Master of Biology

• Master

  Degree

• Polish

  Language of instructions

• 2 years

  Years of study

• Full-time

  Study mode

• Poland, Katowice

  Location

Specializations offered: General and Experimental Biology Ecology and Nature Conservation Evaluation of Natural Resources Foreign language course offered: English http://www.spnjo.us.edu.pl/?lektoraty,7 Web page of the Faculty: http://www.wbios.us.edu.pl/ Characteristics of the study: During the MSc studies, completed with the defense of the master dissertation, students deepen their knowledge and skills in biological science and, under the supervisor’ direction, perform, by themselves, the researches in general and experimental biology or ecology and environmental protection. Proposed forms of teaching include lectures, seminars, bachelor, specialization and MSc practical trainings, laboratory classes, listening classes as well as field classes. The workshops and Master’s projects are conducted in the modern, well-equipped laboratories or in the field, while the seminars provide essential theoretical support on how to plan research experiments and how to prepare, discuss and present Master’s thesis. Besides, the curriculum of this degree scheme contains courses from the following disciplines that are common and obligatory for all students, i.e. plant and animal phylogenetics and taxonomy, selected aspects of the ecology, mechanisms of evolution and bioethics. The important component of the curriculum is also to familiarise a student with modern information technology as well as with the application of statistical tools in life sciences. Apart from the obligatory courses, which compose a main scaffold of the curriculum, numerous facultative courses are offered, enabling individual profiling of the educational path of the students according to their interests and preferences and in connection with the chosen specialisation. This offer is additionally supplemented by a plethora of courses from related fields of study, such as biotechnology and environmental protection.