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
- Stefan Van Dongen
Ecology of Populations and Communities
- Herwig Leirs
- Ivan Nijs
Environmental Biophysics
- Ivan Nijs
- Jonas Lembrechts
Freshwater Ecosystem Functioning
- Jonas Schoelynck
- Tomasz Okruszko
Terrestrial Ecosystem Functioning
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
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
- Filip Meysman
Environmental Stress and Ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
Evolutionary Responses to Global Change
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Global Change Physiology
Experimental Biology Lab
- Els Prinsen
- Hamada Abd Elgawad
- Han Asard
- Gerrit Beemster
- Ronny Blust
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
- Kris Vissenberg
Omics in a Changing Environment
- Gerrit Beemster
- Els Prinsen
- Hannes Svardal
- Geert Van Raemdonck
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
- Filip Meysman
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
- Stijn Temmerman
- Matteo Campioli
- Jan Staes
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
- Li Lin
- Frank Blockhuys
- Hans Vangheluwe
- Pierre Van Mechelen
Aquatic Ecology
- Jonas Schoelynck
- Lieven Bervoets
Bioinformatics
- Kris Laukens
Cell Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Estuarine and Coastal Systems
- Stijn Temmerman
- Jean-Philippe Belliard
- Tom Van der Stocken
Debating Development
- Gert Van Hecken
- Janus Verrelst
- Divin-Luc Bikubanya
- Alder Contreras Hernández
- Leni Franken
- Stephanie Garcidueñas Nieto
- Baudoin Koussognon
- François Levrau
- Denis Augustin Samnick
- Diana Tiholaz
- Juan Sebastian Velez Triana
Developmental Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Ecosystem services
- - NNB
- Jan Staes
Entomology
Freshwater Field course
- Jonas Schoelynck
- Tomasz Okruszko
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Stijn Temmerman
- Jean-Philippe Belliard
Herpetology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Simon Baeckens
Island biology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
- Chris Van Ginneken
- Debby Van Dam
Mammalogy
- Herwig Leirs
Methods in Environmental Biology
- Ivan Nijs
Microbial Ecology
- Erik Verbruggen
Omics techniques
- Gerrit Beemster
- Hannes Svardal
- Geert Van Raemdonck
Ornithology
- Erik Matthysen
- Marcel Eens
Palaeo-ecology
- Bart Van De Vijver
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
- Kris Vissenberg
Plant-microbe Interactions
- Els Prinsen
Primatology
- Jeffrey Pereboom
Remote Sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Jochem Verrelst
Vertebrate paleontology
- Jamie Maclaren
- Leonard Dewaele
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
- Mariëlle Leijten
- Nina Vandermeulen
Management and organisation
- Johanna Vanderstraeten
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
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
- Stefan Van Dongen
Ecology of Populations and Communities
- Herwig Leirs
- Ivan Nijs
Environmental Biophysics
- Ivan Nijs
- Jonas Lembrechts
Freshwater Ecosystem Functioning
- - NNB
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
Terrestrial Ecosystem Functioning
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
- - NNB
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
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
- Filip Meysman
Environmental Stress and Ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary Responses to Global Change
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Global Change Physiology
Experimental Biology Lab
- Els Prinsen
- Hamada Abd Elgawad
- Han Asard
- Gerrit Beemster
- Ronny Blust
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
- Kris Vissenberg
Omics in a Changing Environment
- Gerrit Beemster
- Els Prinsen
- Hannes Svardal
- Geert Baggerman
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
- Filip Meysman
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
- Stijn Temmerman
- Matteo Campioli
- Jan Staes
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
- Li Lin
- Frank Blockhuys
- Hans Vangheluwe
- Pierre Van Mechelen
Aquatic Ecology
- Jonas Schoelynck
- Lieven Bervoets
Bioinformatics
- Kris Laukens
Cell Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Estuarine and Coastal Systems
- Stijn Temmerman
- Jean-Philippe Belliard
- Tom Van der Stocken
Debating Development
- Gert Van Hecken
- Janus Verrelst
- Divin-Luc Bikubanya
- Alder Contreras Hernández
- Leni Franken
- Stephanie Garcidueñas Nieto
- François Levrau
- Denis Augustin Samnick
- Hanne Van Cappellen
- Juan Sebastian Velez Triana
Developmental Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Ecosystem services
- - NNB
- Jan Staes
Entomology
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Stijn Temmerman
- Jean-Philippe Belliard
Herpetology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Simon Baeckens
Island biology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
- Chris Van Ginneken
- Debby Van Dam
Mammalogy
- Herwig Leirs
Methods in Environmental Biology
- Ivan Nijs
Microbial Ecology
- Erik Verbruggen
Omics techniques
- Gerrit Beemster
- Kris Laukens
- Hannes Svardal
- Geert Baggerman
Ornithology
- Erik Matthysen
- Marcel Eens
Palaeo-ecology
- Bart Van De Vijver
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
- Kris Vissenberg
Plant-microbe Interactions
- Els Prinsen
Primatology
- Jeffrey Pereboom
Remote Sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Jochem Verrelst
Scientific Writing in English
- Kris Van De Poel
- Ivan Janssens
- Marilize Pretorius
Vertebrate paleontology
- Jamie Maclaren
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
- Mariëlle Leijten
- Nina Vandermeulen
Management and organisation
- Johanna Vanderstraeten
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
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
- Stefan Van Dongen
Ecology of populations and communities
- Herwig Leirs
- Ivan Nijs
Environmental biophysics
- Ivan Nijs
- Jonas Lembrechts
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
- Patrick Meire
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
- Patrick Meire
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
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
- Filip Meysman
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary responses to global change
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Global change physiology
Experimental Biology Lab
- Els Prinsen
- Han Asard
- Gerrit Beemster
- Ronny Blust
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
- Kris Vissenberg
Omics in a changing environment
- Gerrit Beemster
- Els Prinsen
- Hannes Svardal
- Geert Baggerman
Marine ecosystem functioning
- Filip Meysman
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with global change
- Ludo Diels
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
- Stijn Temmerman
- Patrick Meire
- Jan Staes
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
- Li Lin
- Frank Blockhuys
- Hans Vangheluwe
- Pierre Van Mechelen
Aquatic ecology
- Jonas Schoelynck
- Lieven Bervoets
Bioinformatics
- Kris Laukens
Cell Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Debating development
- Gert Van Hecken
- Janus Verrelst
- Ivan Ashaba
- Alder Contreras Hernández
- Leni Franken
- Stephanie Garcidueñas Nieto
- François Levrau
- Denis Augustin Samnick
- Hanne Van Cappellen
- Juan Sebastian Velez Triana
Developmental Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem services
- Patrick Meire
- Jan Staes
Entomology
Geographic information systems (GIS)
- Stijn Temmerman
Herpetology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Simon Baeckens
Island biology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Laboratory Animal Science (core module)
- Chris Van Ginneken
- Debby Van Dam
Mammalogy
- Herwig Leirs
Methods in environmental biology
- Ivan Nijs
Microbial ecology
- Erik Verbruggen
Omics techniques
- Gerrit Beemster
- Kris Laukens
- Hannes Svardal
- Geert Baggerman
Ornithology
- Erik Matthysen
- Marcel Eens
Palaeo-ecology
- Bart Van De Vijver
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
- Kris Vissenberg
Plant-microbe interactions
- Els Prinsen
Primatology
- Jeffrey Pereboom
Remote sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Jochem Verrelst
Restoration ecology
- Tobias Ceulemans
- Willem-Jan Emsens
Scientific writing in English
- Kris Van De Poel
- Ivan Janssens
- Marilize Pretorius
System ecology
- Ivan Nijs
Vertebrate paleontology
- Jamie Maclaren
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
- Mariëlle Leijten
- Nina Vandermeulen
Management and organisation
- Johanna Vanderstraeten
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
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
- Stefan Van Dongen
Ecology of populations and communities
- Herwig Leirs
- Ivan Nijs
Environmental biophysics
- Ivan Nijs
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
- Patrick Meire
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
- Patrick Meire
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
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
- Filip Meysman
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary responses to global change
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Global change physiology
Laboratory skills
- Els Prinsen
- Han Asard
- Gerrit Beemster
- Ronny Blust
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
- Lucia Vergauwen
- Kris Vissenberg
Omics in a changing environment
- Gerrit Beemster
- Kris Laukens
- Els Prinsen
- Geert Baggerman
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with global change
- Ludo Diels
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
- Stijn Temmerman
- Patrick Meire
- Jan Staes
Marine ecosystem functioning
- Filip Meysman
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
- Li Lin
- Frank Blockhuys
- Hans Vangheluwe
- Pierre Van Mechelen
Aquatic ecology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Jonas Schoelynck
Bioinformatics
- Kris Laukens
Cell Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Debating development
- Gert Van Hecken
- Janus Verrelst
- Ivan Ashaba
- Leni Franken
- Mark Marvin Kadigo
- François Levrau
- Réginas Ndayiragije
- Denis Augustin Samnick
- Hanne Van Cappellen
- Juan Sebastian Velez Triana
Developmental Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem services
- Patrick Meire
- Jan Staes
Entomology
Geographic information systems (GIS)
- Stijn Temmerman
Herpetology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Simon Baeckens
Island biology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Mammalogy
- Herwig Leirs
Methods in environmental biology
- Ivan Nijs
Microbial ecology
- Erik Verbruggen
Omics techniques
- Gerrit Beemster
- Kris Laukens
- Hannes Svardal
- Geert Baggerman
Ornithology
- Erik Matthysen
- Marcel Eens
Palaeo-ecology
- Bart Van De Vijver
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
- Kris Vissenberg
Plant-microbe interactions
- Els Prinsen
Primatology
- Jeroen Stevens
- Jeffrey Pereboom
Remote sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Jochem Verrelst
Restoration ecology
- Ruurd van Diggelen
- Willem-Jan Emsens
Scientific writing in English
- Kris Van De Poel
- Ivan Janssens
System ecology
- Ivan Nijs
Laboratory Animal Science (core module)
- Chris Van Ginneken
- Debby Van Dam
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
- Johanna Vanderstraeten
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
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
- Stefan Van Dongen
Ecology of populations and communities
- Herwig Leirs
- Ivan Nijs
Environmental biophysics
- Ivan Nijs
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
- Patrick Meire
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
- Patrick Meire
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
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
- Filip Meysman
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary responses to global change
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Global change physiology
Laboratory skills
- Els Prinsen
- Han Asard
- Gerrit Beemster
- Ronny Blust
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
- Lucia Vergauwen
- Kris Vissenberg
Omics in a changing environment
- Gerrit Beemster
- Geert Baggerman
- Kris Laukens
- Els Prinsen
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with global change
- Ludo Diels
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
- Patrick Meire
- Jan Staes
- Stijn Temmerman
Marine ecosystem functioning
- Filip Meysman
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
- Tom Van Hout
- Frank Blockhuys
- Paul Scheunders
- Hans Vangheluwe
Aquatic ecology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Jonas Schoelynck
Bioinformatics
- Kris Laukens
Cell Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Debating development
- Gert Van Hecken
- Janus Verrelst
- Ivan Ashaba
- Leni Franken
- Mark Marvin Kadigo
- François Levrau
- Réginas Ndayiragije
- Denis Augustin Samnick
- Hanne Van Cappellen
- Juan Sebastian Velez Triana
Developmental Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem services
- Patrick Meire
- Jan Staes
Entomology
Geographic information systems (GIS)
- Stijn Temmerman
Herpetology
- Raoul Van Damme
Island biology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Mammalogy
- Herwig Leirs
Meteorology, climatology and global change
- Ivan Janssens
- Sara Vicca
Methods in environmental biology
- Ivan Nijs
Microbial ecology
- Erik Verbruggen
Omics techniques
- Gerrit Beemster
- Geert Baggerman
- Kris Laukens
- Hannes Svardal
Ornithology
- Erik Matthysen
- Marcel Eens
Palaeo-ecology
- Bart Van De Vijver
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
- Kris Vissenberg
Plant-microbe interactions
- Els Prinsen
Primatology
- Jeroen Stevens
- Jeffrey Pereboom
Remote sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Frank Veroustraete
Restoration ecology
- Ruurd van Diggelen
- Willem-Jan Emsens
Scientific writing in English
- Kris Van De Poel
- Ivan Janssens
System ecology
- Ivan Nijs
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
- Mariëlle Leijten
Management and organisation
- Johanna Vanderstraeten
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
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
- Stefan Van Dongen
Ecology of populations and communities
- Herwig Leirs
- Ivan Nijs
Environmental biophysics
- Ivan Nijs
Freshwater ecosystem functioning
- Patrick Meire
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
Terrestrial ecosystem functioning
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
Fundamentals and skills: compulsory courses year 2
You follow this course in year 2 of your master.
Field course
- Patrick Meire
- Tomasz Okruszko
- Jonas Schoelynck
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
- Filip Meysman
Environmental stress and ecotoxicology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Ludo Diels
- Frank Van Assche
Evolutionary responses to global change
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Global change physiology
Laboratory skills
- Els Prinsen
- Gerrit Beemster
- Ronny Blust
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Ivan Nijs
- Erik Verbruggen
- Lucia Vergauwen
- Kris Vissenberg
Omics in a changing environment
- Gerrit Beemster
- Geert Baggerman
- Kris Laukens
- Els Prinsen
Global Change: compulsory courses year 2
You follow these courses in year 2 of your master.
Coping with global change
- Ludo Diels
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
- Patrick Meire
- Jan Staes
- Stijn Temmerman
Marine ecosystem functioning
- Filip Meysman
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
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Master project Global Change Biology including internship part 2
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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
- Tom Van Hout
- Frank Blockhuys
- Pierre Van Mechelen
Aquatic ecology
- Lieven Bervoets
- Jonas Schoelynck
Bioinformatics
- Kris Laukens
Cell Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Coastal and estuarine management
- Patrick Meire
- Stijn Temmerman
- Tom Ysebaert
Debating Development
- Gert Van Hecken
- Janus Verrelst
- Ivan Ashaba
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
- Réginas Ndayiragije
- Sarah Vancluysen
- Cassandra Vet
Developmental Biology
- Kris Vissenberg
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem services
- Patrick Meire
- Jan Staes
Entomology
Geographic information systems (GIS)
- Stijn Temmerman
Herpetology
- Raoul Van Damme
Island biology
- Raoul Van Damme
- Erik Matthysen
Mammalogy
- Herwig Leirs
Meteorology, climatology and global change
- Ivan Janssens
- Sara Vicca
Methods in environmental biology
- Ivan Nijs
Microbial ecology
- Erik Verbruggen
Omics techniques
- Gerrit Beemster
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Ornithology
- Erik Matthysen
- Marcel Eens
Palaeo-ecology
- Bart Van De Vijver
Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology
- Kris Vissenberg
Plant-microbe interactions
- Els Prinsen
Primatology
- Jeroen Stevens
- Jeffrey Pereboom
Remote sensing
- Roeland Samson
- Frank Veroustraete
Restoration ecology
- Ruurd van Diggelen
- Willem-Jan Emsens
Scientific writing in English
- Kris Van De Poel
- Ivan Janssens
System ecology
- Ivan Nijs
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
Financial management and legal aspects
- Peter-Jan Engelen
- Alain Praet
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Management and organisation
- Peter Verhezen
Process management and quality care
Strategic Business Communication
- Mariëlle Leijten