Master's Programme in Biology-Earth Sciences, 120 ECTS

Planet Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity are under great strain. The dynamics and complexity of landscape processes and their natural and social driving forces calls for trans-disciplinary solutions. Biology-Earth Sciences is a trans-disciplinary field integrating biology and geo-science to explain landscape development through natural processes and human impact.

A Master’s Degree in Biology-Earth Sciences is a good foundation for professional work within the environmental field, such as conservation biology, environmental monitoring or nature stewardship. The unique design of the programme including a broad mixture of selectable courses in physical geography and biology allows you to choose your own specialization such as landscape or seascape management, landscape ecology, biodiversity assessment or geographical information science. Future employment can be found in governmental agencies, municipalities, consultant companies and NGO´s.

Guidance regarding the selectable courses can be provided by the programme responsible. We recommend that the programme is initiated with the course Environmental Management in Agriculture and Forestry 15 higher education credits and include the course Ecological geography – mapping, analysis and visualization 15 higher education credits. The total list of currently selectable courses is available on the programme web site.