Programme Structure 

This specialisation teaches you about the genetic and epigenetic basis for cell functioning, regulation, and differentiation, including immune systems and genetically modified organisms. You learn about genomic structure, organisation, and function, as well as causes, diagnosis, and inheritance of human genetic diseases.

When you graduate, you’ll have the competencies to:

• integrate genetic, epigenetic, and molecular mechanisms with a general understanding of cellular functions.
• apply molecular and genetic knowledge to understand human diseases. 

Furthermore, you’ll have the skills to:

• Set up, perform, and evaluate genetic and genomic screens.
• Design and construct genetically modified cells for biotechnological and biopharmaceutical purposes.
• Apply bioinformatical methods and databases to analyse DNA, RNA, and protein sequences.

See the full description of the knowledge, competencies and skills you obtain with this specialization in the curriculum for Biology.

The specialisation can be structured in four different ways, depending on whether you write a thesis worth 45 or 60 ECTS and whether you start in September or February:

Programme Overview, Study Start September, Thesis 45 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 45 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start September, Thesis 60 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 30 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start February, Thesis 45 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 45 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start February, Thesis 60 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 30 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Restricted Elective Courses

Choose your restricted elective courses from the list below. Click on each course for a detailed description.

• Experimental Molecular Genetics
• Cell Cycle Control and Cancer
• RNA Biology
• Epigenetics and Cell Differentiation
• Genome Sequence Analysis
• Dynamical Models in Molecular Biology
• Molecular Neurobiology
• Human Genetics
• Population Genetics
• Medical Bacteriology
• Evolutionary Medicine
• Statistics for Molecular Biomedicine
• Experimental Cell Biology
• Bioinformatics of High Throughput Analyses 
• Molecular Biotechnology
• Metabolomics
• Forensic Biology
• Project in Practice (15 ECTS)
• Project outside the course scope
• Thesis preparation project

You specialise in biology at the cellular level and integrate this understanding with research of physiological responses in humans and other fauna. You’ll get a deep understanding of the structure, organisation, and function of cells – including the subcellular level where you learn about organelles, membrane systems, and cytoskeletons. Furthermore, you’ll get an understanding of the signal transduction systems used to regulate cell development, differentiation, motility, and death.

As a graduate you are able to summarise the function of eukaryotic cells and cellular homeostasis, and you can relate the overall construction of the cell and the organ to a holistic understanding of multi-cellular animals, including humans.

You are also able to conduct and analyze data from experimental studies within cell biology and physiology, and you can apply the relevant methods specific to physiological evaluation.

See the full description of the knowledge, competencies and skills you obtain with this specialization in the curriculum for Biology.

The specialisation can be structured in four different ways, depending on whether you write a thesis worth 45 or 60 ECTS and whether you start in September or February:

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Thesis 45 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 22.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 37.5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Thesis 60 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 30 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 45 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 22.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 37.5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 60 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 30 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Restricted Elective Courses

Choose your restricted elective courses from the list below. Click on each course for a detailed description.

• Cell Cycle Control and Cancer
• The Human Microbiome
• Cellular Signaling in Health and Disease
• Molecular Neurobiology
• Developmental Biology
• Sensory Biology
• Evolutionary Medicine
• Statistics for Molecular Biomedicine
• Advanced Topics in Physiology - Lifestyle Related Diseases
• Experimental Cell Biology
• Molecular Biotechnology
• The Human Microbiome – Experiments
• Metabolomics
• Project in Practice (15 ECTS)
• Project outside the course scope
• Thesis preparation project

In this specialisation you will focus on bacteria and fungi, molecular biology, and environmental adaptability, and you learn how bacteria and micro fungi can be biotechnologically exploited. You get an understanding of their symbiosis with animals and humans, as well as their pathogenicity.

Among other things this enables you to work with bacterial resistance to antibiotics and microorganisms as a source of new industrial enzymes and other bioactive substances.

Furthermore, you can cultivate and isolate microorganisms and use state-of-the-art molecular techniques e.g., to study their occurrences, physiology, and interactions.

See the full description of the knowledge, competencies and skills you obtain with this specialization in the curriculum for Biology.

The specialisation can be structured in four different ways, depending on whether you write a thesis worth 45 or 60 ECTS and whether you start in September or February:

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Thesis 45 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 45 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Thesis 60 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 30 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 45 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 45 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 60 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 30 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Restricted Elective Courses

Choose your restricted elective courses from the list below. Click on each course for a detailed description.

• The Human Microbiome
• Basic Parasitology
• Biological Sequence Analysis
• Advanced Microbial Biotechnology
• Principal Subject in Molecular Microbiology
• Soil Biology
• Applied Microbiology
• Protists – Eucaryotic Microbiology
• Dynamical Models in Molecular Biology
• Human Parasitology
• Medical Bacteriology
• Marine Microbiology and Virology
• Evolutionary Medicine
• Population Genetics
• Experimental Design and Statistical Methods in Biology
• Gut Microbiome in Nutrition and Health
• Experimental Medical Microbiology: From Gene to Function in Pathogenic Bacteria
• The Human Microbiome – Experiments
• Bioinformatics of High Throughput Analyses
• Metabolomics
• Project in Practice (15 ECTS)
• Project outside the course scope
• Thesis preparation project

If you choose this specialisation, you work with ecological and evolutionary processes and their importance for organisms, effects of climate change, interactions between living organisms, conservation, and animal behaviour. 

This provides you with a deep understanding of complex ecosystems that enables you to explain and discuss the distribution and density of species at local and global scales, and on both an ecological and evolutionary timescale.

You will be able to give advice on nature management issues, environmental protection, biodiversity, and animal welfare. You can also collect, identify, and isolate selected groups of organisms and use genetic methods in species identification and typing.

See the full description of the knowledge, competencies and skills you obtain with this specialisation in the curriculum for Biology.

The specialisation can be structured in four different ways, depending on whether you write a thesis worth 45 or 60 ECTS and whether you start in September or February:

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, 45 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 7.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 52.5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Thesis 60 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 7.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 37.5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 45 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 7.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 37.5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 60 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 7.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 37.5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Restricted Elective Courses

Choose your restricted elective courses from the list below. Click on each course for a detailed description.

• Evolutionary Ecology
• Basic Parasitology
• Danish Natural Habitats, Ecology and Characterisation
• Field Mycology and Identification of Fungi
• Biodiversity in Urban Nature
• Macro Ecology and Community Ecology
• Methodology and Sampling in Environmental Management
• Soil Biology
• Climate Change and Biogeochemical Cycles
• Protists – Eukaryotic Microbiology
• Conservation Biology
• Social Behaviour and Communication
• Population Genetics
• Ornithology
• Experimental Design and Statistical Methods in Biology
• Applied Ecosystem Ecology
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
• Sensory Biology
• Evolutionary Medicine
• International Nature Conservation
• Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes and Global Change
• Animal Morphology (from Sea Sponges to Vertebrates)
• Invasion Biology
• Arctic Biology
• Freshwater Ecology
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Climate Change and Biodiversity
• Environmental Impact Assessment in a Pratical Danish Context (Danish course)
• Arctic Biology Field Course
• Advanced Plant Identification
• Marine Faunistics: Biology and Systematics of Marine Fish and Invertebrates
• Forensic Biology
• Project in Practice (15 ECTS)
• Project outside the course scope
• Thesis preparation project

In this specialisation you’ll get expert knowledge of the structure and function of marine ecosystems, as well as the ecology of marine organisms, and their physiology, interactions, and adaptation to the marine environment.

You’ll get the competences to explain the fluxes of energy, as well as organic and inorganic matter in marine systems. Furthermore, you learn about marine microorganisms, animal groups, and habitat types – and you’ll get an overview of the complexity of ecosystems and biodiversity.

You learn to collect, identify, and categorise marine organisms into overall groups. You are also able to use genetic methods in species identification and typing.

See the full description of the knowledge, competencies, and skills you obtain with this specialization in the curriculum for Biology.

The specialisation can be structured in four different ways, depending on whether you write a thesis worth 45 or 60 ECTS and whether you start in September or February:

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Thesis 45 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 45 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Thesis 60 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 30 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 45 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 45 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 60 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 30 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 60 ECTS

One block equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Restricted Elective Courses

Choose your restricted elective courses from the list below. Click on each course for a detailed description.

• Protists – Eucaryotic Microbiology
• The Biology of Fish
• Methodology and Sampling in Environmental Management
• Marine Microbiology and Virology
• Sensory Biology
• Experimental Design and Statistical Methods in Biology
• Animal Morphology
• Arctic Biology
• Freshwater Ecology
• Environmental Impact Assessment in a Practical Danish Context (course language: Danish)
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Marine Faunistics: Biology and Systematics of Marine Fish and Invertebrates
• Arctic Biology Field Course
• Project in Practice (15 ECTS)
• Project outside the course scope
• Thesis Preparation Project

You can study biology with a minor subject if you want to acquire the competences to teach or disseminate both subjects. This enables you to teach in Danish upper secondary schools or university colleges. You will also get the competences to work in e.g., biotech-, phamaceutical and related industries, NGOs, private consultancies, public administration, or the publishing industry.

See the full description of the knowledge, competences, and skills you obtain in the curriculum for Biology with a Minor Subject.

The programme can be structured in different ways depending on whether your minor subject is within or outside the field of science, and whether you start in September or February. The tables below show the recommended academic progression in all cases:

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Minor Subject Within the Field of Science

Compulsory courses: 7.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 37.5 ECTS
Minor subject: 45 ECTS
Master's thesis: 30 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Minor Subject Outside the Field of Science

Compulsory courses: 7.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 37.5 ECTS
Minor subject: 75 ECTS
Master's thesis: 30 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Minor Subject Within the Field of Science

Compulsory courses: 7.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 37.5 ECTS
Minor subject: 45 ECTS
Master's thesis: 30 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Minor Subject Outside the Field of Science

Compulsory courses: 7.5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 37.5 ECTS
Minor subject: 75 ECTS
Master's thesis: 30 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Restricted Elective Courses

Choose your restricted elective courses from the list below. Click on each course for a detailed description.

• Advanced Cell Biology
• Advanced Bacteriology 1
• Evolutionary Ecology
• Biological Sequence Analysis
• Marine Biology 
• Experimental Marine Biology
• Danish Natural Habitats, Ecology and Characterisation
• The Human Microbiome
• Experimental Molecular Genetics
• Cell Cycle Control and Cancer
• RNA Biology
• Biodiversity in Urban Nature
• Advanced Ecology
• Theoretical Molecular Genetics
• Cellular Signalling in Health and Disease
• Epigenetics and Cell Differentiation
• Macroecology and Community Ecology
• Advanced Bacteriology 2
• Soil Biology
• The Biology of Fish
• Protists – Eukaryotic Microbiology
• Methodology and Sampling in Environmental Management
• Climate Change and Biogeochemical Cycles
• Dynamical Models in Molecular Biology
• Developmental Biology
• Experimental Higher Model Organisms
• Cellular and Integrative Physiology
• Social Behaviour and Communication
• Population Genetics
• Medical Bacteriology
• Human Genetics
• Marine Microbiology and Virology
• Ornithology
• Evolutionary Medicine
• Advanced Topics in Physiology - Lifestyle Related Diseases
• Freshwater Ecology
• Invasion Biology
• Animal Morphology
• Arctic Biology
• Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes and Global Change
• Bioinformatics of High Throughput Analyses
• Experimental Medical Microbiology: From Gene to Function in Pathogenic Bacteria
• Advanced Plant Identification