Study Programme of the Master of Teaching: Biology
2024-2025
Part 1
Teaching component
If you choose two teaching methodologies you take "Powerful learning environments". If you choose one teaching methodology and you haven't taken "Powerful learning environments" in your preparatory programme, you take this in the Master.
History of Science and Society
Compulsory module Biology
21 ECTS-credits
Biostatistics
Ecology of Populations and Communities
Teaching methodology
Choose 'Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions'. Choose another teaching methodology from the list below or choose the profiling course STEM.
Drivers of Global Change
Electives in Biology
Choose at least 8 ECTS-credits from the list below.
Coping with Global Change
- Ivan Janssens
- Filip Meysman
Environmental Stress and Ecotoxicology
Functional Morfology Vertebrates
Behavioural Physiolgy
Plant and Soil Ecology
In-school training
Choose 'In-school training: completion biology' and choose the 'in-school training: completion" course of your second teaching methodology. If you did not choose a second teaching methodology you choose "In-school training completion 2 biology"
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Bioinformatics
Debating Development
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
Practical Training Organism Biology
Part 2
Classroom Management
School, Policy and Society
Powerful Learning Environments
Teaching Methodology Biology with Practice Sessions
Teaching Methodology Chemistry with Practice Sessions
Teaching Methodology General Subjects for Technical and Vocational Education with Practice Sessions
Profiling Course with Practical Exercises: STEM
In-school Training: Completion Biology with Supervision
In-school Training: Completion Biology 2 with Supervision
In-school Training: Completion Chemistry with Supervision
In school/company training: expertise
If you have chosen two teaching methodologies, choose "In-school training: specialization". If you have chosen one teaching methodology and the profiling course STEM, choose "In-school/company training: expertise STEM".
In-school Training: Specialization
In-school/Company Training: Expertise STEM
Teaching component - profiling elective
Choose 3 ECTS-credits from this list if you have taken one teaching methodology and the profiling course STEM.
Cognitive and Learning Processes
Student Counselling
School in a Super Diverse Society
Cognitive and Learning Processes
Student Counselling
School in a Super Diverse Society
Master's Thesis Part I: Methodological Seminars
Master's Thesis Part II: Dissertation (24 ECTS-credits)
Master's Thesis Part III: Practical Case (1st Sem + 2nd Sem)
- - NNB
- Annick De Vylder
2023-2024
Part 1
Teaching component
If you choose two teaching methodologies you take "Powerful learning environments". If you choose one teaching methodology and you haven't taken "Powerful learning environments" in your preparatory programme, you take this in the Master.
History of Science and Society
Compulsory module Biology
21 ECTS-credits
Biostatistics
Ecology of Populations and Communities
Teaching methodology
Choose 'Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions'. Choose another teaching methodology from the list below or choose the profiling course STEM.
Drivers of Global Change
Electives in Biology
Choose at least 8 ECTS-credits from the list below.
Coping with Global Change
- Ludo Diels
- Filip Meysman
Environmental Stress and Ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Functional Morfology Vertebrates
Behavioural Physiolgy
Plant and Soil Ecology
In-school training
Choose 'In-school training: completion biology' and choose the 'in-school training: completion" course of your second teaching methodology. If you did not choose a second teaching methodology you choose "In-school training completion 2 biology"
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Bioinformatics
Debating Development
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
Practical Training Organism Biology
Part 2
Classroom Management
School, Policy and Society
Powerful Learning Environments
Teaching Methodology Biology with Practice Sessions
Teaching Methodology Chemistry with Practice Sessions
Teaching Methodology General Subjects for Technical and Vocational Education with Practice Sessions
Profiling Course with Practical Exercises: STEM
In-school Training: Completion Biology with Supervision
In-school Training: Completion Biology 2 with Supervision
In-school Training: Completion Chemistry with Supervision
In school/company training: expertise
If you have chosen two teaching methodologies, choose "In-school training: specialization". If you have chosen one teaching methodology and the profiling course STEM, choose "In-school/company training: expertise STEM".
In-school Training: Specialization
In-school/Company Training: Expertise STEM
Teaching component - profiling elective
Choose 3 ECTS-credits from this list if you have taken one teaching methodology and the profiling course STEM.
Cognitive and Learning Processes
Student Counselling
School in a Super Diverse Society
Cognitive and Learning Processes
Student Counselling
School in a Super Diverse Society
Master's Thesis Part I: Methodological Seminars
Master's Thesis Part II: Dissertation (24 ECTS-credits)
Master's Thesis Part III: Practical Case (1st Sem + 2nd Sem)
- - NNB
- Annick De Vylder
2022-2023
Part 1
Compulsory module Biology
21 ECTS-credits
Biostatistics
Ecology of populations and communities
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Behavioural Physiolgy
Electives in Biology
Choose at least 8 ECTS-credits from the list below.
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Applied and conservation behaviour
Aquatic ecology
Behavioral ecology
Bioinformatics
Bio-mechanics
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Conservation and society
- Ruurd van Diggelen
- Ladislav Miko
Conservation genetics
Coping with global change
Debating development
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Entomology
Environmental biophysics
Evolutionary responses to global change
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Functional Morfology Vertebrates
Phylogenetics and Systematics
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Global change physiology
Habitat conservation
Herpetology
Infectious disease ecology
Landscape ecology
Macro-Evolution
Mammalogy
Marine ecosystem functioning
Human behaviour
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics in a changing environment
Ornithology
Plant and soil ecology
Plant-microbe interactions
Practical training Organism Biology
Primatology
Remote sensing
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
System ecology
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
Species conservation and management
Teaching component
If you choose two teaching methodologies you take "Powerful learning environments". If you choose one teaching methodology and you haven't taken "Powerful learning environments" in your preparatory programme, you take this in the Master.
Classroom management
School, policy and society
Powerful learning environments
Teaching methodology
Choose 'Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions'. Choose another teaching methodology from the list below or choose the profiling course STEM.
Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions
Teaching methodology chemistry with practice sessions
Teaching methodology general subjects for technical and vocational education with practice sessions
- Jan T'Sas
- Maarten De Beucker
- Martine Mol
- Eva Verlinden
Profiling course with practical exercises: STEM
In-school training
Choose 'In-school training: completion biology' and choose the 'in-school training: completion" course of your second teaching methodology. If you did not choose a second teaching methodology you choose "In-school training completion 2 biology"
In-school training: completion biology with supervision
In-school training: completion biology 2 with supervision
In-school training: completion chemistry with supervision
In-school training: completion general subjects for technical and vocational education
- Jan T'Sas
- Maarten De Beucker
- Martine Mol
- Eva Verlinden
Part 2
Core course for all majors
6 ECTS-credits
History of science and society
Compulsory module Biology
4 ECTS-credits
Drivers of global change
Electives in Biology
Choose at least 15 ECTS-credits from the list below.
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Applied and conservation behaviour
Aquatic ecology
Behavioral ecology
Bioinformatics
Bio-mechanics
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Conservation and society
- Ruurd van Diggelen
- Ladislav Miko
Conservation genetics
Coping with global change
Debating development
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Entomology
Environmental biophysics
Evolutionary responses to global change
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Functional Morfology Vertebrates
Phylogenetics and Systematics
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Global change physiology
Habitat conservation
Herpetology
Infectious disease ecology
Landscape ecology
Macro-Evolution
Mammalogy
Marine ecosystem functioning
Human behaviour
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics in a changing environment
Ornithology
Plant and soil ecology
Plant-microbe interactions
Practical training Organism Biology
Primatology
Remote sensing
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
System ecology
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
Species conservation and management
In school/company training: expertise
If you have chosen two teaching methodologies, choose "In-school training: specialization". If you have chosen one teaching methodology and the profiling course STEM, choose "In-school/company training: expertise STEM".
In-school training: specialization
In-school/company training: expertise STEM
Teaching component - profiling elective
Choose 3 ECTS-credits from this list if you have taken one teaching methodology and the profiling course STEM.
Cognitive and learning processes
Student counselling
School in a superdiverse society
Cognitive and learning processes
Student counselling
School in a super diverse society
Master thesis
30 ECTS-credits
Master's thesis part I: methodological seminars
Master's thesis part II: dissertation (24 ECTS-credits)
Master's thesis part III: Practical case (1st sem + 2nd sem)
- - NNB
- Annick De Vylder
2021-2022
Part 1
Compulsory module Biology
21 ECTS-credits
Biostatistics
Ecology of populations and communities
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Behavioural Physiolgy
Electives in Biology
Choose at least 8 ECTS-credits from the list below.
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Applied and conservation behaviour
Aquatic ecology
Behavioral ecology
Bioinformatics
Bio-mechanics
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Conservation and society
- Ruurd van Diggelen
- Ladislav Miko
Conservation genetics
Coping with global change
Debating development
Ecological modelling
Ecomorphology
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Entomology
Environmental biophysics
Evolutionary responses to global change
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Functional Morfology Vertebrates
Phylogenetics and Systematics
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Global change physiology
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Han Asard
- Vyshal Delahaut
Habitat conservation
Herpetology
Infectious disease ecology
Landscape ecology
Macro-Evolution
Mammalogy
Marine ecosystem functioning
Human behaviour
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics in a changing environment
Ornithology
Plant and soil ecology
Plant-microbe interactions
Practical training Organism Biology
Primatology
Remote sensing
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
Species conservation and management
System ecology
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
Teaching component year 1
You follow 31 ECTS-credits.
Educational Science 2: Learning and Living Environments (1ste semester)
Educational Science 3: Educational Technology and Innovation
Educational Science 4: School and Society
Teaching methodology
Choose 'Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions'. Choose another teaching methodology from the list below or choose the profiling course STEM. You take both teaching methodology courses in the first year of your master.
Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions
Teaching methodology chemistry with practice sessions
Teaching methodology general subjects for technical and vocational education with practice sessions
- Jan T'Sas
- Maarten De Beucker
- Martine Mol
- Eva Verlinden
Profiling course with practical exercises: STEM
- Annie Pinxten
- Leen Goovaerts
- Ellen Vandervieren
In-school training
Choose 'In-school training: completion biology' and choose the 'in-school training: completion" course of your second teaching methodology. If you did not choose a second teaching methodology you choose "In-school training completion 2 biology"
In-school training: completion 1 biology
In-school training: completion 2 biology
In-school training: completion 1 chemistry
In-school training: completion 1 general subjects for technical and vocational education
- Jan T'Sas
- Maarten De Beucker
- Martine Mol
- Eva Verlinden
Part 2
Core course for all majors
6 credits
History of science and society
Compulsory module Biology
4 credits
Drivers of global change
Electives in Biology
Choose at least 15 credits from the list below.
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Applied and conservation behaviour
Aquatic ecology
Behavioral ecology
Bioinformatics
Bio-mechanics
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Conservation and society
- Ruurd van Diggelen
- Ladislav Miko
Conservation genetics
Coping with global change
Debating development
Ecological modelling
Ecomorphology
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Entomology
Environmental biophysics
Evolutionary responses to global change
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Functional Morfology Vertebrates
Phylogenetics and Systematics
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Global change physiology
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Han Asard
- Vyshal Delahaut
Habitat conservation
Herpetology
Infectious disease ecology
Landscape ecology
Macro-Evolution
Mammalogy
Marine ecosystem functioning
Human behaviour
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics in a changing environment
Ornithology
Plant and soil ecology
Plant-microbe interactions
Practical training Organism Biology
Primatology
Remote sensing
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
Species conservation and management
System ecology
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
In school/company training: expertise
5 credits
In-school/company training: expertise
Master thesis
30 credits
Master's thesis part I: methodological seminars
Master's thesis part II: dissertation (24 ECTS-credits)
Master's thesis part III: Practical case (1st sem + 2nd sem)
- - NNB
- Annick De Vylder
2020-2021
2-year Model Path
Teaching component year 1
You follow 31 ECTS-credits.
Choose 'Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions'. Choose another teaching methodology from the list below or choose the profiling course STEM. You take both teaching methodology courses in the first year of your master.
Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions
- Annie Pinxten
- Johan Rock
- Liesbeth Spithoven
- Sabine Van Roose
- Guy Vranckx
Teaching methodology chemistry with practice sessions
Teaching methodology general subjects for technical and vocational education with practice sessions
Profiling course with practical exercises: STEM
- Leen Goovaerts
- Annie Pinxten
- Ellen Vandervieren
Choose 'In-school training: completion biology' and choose the 'in-school training: completion" course of your second teaching methodology. If you did not choose a second teaching methodology you choose "In-school training completion 2 biology"
In-school training: completion 1 biology
- Annie Pinxten
- Johan Rock
- Liesbeth Spithoven
- Sabine Van Roose
In-school training: completion 2 biology
- Annie Pinxten
- Johan Rock
- Liesbeth Spithoven
- Sabine Van Roose
- Guy Vranckx
In-school training: completion 1 chemistry
In-school training: completion 1 general subjects for technical and vocational education
Teaching component: year 2
"In-school/company training: expertise" is compulsory in the second year.
In-school/company training: expertise
Compulsory stem course for all majors
6 ECTS-credits to be taken in the second year of your programme.
History of science and society
Compulsory module Biology
27 ECTS-credits
Biostatistics
Drivers of global change
Ecology of populations and communities
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Behavioural Physiolgy
Electives in Biology
Choose for 21 ECTS-credits from the list below.
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Applied and conservation behaviour
Aquatic ecology
Behavioral ecology
Bio-accoustics
Bioinformatics
Bio-mechanics
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Conservation and society
- Ruurd van Diggelen
- Ladislav Miko
Conservation genetics
Coping with global change
Debating development
Ecological modelling
Ecomorphology
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Entomology
Environmental biophysics
Evolutionary responses to global change
Field course
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Functional Morfology Vertebrates
Phylogenetics and Systematics
Behaviour: seminar and skills
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Global change physiology
Habitat conservation
Herpetology
Infectious disease ecology
Island biology
Landscape ecology
Macro-Evolution
Mammalogy
Marine ecosystem functioning
Human behaviour
Meteorology, climatology and global change
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics in a changing environment
Ornithology
Plant and soil ecology
Plant-microbe interactions
Practical training Organism Biology
Primatology
Remote sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Frank Veroustraete
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
Species conservation and management
System ecology
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
Master's thesis
30 ECTS-credits to be taken in the second year of your programme.
Master's thesis partim I: methodological seminars
Master's thesis partim II: dissertation (24 ECTS-credits)
Master's thesis partim III: Practical case (1st sem + 2nd sem)
- - NNB
- Annick De Vylder
2019-2020
2-year Model Path
Teaching component year 1
You follow 31 ECTS-credits.
Concepts in Education 1
Concepts in Education 1
Concepts in Education 2
Concepts in Education 2
Choose 'Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions'. Choose another teaching methodology from the list below or choose the profiling course STEM. You take both teaching methodology courses in the first year of your master.
Teaching methodology biology with practice sessions
- Annie Pinxten
- Johan Rock
- Liesbeth Spithoven
- Sabine Van Roose
Teaching methodology chemistry with practice sessions
Teaching methodology engineering and technology with practice sessions
- Leen Goovaerts
- Wouter Delée
Teaching methodology physics with practice sessions
Teaching methodology computer science with practice sessions
Teaching methodology general subjects for technical and vocational education with practice sessions
- Paul Janssenswillen
- Gytha Burman
- Maarten De Beucker
- Sally Van Agtmael
Teaching methodology mathematics with practice sessions
Profiling course with practical exercises: STEM
- Leen Goovaerts
- Annie Pinxten
- Ellen Vandervieren
Choose 'In-school training: completion 1 biology'
In-school training: completion 1 biology
- Annie Pinxten
- Liesbeth Spithoven
- Sabine Van Roose
In-school training: completion 1 chemistry
In-school training: completion 1 engineering and technology
- Leen Goovaerts
- Wouter Delée
In-school training: completion 1 physics
In-school training: completion 1 computer science
In-school training: completion 1 mathematics
In-school training: completion 1 general subjects for technical and vocational education
- Paul Janssenswillen
- Gytha Burman
- Maarten De Beucker
- Sally Van Agtmael
Choose the 'in-school training: completion" course of your second teaching methodology. If you did not choose a second teaching methodology you choose "In-school training completion 2 biology"
In-school training: completion 2 biology
- Annie Pinxten
- Liesbeth Spithoven
- Sabine Van Roose
In-school training: completion 2 chemistry
In-school training: completion 2 engineering and technology
- Leen Goovaerts
- Wouter Delée
In-school training: completion 2 physics
In-school training: completion 2 computer science
In-school training: completion 2 mathematics
In-school training: completion 2 general subjects for technical and vocational education
- Paul Janssenswillen
- Gytha Burman
- Maarten De Beucker
- Sally Van Agtmael
Teaching component: year 2
"In-school/company training: expertise" is compulsory in the second year.
In-school/company training: expertise
Compulsory stem course for all majors
6 ECTS-credits to be taken in the second year of your programme.
History of science and society
Compulsory module Biology
27 ECTS-credits
Biostatistics
Drivers of global change
Ecology of populations and communities
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Behavioural Physiolgy
Electives in Biology
Choose for 21 ECTS-credits from the list below.
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Applied and conservation behaviour
Aquatic ecology
Behavioral ecology
Bio-accoustics
Bioinformatics
Bio-mechanics
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Conservation and society
- Ruurd van Diggelen
- Ladislav Miko
Conservation biogeography
Conservation genetics
Coping with global change
Debating Development
Ecological modelling
Ecomorphology
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Entomology
Environmental biophysics
Evolutionary responses to global change
Field course
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Functional Morfology Vertebrates
Phylogenetics and Systematics
Behaviour: seminar and skills
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Global change physiology
Habitat conservation
Herpetology
Infectious disease ecology
Island biology
Landscape ecology
Macro-Evolution
Mammalogy
Marine ecosystem functioning
Human behaviour
Meteorology, climatology and global change
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics in a changing environment
Ornithology
Plant and soil ecology
Plant-microbe interactions
Practical training Organism Biology
Primatology
Remote sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Frank Veroustraete
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
Species conservation and management
System ecology
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
Master's thesis
30 ECTS-credits to be taken in the second year of your programme.
Master's thesis partim I: methodological seminars
Master's thesis partim II: dissertation (24 ECTS-credits)
- - NNB
- Annick De Vylder
Master's thesis partim III: Practical case (1st sem + 2nd sem)
- - NNB
- Annick De Vylder