| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Experimental design, data analysis and presentation
|
80 | - | no credit | obligatory |
Evolution
|
140 | 11 | exam | obligatory |
Practical aspects of environmental conservation - part 1
|
42 | 3 | exam | obligatory |
Progress in ecology and evolution
|
30 | 2 | assessment | obligatory |
BHK, Health and Safety
|
4 | - | assessment | obligatory |
|
obligatory | |||
|
obligatory |
Major Ecology and Evolution
2025/26, second cycle, full-time degree programme
Basic information
| Faculty name: Faculty of Biology |
| Major name: Ecology and Evolution |
| Level: second cycle |
| Form: full-time degree programme |
| Profile: General academic |
Programme
| ISCED classification: 0511 |
| Number of semesters: 4 |
| Language of study: english |
| Professional title awarded to graduates: magister |
| Discipline: Biological sciences |
Description of the program implementation
Program studiów Ecology and evolution składa się z przedmiotów obowiązkowych oraz fakultatywnych, którym przypisano 73 ECTS (Seminar – 6 ECTS, Master Project – 35 ECTS, przedmioty fakultatywne w języku angielskim – 32 ECTS).
Graduation
Przygotowanie i złożenie pracy dyplomowej oraz zdanie egzaminu dyplomowego.
Praca dyplomowa jest pracą pisemną dotyczącą ważnych i aktualnych zagadnień związanych z funkcjonowaniem ekosystemów i przebiegiem procesów ewolucyjnych, przygotowaną w oparciu o przeprowadzone badania eksperymentalne w laboratorium lub w terenie.
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Behavioural Ecology
|
60 | 5 | exam | obligatory |
Ecosystem ecology
|
36 | 3 | graded credit | obligatory |
Ecosystem ecology - practice
|
54 | 4 | graded credit | obligatory |
Experimental design, data analysis and presentation
|
15 | 9 | exam | obligatory |
Methods of secondary data analysis on society and environment
|
40 | 3 | graded credit | obligatory |
Practical aspects of environmental conservation - part 2
|
23 | 1 | graded credit | obligatory |
Seminar
|
30 | 2 | assessment | obligatory |
Social and economic aspects of nature conservation
|
12 | 2 | graded credit | obligatory |
Master Project in ecology and evolution
|
15 | 5 | assessment | obligatory |
|
obligatory | |||
Biology of amphibians and reptiles
|
50 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
Climate Change
|
15 | 2 | graded credit | elective |
Effective research communication
|
30 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
Ethical aspects of genetic and cell manipulations
|
15 | 1 | graded credit | elective |
Malaria - global problem exemplified practically on the avian model system
|
30 | 3 | graded credit | elective |
Practice in Environmental Sciences
|
30 | 2 | graded credit | elective |
Tropical ecology-field course
|
120 | 10 | graded credit | elective |
|
obligatory | |||
|
Student realizuje jeden przedmiot. W ramach lektoratu z języka obcego student może wybrać inny język obcy niż angielski. |
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English for Biological Studies B2+
|
30 | 4 | exam | elective |
English for Biological Studies C1+
|
30 | 4 | exam | elective |
See additional information
To complete the programme of studies, it is necessary to earn at least 120 ECTS. To achieve this, one has to pass all the obligatory courses [marked with O] from the list below. Remaining ECTSs could be earned by passing elective courses [marked with F] from the list below, or from other courses taught in English at the Faculty of Biology, or other JU Faculties. In the latter case, obtaining a written consent of the Head of Studies is required.
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Master Project in ecology and evolution
|
30 | 10 | assessment | obligatory |
Seminar
|
30 | 2 | assessment | obligatory |
|
obligatory | |||
Diversity and evolution of plants
|
30 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
Ecology of fungi
|
30 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
Grant writing in environmental studies
|
30 | 2 | graded credit | elective |
Host-parasite interaction – ecology and application in biological control
|
30 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
Island biogeography
|
30 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
Molecular Ecology
|
30 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
Population size and dispersal estimation with mark-recapture
|
42 | 3 | graded credit | elective |
Practical Protozoology
|
30 | 2 | graded credit | elective |
The Baltic Sea Region – Nature and Man
|
30 | 3 | exam | elective |
The ecology and conservation of Carnivora
|
38 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
See additional information
To complete the programme of studies, it is necessary to earn at least 120 ECTS. To achieve this, one has to pass all the obligatory courses [marked with O] from the list below. Remaining ECTSs could be earned by passing elective courses [marked with F] from the list below, or from other courses taught in English at the Faculty of Biology, or other JU Faculties. In the latter case, obtaining a written consent of the Head of Studies is required.
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Master Project in ecology and evolution
|
60 | 20 | assessment | obligatory |
Seminar
|
30 | 2 | assessment | obligatory |
|
obligatory | |||
Biology of amphibians and reptiles
|
50 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
Climate Change
|
15 | 2 | graded credit | elective |
Effective research communication
|
30 | 4 | graded credit | elective |
Ethical aspects of genetic and cell manipulations
|
15 | 1 | graded credit | elective |
Malaria - global problem exemplified practically on the avian model system
|
30 | 3 | graded credit | elective |
Tropical ecology-field course
|
120 | 10 | graded credit | elective |
Practice in Environmental Sciences
|
30 | 2 | graded credit | elective |
See additional information
To complete the programme of studies, it is necessary to earn at least 120 ECTS. To achieve this, one has to pass all the obligatory courses [marked with O] from the list below. Remaining ECTSs could be earned by passing elective courses [marked with F] from the list below, or from other courses taught in English at the Faculty of Biology, or other JU Faculties. In the latter case, obtaining a written consent of the Head of Studies is required.