits - Toxins in Amphibians and Reptiles
3ECTS credits - Biogeochemistry
3ECTS credits - Molecular Microbiology
5ECTS credits - Biology of Animal Societies
3ECTS credits - Origin of Life and Paleontological Evolution

Electives 'Applied'

Electives 'Applied'

3ECTS credits - Conservation Genetics
3ECTS credits - Integrated Coastal Zone Management
3ECTS credits - International Environmental Policy and Law
3ECTS credits - Integrated Practica on Ecosystems

Electives 'Practical and Technical Skills'

Electives 'Practical and Technical Skills'

6ECTS credits - Guided Self-Study
6ECTS credits - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
6ECTS credits - Professional Internship
9ECTS credits - Professional Internship
3ECTS credits - Introduction to GIS

Electives from the new master's programme

Electives from the new master's programme

3ECTS credits - Natural Risk Management
3ECTS credits - Chemical Risk Assesment
6ECTS credits - Systematics, Phylogeny and Natural History of Reptiles
3ECTS credits - Advanced Developmental Biology
3ECTS credits - Functional Ecology of Amphibians and Reptiles
6ECTS credits - Field Sampling and Analysis
3ECTS credits - Management of Aquatic Resources: Fisheries
5ECTS credits - River & Lake Ecology
6ECTS credits - Decision Support Systems for Sustainability
3ECTS credits - Global Change Biology

Electives subject to approval

Electives subject to approval by the chairman of the educational board.

3ECTS credits - Genetic Toxicology and Health
3ECTS credits - Entomology
3ECTS credits - Plant Molecular Biology
5ECTS credits - External course (5 credits)
5ECTS credits - External course (5 credits) Version 2
3ECTS credits - Vegetation Science
5ECTS credits - External course (5 credits) Version 3
3ECTS credits - Vaccine Technology
4ECTS credits - Human Infectious Diseases
3ECTS credits - Biosafety
5ECTS credits - Cellular Biology and Immunology
3ECTS credits - Natural Hazards
6ECTS credits - Plant Molecular Biology
6ECTS credits - Sustainability: an Interdisciplinary Approach
6ECTS credits - Systematics, Phylogeny and Natural History of Amphibians
6ECTS credits - External course (6 credits)
3ECTS credits - Population and Conservation Genetics
6ECTS credits - Global Education and Development
3ECTS credits - External course (3 credits)
3ECTS credits - External course (3 credits) version 2
3ECTS credits - UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as Model Systems
3ECTS credits - Brewery Technology
9ECTS credits - Field Trip Herpetology
4ECTS credits - Impact Assessment
3ECTS credits - Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation - Part I
3ECTS credits - Integrative Herpetology: EvoDevo and Physics
3ECTS credits - Land Use Planning and Growth Management
3ECTS credits - Methods of Scientific Diving
3ECTS credits - Natural History of Burrowing Herpetofauna
4ECTS credits - Oceanography
3ECTS credits - Seminars: Case Studies on Biodiversity Management
6ECTS credits - Social and Cultural Transition Strategies for Sustainability and Development
23ECTS credits - External course (23 credits)
6ECTS credits - Geo-information Science
3ECTS credits - Nature Management

Back to top