Important!

There is no student intake in EBB anymore. A new programme in Environmental Biology (EnvBio) has the next application round for autumn 2012 open during 1.12.2011 - 31.1.2012. The University of Eastern Finland has joined UAF (University Admission Finland). This means that the applications are to be submitted through UAF.

Use the link below for access:
https://admissions.it.helsinki.fi/uaf/pages/uef.jsp

Master's Degree Programme in Environmental Biology and Biogeochemistry (EBB)

International Master’s Degree Programme in Environmental Biology and Biogeochemistry is organized by the Department of Environmental Science (Kuopio campus) as an extension for the highly successful Master's Programme in Environmental Science. Research conducted by the department in the field of Environmental Biology and Biogeochemistry has achieved the Nordic Centre of Excellence status which is an international acknowledgement for top-quality research.

Education in the 2-year programme (120 ECTS credits) is extensively research-orientated. The core curriculum includes the most recent advances in environmental biology and biogeochemistry. In addition, the students get true hands-on research experience by accomplishing exciting project works - the topics of which can be chosen according to one’s own interest from comprehensive offerings in the recent projects of the research groups. All teaching is given in English.

Aims of the programme

The programme aims to increase students’ knowledge of biological and biogeochemical aspects of the state of the environment. The curriculum encompasses a variety of courses related to biodiversity, environmental adaptation to global change, sustainable plant production, ecological risk assessment and fluxes of greenhouse gases. The programme offers training in various aspects of environmental science including biogeochemistry, soil ecology, ecophysiology of plants, microbiology, interaction ecology, environmental entomology and design of experiments in environmental research. The programme also encourages students to pursue continuous education throughout their lives.

The programme is designed mainly for international students with a prior academic degree (equivalent to Bachelor’s degree) in an appropriate field (e.g. environmental science, biology, earth science, agriculture and forestry) who are motivated in acquiring further skills in environmental biology and biogeochemistry.

Important

There is no student intake in autumn 2010. A new programme in Environmental Biology (EnvBio) in collaboration with the Department of Biology and the School of Forest Sciences (Joensuu campus) will start in 2011.

MATERIAL FOR STUDENTS

Files and forms

EBB-Curriculum
The curriculum for EBB-programme

Academic year 2009-2010
EBB courses presented as a schematic diagram

Personal study plan form for M.Sc. degree EBB students started 2009
Create your personal study plan

Personal study plan form for M.Sc. degree: EBB students started 2008
Create your personal study plan

Personal study plan form for M.Sc. degree: EBB students started 2007
Create your personal study plan.

Book exams
List of selected books for the specific book exams

Guidelines

Guideline for M.Sc. thesis seminar presentation

Guideline for writing M.Sc. thesis

Instructions for the maturity test

Ethical guidelines for teaching and studying

Instructions for deterring plagiarims and measures to be taken in case of alleged plagiarism

Useful Links

Studies in English at the University of Eastern Finland

8.12.2010 / SM