The Master’s in Biology at
Ghent University
is a
2
years
long
program for international students,
taught in English.
📖Introduction
Ghent University is a public university in Ghent, Belgium. It was founded in 1817 and is one of the largest universities in Belgium. The university has over 40,000 students and 6,000 staff members. It offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in the fields of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and engineering. Ghent University is ranked #121-130 in the QS World University Rankings 2024. It is also a member of the League of European Research Universities and the Coimbra Group.
The Master in Biology has a far-reaching influence on numerous areas within science and society. The research domain of biology itself is very broad, and covers the entire spectrum of life, its diversity and its formation at all the different organization levels, ranging from a cell and ecosystem to the level of the biosphere. Actual topics and challenges such as protection of endangered species, global change, sustainability, cloning of organisms, dangerous diseases and medical progress all have their roots in biology. Biology also contributes to numerous conceptual innovations that lead towards new disciplines such as molecular biology and biotechnology. Biology is an exciting and ever-evolving field of study thanks to its close interaction with a broad range of other disciplines such as chemistry, geology, geography and physics.
For whom
The admission requirements vary. Depending on your preliminary training, you are either able to enrol directly, or there are additional requirements.
Structure
The two-year Master's programme (120 credits) contains the following components:
18 credits worth of general course units;
42 credits worth of major course units;
30 credits worth of minor (elective) course units;
30 credits worth of Master's dissertation.
The general course units prepare students for making an informed choice of major course units and their Master's dissertation.
In the first year of the Master's programme students choose one of four possible majors:
General Biology
Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
Global Change Ecology
Functional biology
Their choice of major allows students to deepen their knowledge of one of the research areas in which Ghent University has expertise.
Students can also choose one of two minors, both consisting of broadening elective course units.
Possible combinations between minors and majors are:
Bio-inspired Innovation and Sustainability Minor - General Biology Major
Research Minor - Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology Major
Research Minor - Global Change Ecology Major
Research Minor - Functional Biology Major.
Students write their Master’s dissertation on a topic related to their choice of major. Most Master’s dissertations dovetail with current national or international (research) projects. However, the Master’s dissertation can also exploit the results of specific projects or it can even have a prospective character regarding future projects.
In addition to the (domain) Master’s programme described above, you can also choose a Master’s Programme in Teaching (in Dutch: Educatieve Master). The Educatieve Master, however, is a Dutch-taught programme. For more information, go to (www.ugent.be/educatievemaster 120 ECTS-credits).
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Ghent University (UGent) is a public university in Ghent, Belgium. It was founded in 1817 and is one of the largest universities in Belgium. UGent has over 40,000 students and 10,000 staff members. It offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in the fields of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and engineering. UGent is ranked #145 in the QS World University Rankings 2024.
🏠 Accommodation
You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.
You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.
How to book:
Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let
us
know your choice when you apply).
Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before
arriving. You
can arrive a few days before and
book it
You are not eligible to apply to this program because:
The minimum age is 18.
English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.
Minimum education level: Bachelor's.
The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average
A, 70%, or a
high GPA.
All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.
Please choose the programs here
,
"You
are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of
getting accepted.
Required Documents:
Passport
Graduation certificate
Passport size photo
Official transcript
Personal statement
English certificate (You can take the English test online)
Guarantor letter
2 Recommendation letters
Preparing documents:
You can start your application now and send the application
documents
during
your application. Some documents you can
send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info
about
preparing
application documents is here
Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information
is
available
here.
The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application
fee and
upload
the application documents.
Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your
application within
2-3
days and proceed to the university or ask
you for further clarification
After it has been processed to the university you will receive
your unique
application ID from each university.
The university may contact you directly for further questions.
We will then follow up each week with the university for updates.
As soon as
there is any update we will let you know.
If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change
address at any
time
please let us know.
After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions
letter
electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable
deposit to the university.
Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the
admissions
letter and visa form to your home country.
