Overview

Key features

In the Biology, Animal Ecology programme from Lund University, you will achieve skills in analysing and understanding how evolutionary and ecological processes form appearance, physiology and behaviour in animals. You will also learn how to analyse costs and benefits of different traits and how these are optimised to form reproductive and survival strategies.

We offer an excellent research environment, particularly in topics such as animal migration, molecular ecology, life history trade-offs, disease resistance in natural populations and host-parasite interactions. You will use modern field and laboratory methods in studies of ecological and evolutionary issues applied on animals in basic research, as well as applied conservation-related research. Special emphasis is on birds as model systems.

Career prospects:

The knowledge and skills you will gain on this programme will open doors to employment within many sectors in academia and the public sector. The programme provides you with a solid grounding for PhD studies. Employment can be found within agencies concerned with environmental protection, education and within academia through research funding.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Population and Community Ecology
Evolutionary Animal Ecology
Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Conservation Biology
Ornithology
Sensory Biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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90

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lund, Sweden

Disciplines

Biology Animal Science Ecology View 21 other Masters in Ecology in Sweden

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Bachelor s degree of at least 180 credits, of which 90 credits must be in science, including 5 credits in statistics and 60 credits in biology comprising cell biology, genetics, ecology and zoology, or the equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to English 6/B from Swedish upper-secondary school.
Based on grades awarded for previous academic courses, as well as a statement of purpose for the application and qualifications from research/work of relevance to the study programme (from the applicant s Summary sheet ).

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

185000 SEK / year

≈ 185000 SEK / year
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Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Living costs

Lund

Sweden

7428 - 11057 SEK / month

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