Biology | Radboud University

Studying Biology starts with a fascination for life. Nowadays, global concerns about how living organisms and the environment affect each other are issues of the modern society we live in. How humans, animals and plants adapt to their environment is the central question in Nijmegen's Master's of Biology. The mechanisms that lie underneath this adaptation are studied on a large scale, ranging from the smallest living entities, such as molecules, cells and pollen until larger entities such as ecosystems, river courses and entire populations.

Within the Master’s programme in Biology you can choose one of the following specialisations:

• Adaptive organisms
• Communities and Ecosystems
• Microbiology
• Water and Environment
• Transnational Ecosystem-Based Water Management (double degree programme)
• Science in Society
• Science, Management and Innovation

The Master's programme has a strong emphasis on research, especially during the first year, but allows you to broaden your horizons towards the field of Management, Communication and Education during the second year. This way, you have the opportunity to experience whether these tracks might suit you when you start looking for a job. There are four Master's tracks which you can choose from: Research; Science, Management and Innovation; Science in Society; and Education.

Admission requirements

• (The equivalent of) a Bachelor’s degree in biology or a related field
• TOEFL is 575 (paper based)/232 (computer based)/90 (internet based), IELTS: 6.5