Overview

The joint programme Paleobiology - Pangea from Uppsala University is a collaboration between Uppsala University (Sweden), University of Lille (France), University of Minho (Portugal) and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece). Each university will contribute with their strongest expertise, which guarantees the excellent quality of the education.You will be studying with at least two of the partner universities, depending on your choice of specialistion and study plan.There are three specialised fields of Earth Sciences you can choose: Palaeobiology, Geoconservation, and Applied Palaeontology. Uppsala University contributes to the programme with its expertise in Palaeobiology.

Features

During the programme you can expect to:

understand how life has evolved over millions of years and how it adapted to constant changes in the environment and climate

combine traditional fossil studies with modern biological methods

study the evolution and development of small microorganisms to giant vertebrates.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Workshop

Applications of Palaeontology

Biostratigraphy

Micropalaeontology

Geobiology

Carbonate Facies Analysis

Quantitative Palaeontology

Phylogenetics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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90

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6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Uppsala, Sweden

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Biology View 13 other Masters in Earth Sciences 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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Other requirements

General requirements

Academic requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Also required is 90 credits in earth science or 90 credits in biology.

Language requirements

All applicants need to verify English language proficiency.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

9000 EUR / year

≈ 9000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

4500 EUR / year

≈ 4500 EUR / year

Additional Details

Depending on the programme, one semester of full-time study costs between 50,000 and 72,500 SEK per semester.

Living costs

Uppsala

Sweden

7620 - 12066 SEK / month

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