Study programme
2024-2025
Model Path 2 years
In the first semester of the first year, it is not allowed to include optional courses in your study programme.
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 22 ECTS-credits (without 2001WETPOP - Ecology of populations and communities)
Biostatistics
Ecology of Populations and Communities
Environmental Biophysics
Freshwater Ecosystem Functioning
Terrestrial Ecosystem Functioning
Global Change: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 36 ECTS-credits (without 2201WETLSK - Laboratory skills).
Drivers of Global Change
Environmental Stress and Ecotoxicology
Evolutionary Responses to Global Change
Global Change Physiology
Experimental Biology Lab
Omics in a Changing Environment
Global Change: compulsory courses year 1 or 2
This is a bi-annual course (only taught in academic years starting in an even year) so you follow this course in year 1 or year 2 of your master.
Marine Ecosystem Functioning
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with Global Change
- Ivan Janssens
- Filip Meysman
Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Global Change
Master project Global Change Biology
Students take the Masterproject for 30 ECTS-credits
Master project Global Change Biology including internship
- - NNB
Optional courses Global Change
Complementary so that 120 ECTS-credits are acquired at the end of the master programme. This means you choose at least 14 ECTS-credits of courses from the list below (or 3 ECTS-credits if you are registered for the option management & entrepreneurship). You can only register for the elective 'Freshwater Field Course' in year 2 of your master programme.
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Aquatic Ecology
Bioinformatics
Cell Biology
Estuarine and Coastal Systems
- Stijn Temmerman
- Jean-Philippe Belliard
- Tom Van der Stocken
Debating Development
Developmental Biology
Ecosystem services
- - NNB
- Jan Staes
Entomology
Freshwater Field course
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Herpetology
Island biology
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
Mammalogy
Methods in Environmental Biology
Microbial Ecology
Omics techniques
Ornithology
Palaeo-ecology
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
Plant-microbe Interactions
Primatology
Remote Sensing
Vertebrate paleontology
Option Management & Entrepreneurship
It is possible to include the option ‘Management en Entrepreneurship’ (30 ECTS-credits) in your ‘Global Change Biology’ programme. This option is taught in Dutch only!
If you choose to include this option, you do not have to take the compulsory courses ‘Laboratory skills’ and ‘Ecology of populations and communities’. You also have to choose only 3 ECTS-credits of optional courses.
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the first year. (18ECTS)
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the second year. (12ECTS)
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
2023-2024
Model Path 2 years
In the first semester of the first year, it is not allowed to include optional courses in your study programme.
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 22 ECTS-credits (without 2001WETPOP - Ecology of populations and communities)
Biostatistics
Ecology of Populations and Communities
Environmental Biophysics
Freshwater Ecosystem Functioning
Terrestrial Ecosystem Functioning
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
Global Change: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 36 ECTS-credits (without 2201WETLSK - Laboratory skills).
Drivers of Global Change
Environmental Stress and Ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary Responses to Global Change
Global Change Physiology
Experimental Biology Lab
Omics in a Changing Environment
Global Change: compulsory courses year 1 or 2
This is a bi-annual course (only taught in academic years starting in an even year) so you follow this course in year 1 or year 2 of your master.
Marine Ecosystem Functioning
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with Global Change
- Ludo Diels
- Filip Meysman
Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Global Change
Master project Global Change Biology
Students take the Masterproject for 30 ECTS-credits
Master project Global Change Biology including internship
- - NNB
Optional courses Global Change
Complementary so that 120 ECTS-credits are acquired at the end of the master programme. This means you choose at least 14 ECTS-credits of courses from the list below (or 3 ECTS-credits if you are registered for the option management & entrepreneurship).
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Aquatic Ecology
Bioinformatics
Cell Biology
Estuarine and Coastal Systems
- Stijn Temmerman
- Jean-Philippe Belliard
- Tom Van der Stocken
Debating Development
Developmental Biology
Ecosystem services
- - NNB
- Jan Staes
Entomology
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Herpetology
Island biology
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
Mammalogy
Methods in Environmental Biology
Microbial Ecology
Omics techniques
Ornithology
Palaeo-ecology
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
Plant-microbe Interactions
Primatology
Remote Sensing
Scientific Writing in English
Vertebrate paleontology
Option Management & Entrepreneurship
It is possible to include the option ‘Management en Entrepreneurship’ (30 ECTS-credits) in your ‘Global Change Biology’ programme. This option is taught in Dutch only!
If you choose to include this option, you do not have to take the compulsory courses ‘Laboratory skills’ and ‘Ecology of populations and communities’. You also have to choose only 3 ECTS-credits of optional courses.
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the first year. (18ECTS)
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the second year. (12ECTS)
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
2022-2023
Model Path 2 years
In the first semester of the first year, it is not allowed to include optional courses in your study programme.
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 22 ECTS-credits (without 2001WETPOP - Ecology of populations and communities)
Biostatistics
Ecology of populations and communities
Environmental biophysics
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
Global Change: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 36 ECTS-credits (without 2201WETLSK - Laboratory skills).
Drivers of global change
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary responses to global change
Global change physiology
Experimental Biology Lab
Omics in a changing environment
Marine ecosystem functioning
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with global change
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Master project Global Change Biology
Students take the Masterproject for 30 ECTS-credits
Master project Global Change Biology including internship
- - NNB
Optional courses Global Change
Complementary so that 120 ECTS-credits are acquired at the end of the master programme. This means you choose at least 14 ECTS-credits of courses from the list below (or 3 ECTS-credits if you are registered for the option management & entrepreneurship).
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Aquatic ecology
Bioinformatics
Cell Biology
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Debating development
Developmental Biology
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem services
Entomology
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Herpetology
Island biology
Laboratory Animal Science (core module)
Mammalogy
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics techniques
Ornithology
Palaeo-ecology
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
Plant-microbe interactions
Primatology
Remote sensing
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
System ecology
Vertebrate paleontology
Option Management & Entrepreneurship
It is possible to include the option ‘Management en Entrepreneurship’ (30 ECTS-credits) in your ‘Global Change Biology’ programme. This option is taught in Dutch only!
If you choose to include this option, you do not have to take the compulsory courses ‘Laboratory skills’ and ‘Ecology of populations and communities’. You also have to choose only 3 ECTS-credits of optional courses.
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the first year. (18ECTS)
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the second year. (12ECTS)
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
2021-2022
Model Path 2 years
In the first semester of the first year, it is not allowed to include optional courses in your study programme.
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 22 ECTS-credits (without 2001WETPOP - Ecology of populations and communities)
Biostatistics
Ecology of populations and communities
Environmental biophysics
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
Global Change: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 36 ECTS-credits (without 2201WETLSK - Laboratory skills).
Drivers of global change
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary responses to global change
Global change physiology
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Han Asard
- Vyshal Delahaut
Laboratory skills
Omics in a changing environment
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with global change
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Marine ecosystem functioning
Master project Global Change Biology
Students take the Masterproject for 30 ECTS-credits
Master project Global Change Biology including internship
- - NNB
Optional courses Global Change
Complementary so that 120 ECTS-credits are acquired at the end of the master programme. This means you choose at least 14 ECTS-credits of courses from the list below (or 3 ECTS-credits if you are registered for the option management & entrepreneurship).
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Aquatic ecology
Bioinformatics
Cell Biology
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Debating development
Developmental Biology
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem services
Entomology
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Herpetology
Island biology
Mammalogy
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics techniques
Ornithology
Palaeo-ecology
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
Plant-microbe interactions
Primatology
Remote sensing
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
System ecology
Laboratory Animal Science (core module)
Option Management & Entrepreneurship
It is possible to include the option ‘Management en Entrepreneurship’ (30 ECTS-credits) in your ‘Global Change Biology’ programme. This option is taught in Dutch only!
If you choose to include this option, you do not have to take the compulsory courses ‘Laboratory skills’ and ‘Ecology of populations and communities’. You also have to choose only 3 ECTS-credits of optional courses.
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the first year. (18ECTS)
Strategic Business Communication
- Rebecca Van Herck
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the second year. (12ECTS)
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
2020-2021
Model Path 2 years
In the first semester of the first year, it is not allowed to include optional courses in your study programme.
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 22 ECTS-credits (without 2001WETPOP - Ecology of populations and communities)
Biostatistics
Ecology of populations and communities
Environmental biophysics
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
Global Change: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 36 ECTS-credits (without 2201WETLSK - Laboratory skills).
Drivers of global change
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary responses to global change
Global change physiology
Laboratory skills
Omics in a changing environment
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with global change
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Marine ecosystem functioning
Master project Global Change Biology
Students who start the Master Project in part 1 of the master choose Master Project 1 for 10 ECTS-credits and Master Project 2 for 20 ECTS-credits in the next academic year, the other students choose the Master Project for 30 ECTS-credits.
Master project Global Change Biology including internship
- - NNB
Master project Global Change Biology part 1
- - NNB
Master project Global Change Biology including internship part 2
- - NNB
Optional courses Global Change
Complementary so that 120 ECTS-credits are acquired at the end of the master programme. This means you choose at least 14 ECTS-credits of courses from the list below (or 3 ECTS-credits if you are registered for the option management & entrepreneurship).
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Aquatic ecology
Bioinformatics
Cell Biology
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Debating development
Developmental Biology
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem services
Entomology
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Herpetology
Island biology
Mammalogy
Meteorology, climatology and global change
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics techniques
Ornithology
Palaeo-ecology
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
Plant-microbe interactions
Primatology
Remote sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Frank Veroustraete
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
System ecology
Option Management & Entrepreneurship
It is possible to include the option ‘Management en Entrepreneurship’ (30 ECTS-credits) in your ‘Global Change Biology’ programme. This option is taught in Dutch only!
If you choose to include this option, you do not have to take the compulsory courses ‘Laboratory skills’ and ‘Ecology of populations and communities’. You also have to choose only 3 ECTS-credits of optional courses.
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the first year. (18ECTS)
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
Compulsory courses
Take the courses from the list below in the second year. (12ECTS)
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
2019-2020
Model Path 2 years
In the first semester of the first year, it is not allowed to include optional courses in your study programme.
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 22 ECTS-credits (without 2001WETPOP)
Biostatistics
Ecology of populations and communities
Environmental biophysics
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
Global Change: compulsory courses year 1
You follow these courses in year 1 of your master.
If you follow the option management & entrepreneurship, you only take up 36 ECTS-credits (without 2201WETLSK).
Drivers of global change
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary responses to global change
Global change physiology
Laboratory skills
Omics in a changing environment
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with global change
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
Marine ecosystem functioning
Master project Global Change Biology
Students who start the Master Project in part 1 of the master choose Master Project 1 for 10 ECTS-credits and Master Project 2 for 20 ECTS-credits in the next academic year, the other students choose the Master Project for 30 ECTS-credits.
Master project Global Change Biology including internship
- - NNB
Master project Global Change Biology part 1
- - NNB
Master project Global Change Biology including internship part 2
- - NNB
Optional courses Global Change
Complementary so that 120 ECTS-credits are acquired at the end of the master programme. This means you choose at least 14 ECTS-credits of courses from the list below (or 3 ECTS-credits if you are registered for the option management & entrepreneurship).
Academic Literacies for Scientists
Aquatic ecology
Bioinformatics
Cell Biology
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Debating Development
Developmental Biology
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem services
Entomology
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Herpetology
Island biology
Mammalogy
Meteorology, climatology and global change
Methods in environmental biology
Microbial ecology
Omics techniques
- Gerrit Beemster
- - NNB
Ornithology
Palaeo-ecology
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
Plant-microbe interactions
Primatology
Remote sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Frank Veroustraete
Restoration ecology
Scientific writing in English
System ecology
Option Management & Entrepreneurship
It is possible to include the option ‘Management en Entrepreneurship’ (30 ECTS-credits) in your ‘Global Change Biology’ programme. This option is taught in Dutch only!
If you choose to include this option, you do not have to take the compulsory courses ‘Laboratory skills’ and ‘Ecology of populations and communities’. You also have to choose only 3 ECTS-credits of optional courses.
Compulsory courses
30 ECTS-credits