24 monthsProgramme duration
24,150 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Geophysics
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
If this is an area that interests you, and you want to make a contribution to science and sustainability, a Master’s programme in Ecology and Evolution at VU Amsterdam is for you.
You'll study ecology from a plant, animal, fungal, bacterial and systems perspective. You’ll also explore ecological and evolutionary processes at a molecular level and on a regional and global scale. In addition, you’ll carry out field observations and experiments to identify evolutionary and/or ecosystem patterns and functions.
The Master's programme takes two years and is taught in English. In the first year you’ll study ecology and evolution, as well as undertake your first internship. In the second year you’ll choose one of the following specialisations:
- Ecology & Evolution
- International Master Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolution (IMABEE)
- Science Education
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Apply to VU Amsterdam Summer School and develop your academic skills in a focused and inspiring study abroad experience.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Geophysics
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
If this is an area that interests you, and you want to make a contribution to science and sustainability, a Master’s programme in Ecology and Evolution at VU Amsterdam is for you.
You'll study ecology from a plant, animal, fungal, bacterial and systems perspective. You’ll also explore ecological and evolutionary processes at a molecular level and on a regional and global scale. In addition, you’ll carry out field observations and experiments to identify evolutionary and/or ecosystem patterns and functions.
The Master's programme takes two years and is taught in English. In the first year you’ll study ecology and evolution, as well as undertake your first internship. In the second year you’ll choose one of the following specialisations:
- Ecology & Evolution
- International Master Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolution (IMABEE)
- Science Education
Summer School
Apply to VU Amsterdam Summer School and develop your academic skills in a focused and inspiring study abroad experience.
Admission Requirements
1. Academic requirements
Your previous education needs to be deemed equivalent to at least a Dutch academic Bachelor’s degree ( wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO ) obtained at a research university (nominal duration 3 years). We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score.
2. Programme-specific requirements
Knowledge and understanding
A minimum of 12 ECTS in Ecology: understanding of ecosystems, the ecological processes that play a role within them and the interrelationship of those processes, behavioral ecology;
A minimum of 12 ECTS in Evolution: origin and development of life, processes of speciation, relationship between and within taxa, building plans of the most important groups;
A minimum of 12 ECTS in Genetics: origin and development of life, processes of speciation, relationship between and within taxa, building plans of the most important groups;
A minimum of 12 ECTS in Statistics or Mathematics: t-test, regression and correlation analysis, analysis of variance, non-parametric tests and Mathematical Principles and Techniques: differentiation and integration, ordinary differential equations;
Biochemistry and Cell Biology: insight into molecular and cellular processes in living organisms;
Animal and Plant Physiology: the function at supra-cellular level, insight into the construction and function of the main tissues, organs and organ systems and the regulation of their operation;
Biogeochemistry: flow of carbon and nutrients through ecosystems and global cycles
3. English-language proficiency requirements
You will have to demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency. You can find an overview of relevant information to demonstrate your English language proficiency on the language requirement page .
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