Integrative Plant Sciences

Overview

Throughout the Integrative Plant Sciences program from University of Helsinki you'll learn  that life on Earth depends on solar energy captured by plants - they are the base of most food webs and underpin the functioning of all major ecosystems. Plants release the oxygen we breathe. They convert solar energy into chemical energy, providing us with food, fibres, renewable energy sources, and raw materials for many industries. Plants do not carry out these processes in isolation. They interact with other organisms and the physical and chemical environment, communicate and actively adjust to their circumstances. How do they do these things at molecular, physiological and functional levels and how can we profit from understanding that?

When graduating from the Master’s Programme in Integrative Plant Sciences (IPS) you will have the current answers, based on cutting-edge research by our scientists, to these big questions, and more.

Career opportunities:

Studies in the Integrative Plant Sciences at University of Helsinki include career orientation, expert identity studies and career planning. Upon graduating, you will:

• understand how research in plant sciences and biotechnology can contribute to plant breeding and production.
• be capable of planning, coordinating and executing high-quality basic and applied scientific research.
• have a good command of the scientific method and critically evaluate research across scientific disciplines.
• master lab techniques in molecular and physiological plant sciences.
• be able to use the basic skills needed to expand your knowledge into other related fields and communicate professionally with experts in those fields
• have the skills to act in working life as an expert and innovator in your field, supported by your language, communication, lab skills and other transferable skills.