Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(Laurea magistrale in Evolutionary Biology)
Course code	SC2810/000ZZ/2024

Tuition fee	€2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Biology or related fields with proven skills in Mathematics, Physics and Biology. Additional entry requirements – Entry title and GPA Please verify country-based specific entry title and GPA requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B2 level (CEFR) or equivalent certificate Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions

More information	unipd.it/en/evolutionary-biology

Overview

This Master’s degree aims to train expert graduates with advanced and operational knowledge in the field of biodiversity, capable of applying such knowledge to the conservation of biological heritage. The subjects covered in the Master’s degree fully utilise the knowledge of the properties of biological systems acquired during the three-year undergraduate programme, delving into topics related to evolutionary mechanisms and dynamics, reproductive and adaptive strategies, and morpho-functional, genetic, and biomolecular plasticity in organism-environment relationships.

Programme structure

1st Year: Molecular Methods and Bioinformatics, Ethology, Functional Morphology, Applied Statistics for Evolutionary Biology, Comparative Physiology, Plant Ecophysiology, Molecular Phylogeny, Theory of Evolution Biogeography and Phylogeography.

2nd Year: Conservation and Evolution, Philosophy of Biological Sciences, Biological Responses to Climate Change, Behavioural Genetics, Molecular Anthropology, Methods and Applications in Evolutionary Population Genomics, English Language B2 (Productive Skills).

Career opportunities

The master’s degree in Evolutionary Biology prepares experts with advanced and practical training in the field of biodiversity, capable of applying their knowledge in public and private research institutes, in institutions in charge of biodiversity management and conservation, in wildlife sanctuaries, natural parks, in museums, or able to pursue doctoral studies at the University of Padova or in any another part of the world.