Masters Degrees (Disease Ecology)

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is arguably the world’s greatest health challenge. Read more

Quantitative skills are more in demand that ever, forming an essential basis for successful careers in ecology, conservation, and animal and human health. Read more

We take a highly interdisciplinary approach to the study of infectious disease that combines mathematical and statistical modelling with ecology, evolutionary biology, parasitology, immunology and bioinformatics and the social sciences. Read more

The master's Biology is a two-year MSc programme. You can specialise in Animal Adaptation and Behavioural Biology; Bio-interactions; Conservation and Systems Ecology; Evolution and Biodiversity; Health and Disease; Marine Biology; Molecular Ecology; Molecular Development and Gene Regulation; Plant Adaptation. Read more

The MPhil in Human Evolutionary Studies is a full-time interdisciplinary course, taken over a period of ten months, and involving teaching in evolutionary anthropology; hominin evolution; primate behaviour and evolution; human behavioural ecology and cognition; health and disease in human evolution; cultural evolution; prehistoric archaeology; and evolutionary genetics. Read more

Living organisms that are invisible to the naked eye – bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses –reside in and around us at all times, some of which benefit our health, and some cause disease. Read more

The Postgraduate Certificate in Marine Biology (Conversion Programme) is a six month part-time programme running from September to March for graduates from non-biological or environmental disciplines unable to meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto the MSc in Marine Biology programme. Read more

The Master of Biology: Global Change Biology focuses on the underlying drivers and the far-reaching consequences of global change. Read more

Researchers in the  School of Biological Sciences  conduct cutting-edge research across a broad range of biological disciplines, including genomics, biotechnology, cell biology, molecular plant science, sensory biology, animal behaviour and evolution, population biology, host-disease interactions and ecosystem services. Read more

This Master’s programme gives you a broad view of infectious and tropical diseases, from the gene to the ecosystem. Through a unique collaboration with the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), the University of Antwerp is able to offer a state-of-the-art Master’s degree in Infectious and Tropical Diseases. Read more

Plant Breeding plays an important role in the development of plant varieties for food, feed and industrial uses. New varieties have to meet current demands regarding yield, disease resistance, quality characteristics, salt or drought tolerance and suitability for sustainable plant production systems. Read more

Our innovative MSc will enable you to use cutting-edge, big data platforms to tackle issues from developmental biology to disease surveillance and ecology. Read more