Biology

Biology is concerned with life in all its forms, from cells, organisms and populations to entire ecosystems. Generally, biologists engage in the study of diversity in nature, examining how plants, animals and other organisms are structured and how they work, down to the smallest molecule. An important part is to try to understand the mechanisms that underlie the complex interactions in nature, between and within organisms, both at the molecular level and at a larger-scale perspective.

Biologists work in diverse areas that can be divided into a few main categories. They can, for example, work with environmental protection, nature conservation, water conservation and toxicology and try to track environmental problems to prevent environmental destruction. They can work in molecular biology for example in medical and industrial companies. Biologists can also work in the field of medicine, for example in immunology and microbiology, or in research in all of the above and many more areas.

Courses

Bachelor's level, basic courses

Bachelor's level, continuing courses

Master's level courses

Applied Ecosystem Ecology, 15 credits Behavioural Ecology, 15 credits Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning, 15 credits Bioinformatic Analyses I, 5 credits Bioinformatics in the School for Teachers in Lower and Upper Secondary School, 3 credits Conservation Biology, 15 credits Conservation Genetics for Conservation Biologists, 3 credits Core Skills in Modern Experimental Molecular Biology, 5 credits Developmental Biology Including the Development of the Nervous System, 15 credits Diversity and Identification of Marine Invertebrates, 5 credits Ecological Methods, 15 credits Ecosystems in the Anthropocene, 15 credits Ecotoxicology, 15 credits Epigenetic Management of Stress and Disease, 2 credits Evolution and Development, 15 credits Evolutionary Patterns, 15 credits Evolutionary Processes, 15 credits Experimental Industrial Bioprocess I: Design, 3 credits Experimental Industrial Bioprocess II: Cultivation and Harvest, 2 credits Experimental Industrial Bioprocess III: Analysis and Evaluation of Results, 2 credits Functional Genomics, 15 credits Fundamental and Molecular Systematics, 10 credits Fungal Diversity and Evolution, 10 credits Genes, Brain and Behaviour, 15 credits Human Evolution and Genetics, 15 credits Immunology, 15 credits Informatics Toolbox for Systematics, 5 credits Microbiological Laboratory Work and Safety for Teachers in Lower and Upper Secondary School, 3 credits Modelling in Biology, 5 credits Molecular Cell Biology, 15 credits Molecular Infection Biology, 15 credits Origin and Early Evolution of Life, 15 credits Population and Community Ecology, 15 credits Population Genomics, 15 credits Principles of Palaeobiology, 15 credits Protein Engineering, 15 credits Species Identification for Conservation Practitioners: Fungi, Lichens and Mosses, 3 credits Statistical Methods in Natural Sciences, 5 credits Structure and Function of Macromolecules, 15 credits Toxicology and Risk Assessment, 15 credits

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