Studying at the Department of Biology

 

Basic degrees in biology are the Bachelor of Science and the Master of Science. B.Sc. and M.S.c. studies are organized under three major subjects: ecology, physiology & genetics, and teacher training (consisting of studies in the two other majors as well as in pedagogics). The Bachelor's degree comprises of 180 ECTS credits and the Master's degree a further 120 ECTS credits. The Department of Biology has an entrance examination system for accepting new students for Bachelor's level studies. The annual intake of students for the degree programme is limited to 40.The language of instruction at Bachelor's level is mainly Finnish. Therefore it is necessary that the applicant is fluent in Finnish. In most cases, Finnish university students aim to take a Master's degree. The admission to the Bachelor's degree currently entitles continuation to Master's degree level. See Faculty pages for general information.

Applicants already holding a degree equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from a Finnish university (180 ECTS) may apply for Master's degree studies in English. The Faculty offers three Master's Degree Programmes, where the language of instruction is English.

The University of Turku normally only accepts students for non-degree studies under existing exchange agreements. See the Faculty pages for further information.

 

COURSES IN ENGLISH 2012 - 2013

Courses listed below are organized in English. In addition, there are options for gaining credits via book exam.

All courses start in the beginning of the teaching period given in the course description page, unless a different date is explicitly indicated. Check the starting and ending dates of the teaching periods here:

 

Bachelor's degree studies in Biology

Code Course Schedule            
BIOL2073 Evolutionary Genetics Autumn 2012
FYGE2211 Genetics of Natural Populations Autumn 2012
EKOL3150 Tropical Plant Families  (every other year, in odd years) Autumn 2013
EKOL2217 Tropical Ecology  (every other year, in even years) Autumn 2012
EKOL3004 Visitor Seminar Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
EKOL3003 Ecology and Biodiversity Research Seminar Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
EKOL2358 Spiders and Their Identification  (every other year, in even years) Spring ????
ESCE0005 Methods in Molecular and Genotoxicology Spring 2012
BIOL5050 Human Evolution  (every other year, in even years) Spring 2012
EKOL2316 Fell Ecology Spring 2012
EKOL3159 Introduction to programming in R and its application in studying ecology and evolution Spring 2013

 

Master's degree studies in Biology

Code Course Schedule            
     
  ADVANCED STUDIES IN ECOLOGY  
            AUTUMN TERM  
EKOL3004 Visitor Seminar in Ecology Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
EKOL3003 Ecology and Biodiversity Research Seminar Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
BIOL5060 Research Project Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
EKOL3152 Discussion Club on Statistical Methods in Ecological Research Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
EKOL2425 Population estimation and monitoring methodology Autumn 2012
EKOL2311 Geographical Plant Ecology  (every other year, in even years) Autumn 2012
EKOL3150 Tropical Plant Families  (every other year, in odd years) Autumn 2013
EKOL2217 Tropical Ecology  (every other year, in even years) Autumn 2012
EKOL3141 Advanced Conservation Ecology  (every other year, in even years) Autumn 2012
FYGE5301 Reading Course on Evolutionary Biology Autumn 2012
KIEN2364 English Seminar Skills Autumn 2012
MAAN6001 Introduction to Geoinformatics Autumn 2012
     
            SPRING TERM  
EKOL3004 Visitor Seminar in Ecology Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
EKOL3152 Discussion Club on Statistical Methods in Ecological Research Spring 2013
EKOL3132 Advanced Issues in Biodiversity Research Spring 2013
FYGE5390 Evolutionary Biology Journal Club Spring 2013
FYGE5301 Reading Course on Evolutionary Biology Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
EKOL3135 Biodiversity Informatics  (every other year, in odd years) Spring 2013
EKOL3134 Use of GIS and Remote Sensing in Studying Biodiversity  (every other year, in even years) Spring 2012
EKOL2358 Spiders and Their Identification  (every other year, in even years) Spring ????
EKOL2316 Fell Ecology Spring 2013
EKOL3158 Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Herbivory Interactions Spring 2013
BIOL5060 Research Project Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
BIOL5050 Human Evolution  (every other year, in even years) Spring 2012
EKOL3159 Introduction to programming in R and its application in studying ecology and evolution Spring 2013
     
  ADVANCED STUDIES IN PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS  
            AUTUMN TERM  
FYGE4501 Master's Thesis Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
     
FYGE4101 Researcher Skills Autumn 2012
FYGE4401,
FYGE4402
M.Sc. Final Examination 1
M.Sc. Final Examination 2
Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE4201 Practical Training Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE4311 Bioscience Research Seminars Look at the announcements
BIOL5060 Research Project Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
KIEN2364,
FYGE5400
English Seminar Skills
Academic Writing and Seminar Skills in Genetics
Autumn 2012
FYGE5370 Genetics of Behavior  (every other year, in odd years) Autumn 2013
FYGE5100 Journal Club Autumn 2012
FYGE5301 Reading Course on Evolutionary Biology Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE5350 Molecular Systematics  (every other year, in odd years) Autumn 2013
FYGE5490 Turku Evolutionary Biology Seminar Series Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
ESCE0008 Principles of Ecotoxicology Autumn 2012
FYGE3208 Drug Development in Pharmaceutical Industry Autumn 2012
FYGExxxx FYGE Research Seminars Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE3202 Cancer Genetics and Genomics (every other year, next time in 2013) Autumn 2013
FYGE5203 Advances in Animal Physiology Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
ÅA_283007.0 Cell Signaling Autumn 2012
KABI5020 Plant Biology Seminar Autumn 2012
KABI5061 Literature Seminars on Plant Biology Autumn 2012
KABI5063 Towards Sustainable Bioenergy/Biofuel Production Autumn 2012
     
            SPRING TERM  
FYGE4501 Master's Thesis Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
     
FYGE4401,
FYGE4402
M.Sc. Final Examination 1
M.Sc. Final Examination 2
Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE4201 Practical Training Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE4311 Bioscience Research Seminars Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE4211 Research Project in Physiology and Genetics Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
BIOL5050 Human Evolution  (every other year, in even years) Spring 2012
FYGE5301 Reading Course on Evolutionary Biology Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE5310 Ecological Genomics  (every other year, in odd years) Spring 2013
FYGE5330 Conservation Genetics  (every other year, in odd years) Spring 2013
FYGE5390 Evolutionary Biology Journal Club Spring 2013
FYGE5490 Turku Evolutionary Biology Seminar Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE5320 Evolutionary Applications  (every other year, in even years) Spring 2012
FYGE5410 Recombination Mechanism  (every other year, in odd years) Spring 2013
KABI5020 Plant Biology Seminar Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
KABI5061 Literature Seminars on Plant Biology Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
ESCE0005 Methods in Molecular and Genotoxicology Spring 2013
FYGExxxx FYGE Research Seminars Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013

 

Postgraduate studies in Biology

Code Course Schedule            
EKOL5001 Postgraduate Seminar (PhD Seminar) Autumn 2012
EKOL3152 Discussion Club on Statistical Methods in Ecological Research Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
EKOL3135 Biodiversity Informatics  (every other year, in odd years) Spring 2013
ESCE0005 Methods in Molecular and Genotoxicology Autumn 2012
FYGE5100 Journal Club Autumn 2012
FYGE5390 Evolutionary Biology Journal Club Spring 2012
FYGE5490 Turku Evolutionary Biology Seminar Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
FYGE7001 Researcher Career Skills Discussion Group Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
  Competence on Use and Care of Laboratory Animals Spring 2012

 

Further information on studying at the Department on Biology can be obtained from the finnish-language webpages or from the following staff members:

Administrative official
Pohjanen-Bernardi, Kristiina
telephone: 02 - 333 5574, e-mail: kristiina.pohjanen-bernardi(at)utu.fi

International studies
Tuomisto, Hanna
telephone: 02 - 333 5634, email: hanna.tuomisto(at)utu.fi

 

23.03.2013 22:28 Matti Ketola