Biology
| Study location | Hungary, Pécs |
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| Type | Master, partial/exchange studies |
| Nominal duration | 2 semesters |
| Study language | English |
| Course code | Natural Science |
| Entry qualification | Bachelor diploma (or higher) - Intermediate English Language proficiency certificate, Obtained BSc degree as follows: - Biology BSc - Full credit value counting. No extra credit is needed. - In case of any other BSc degree, the enrolment into the master’s degree program is conditional! The minimum number of credits required to enter the Master’s program is 100 credits from the listed area as below: The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Hungarian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL (iBT internet-based): 72 points (www.ets.org/toefl) / Cambridge ESOL: B2 level (www.cambridgeenglish.org) / TELC: B2 level (www.telc.net/en.html) / ECL: B2 level (www.ecl-test.com/) / Duolingo English Test: 115 points (englishtest.duolingo.com/scores) / Oxford Online Placement Test: 70 points (www.oxfordenglishtesting.com) / Pearson PTE Academic: 59 points (www.pearsonpte.com/) / Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE and ISE Digital): minimum ISE II or 80 points (www.trinitycollege.com/about-us/recognition/english-language/recognising-institutions/hungary) You do not have to submit an official English test result if one of the following criteria applies to you: English is your native language / You have continued your undergraduate studies in English / You have participated in a preparatory course organised by the UP or any other Hungarian institute (You have to submit the official transcript of your preparatory studies) |
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| Other requirements | - Motivation letter (introduction plus field of interest, etc.) in 3000 to 3500 characters. |
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Overview
The Biology MSc line offers a full 2-year-education in biology. The study program for full-time training offers a complete education in biology, with special directions particularly in molecular biology (neurobiology, genetics, microbiology), and animal and plant ecology. The basic subjects are presented in lectures, seminars, and laboratory or fieldwork. The program provides a wider view of the related scientific fields (biophysics, biological chemistry). The students will familiarize their knowledge with the most modern instrumentation in our new research centre. It covers all aspects of education, research, and innovation in the fields of biomedical, natural, and environmental sciences. It also provides an opportunity to join the research work in 22 different research groups operating at the Faculty.
Entrance exam:
Yes
Type of entrance exam:
oral
Entrance exam location:
Online
Entrance exam description:
Making a 100-point ranking out of the admission requirements. 50 point could be given for the basic previous academic achievement and the other 50 point could be reached for the oral entrance exam.
Contact
Mr Roland Pócza
international coordinator
contact@gamma.ttk.pte.hu
Programme structure
Modules:
1st semester
Biophysics lecture
Biostatistics seminar
Molecular Cell Biology lecture
Molecular Genetics lecture
Evolution of the structure and function in the living being lecture
Ecological fundamentals in environmental protection and natue conservation seminar
Biotechnology lecture
Proposal preparation and scientific communication seminar
2nd semester
Regulatory biology lecture
Developmental and stress physiology of plants lecture
Immunobiology lecture and practice
Specialization from the second semester offers more laboratory practice and courses centred one of the following topics:
Hydroecology
Land Ecology
Molecular Biology
Molecular Plant Physiology
Regulatory Biology
2nd year
Further, specialization related lectures, seminars and laboratory practice. Students will also be required to do their own project work, which includes laboratory experiments and discussion of their own results in a diploma thesis under the guidance of a supervisor.
At the Faculty of Sciences, the education is provided in a system of seminars,
laboratoris and lectures. Lectures are held for bigger audiences, sometimes
combined for similar sciences field together. At the end of the semester students
have to pass written or oral examinations. Seminars are usually more informal
study groups for a smaler group of students, where there is room for individual
consultation, discussion of the material and solving exercises. They usually
conclude with an independently written paper or an examination.
The grading system generally used by Hungarian higher education institutions is
the following:
•The highest grade is 5 excellent.
•Grade 4 is good.
•Grade 3 is satisfactory.
•Grade 2 is a pass.
•Grade 1 is a fail – the course must be repeated.
Career opportunities
Higher education institutions
Research institutes
Health care industry
Food industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Agriculture industry
Biotechnology companies
Nature conservation institutions
Environmental protection institutions