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Faculty:Faculty of Natural Sciences and Healthcare
Programme Workload:80 CP / 120 ECTS
Programme Duration:2 years
Forms of the Programme Implementation:Full-time studies
Admission Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, environmental science, or health care, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, or an equivalent education, if the education was obtained in health care, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, or an equivalent education field
Obtainable Degree:Master of Science in Biology
Study course descriptionsStudy course descriptions

The Aim

is to prepare high-level specialists in the field of biology with deep theoretical knowledge and practical skills, capable of making independent decisions and conducting creative scientific research.

Knowledge

  • theoretical knowledge in the field of biological science, critical understanding of concepts, theories and regularities;
  • main findings of biology in an interdisciplinary context;
  • basic principles of scientific research in the field of biology.

Skills

  • knows how to independently select, critically evaluate and analyze the obtained information;
  • able to discuss current issues in the field of biological science with other specialists and representatives of related professions;
  • knows how to independently conduct scientific research in the fields of biology.

Competence

  • to take initiative and responsibility, work individually or in a team;
  • to integrate the knowledge of fields related to biology in the process of self-development and self-improvement in the perspective of the future professional career;
  • to evaluate the influence of your own competences and influence of the social environment.

Programme Director

Professor, Dr. biol. Inese Kokina
e-mail: inese.kokina@du.lv