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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