MA/MS in Biology: Molecular, Cellular and Organismal Biology
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands•World Rank #109
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Universiteit Leiden offers MA/MS in Biology: Molecular, Cellular and Organismal Biology, a master's degree in Natural Sciences & Mathematics programme in Leiden, Netherlands. The programme runs for 2 years. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is EUR 22,500 per year (EUR 2,694 per year for local students).
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Overview
This specialisation offers you the unique possibility to integrate molecular, cellular and organismal levels of research, but also provides the possibility to specialize in one of these levels.
An important aspect of this specialisation is to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying health and disease and how cells and organisms adapt to environmental factors ranging from light, stress and pathogens to ecological and social conditions. Model organisms include bacteria, fungi, plants and animals (invertebrates and vertebrates). The subject areas covered encompass functional genomics, signal transduction, cellular differentiation, development, host-microbe interactions and animal behaviour.
The master's specialisation Molecular, Cellular and Organismal Biology is a good match if you are interested in subjects in the molecular, cellular and organismal levels of research. More in general, this master specialisation is ideally suited as a basis for starting a research career at a university or research institute and for a position in a bioscience-based company.
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Frequently asked questions
Universiteit Leiden awards a Master's Degree in the field of Natural Sciences & Mathematics on completion of this programme.
The programme runs for 2 years.
Tuition for international students is EUR 22,500 per year (EUR 2,694 per year for local students).
The programme is taught in English.
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