The Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution fits on the domain of biological Sciences. This Master is oriented towards the understanding of the biological processes in an evolutionary perspective, and the application of this knowledge on the management and conservation of biological diversity.

In particular, students should acquire/develop a solid knowledge in the following areas:

  • methods for analyzing genetic data, either at molecular or populational levels
  • analysis and modelling of distribution patterns of biological diversity
  • handling biological databases, in particular those of molecular data
  • computational and statistical methods for molecular and ecological data analysis
  • implementation of plans for the management and conservation of biological diversity
  • oral and written skills for the presentation, application and dissemination of scientific or technical results


Professional Abilities

The Master course is structured to allow a deeper understanding of biological processes in an evolutionary perspective, and how this knowledge should be applied in the management and conservation of biological diversity.

The main goal of this course is to provide students with a solid academic training in those areas where biology has advanced more in the last decades, such as ecological modelling, molecular genetics, genomics, and its applications, primarily through the use of innovative techniques, and new analytical and computational processes.

This course also aim that students develop skills in oral and written presentation, application and dissemination of scientific results, based on sound and updated scientific knowledge. To achieve these objectives, the course is based on a teaching/learning strategy strongly rooted in the practices of a very dynamic, international, and multidisciplinary research group.

The most direct measure (though not the sole one) of the degree of compliance to the aforementioned goals of the Master is through the accounting of scientific papers resulting from the work of the students and that are, in most cases, integrated into their Master theses