Masters in
Biology
The city of Liège

A major transport and logistics centre (2nd river port in
Europe, Liege Airport)

A city underdoing full renewal symbolised by the work of
world renowned architects: Santiago Calatrava (high
speed railway station) and Ron Arad (Médiacité), new
Finance Centre
ULg… At a glance

More than 22000 students, 23% from abroad, 122
different nationalities.

3300 lecturers - researchers

More than 3,600 research publications each year

Partnerships with more than 700 institutions in
Europe and the world, including developing
countries

European quality labels


ECTS and Diploma Supplement
HRS4R "Human Resources Strategy for
Researchers"
ULg at a glance
4 sites


Arlon : Environmental sciences and management
Gembloux : Agro-Bio Tech
4 sites

Liège, the Sart Tilman campus :
- Green campus of 760 hectares
situated in a forest
- Main teaching and research centre
- Liège Science Park
ULg at a glance
Research stations
ULg at a
glance
 Hautes-Fagnes scientific station, within the Hautes-Fagnes / Eifel nature park.

STARESO, Oceanographic research
station (Calvi, Corsica)
Integrated research-valorisation
structures in growth sectors




WSL: Space and Engineering Sciences
GIGA: Life & Health Sciences
Aquapôle: Water & Environmental Sciences
CIP: Centre for protein engeneering.
ULg at a
glance
Masters in Biology
Biology of
Organisms
& Ecology
Oceanography
Environmental
Sciences &
Management
Biochemistry &
Molecular and
Cellular Biology
Bioinformatics
& Modelling
Biology of Organisms
& Ecology
Master 1
Courses
Field work in Belgium (10 days)
Field work (10 days) abroad
Optional
Biological Station of Roscoff (France)
biodiversity, phylogeny and marine ecology
Ténérife
phylogeny and ecology of Macaronesian flora
Biology of Organisms
& Ecology
Master 2
17 ECTS compulsory courses
15 ECTS optional courses
New option in Conservation Biology !
28 ECTS final thesis
Field works
Romanian Carpathians
Mountain ecology
Multidisciplinary
courses
- Biodiversity monitoring
and analysis methods
- Geomorphology
- Lectures and seminars
- Cartography
- Environmental policies
- Managerial skills
....
Final thesis (Q2)
- Professional focus :
internship out of Ulg (NGO,
administrations or
companies)
- Terrestrial ecosystems :
Belgium, Europe or
outside of Europe
Biology of Organisms
& Ecology
Master 2
Proposed themes of research for final thesis (2015-2016):
17 ECTS compulsory courses
-Neuroendocrinology of behavior (GIGA): development,
sexual behavior and steroïds
15 ECTS optional courses
-Immunoendocrinology & proteomics (GIGA)
28 ECTS final thesis
-Chemical oceanography: greenhouse gaz fluxes
(Wallonia,Africa)
-Vegetal and microbial ecology: biological indicators in
soils, forest ecology
-Diatoms and water quality evolution in rivers and lakes
of the Hautes-Fagnes-Eifel area
Aquarium & Museum
-Communication through sounds in fish
- Badger population genetics
-Biology, Ecology & conservation of newts
-Behavior of fish
-Aquaculture
-Ecotoxicology (marine vertébrates, freshwater
invertebrates & endocrine disruptors)
Scientific Station of « hautes fagnes »
-Coral bleaching (cnidarian physiology)
Biology of Organisms
& Ecology
Thesis – 30 ECTS
Biology of Organisms
& Ecology
Thesis – 30 ECTS
Masters in Biology
Biology of
Organisms
& Ecology
Oceanography
Environmental
Sciences &
Management
Biochemistry &
Molecular and
Cellular Biology
Bioinformatics
& Modelling
Oceanography
Master 1
• Multidisciplinary
• Field work in Corsica (2 weeks)
• Field trips on the Belgica and the Simon
Stevin in Belgium
Oceanography
Master 2
2 options:
- Oceanography
- Modelling Marine Environments
30 ECTS « à la carte » + Master
thesis
Special expertise of ULg in
oceanography:
-Ecology of posidonia, carbon fluxes
-Plankton and hydrodynamics
-Carbon fluxes – climate change
-Stable isotopes and environmental
sciences
-Marine ecotoxicology
- Ecosystem Modelling
Oceanography
Master Erasmus Mundus MER : Marine Environment and Resources
• Scholarschip (application at
http://merconsortium.eu/)
• 4 European Universities
• 30 ECTs in ULg
• Field work in Corsica (1 week)
• Field trips on the Belgica or the Simon
Stevin in Belgium
Masters in Biology
Biology of
Organisms
& Ecology
Oceanography
Environmental
Sciences &
Management
Biochemistry &
Molecular and
Cellular Biology
Bioinformatics
& Modelling
Environmental Sciences & Management
Master 1
Master 2
120 ECTS
Mandatory courses 40 ECTS
Professional work placement (3 ECTS)
Including sciences, sociology, law and
economics of the environment
Final thesis (27 ECTS)
Optional courses 20 ECTS
Two modules among:
-Energy issues
•Monitoring of the environment
• Society-Environment Interface
• Developping countries
-Instruments for governacne
• Integrated management of water
resources
-Environment, risk & health
• Renewable Energy (Luxembourg)*
-Land management
• Professional focus in biological methods
of effluents recovery (Gembloux)
Environmental Sciences & Management
Master in Biological
Sciences 60 ECTS
Mandatory courses 40 ECTS
Master 1
Including sciences, sociology, law and
economics of the environment
Optional courses 20 ECTS
Two modules among:
-Energy issues
Master 2
120 ECTS
Professional work placement (3 ECTS)
Final thesis (27 ECTS)
•Monitoring of the environment
• Society-Environment Interface
• Developping countries
-Instruments for governacne
• Integrated management of water
resources
-Environment, risk & health
• Renewable Energy (Luxembourg)*
-Land management
• Professional focus in biological methods
of effluents recovery (Gembloux)
Masters in Biology
Biology of
Organisms
& Ecology
Oceanography
Environmental
Sciences &
Management
Biochemistry &
Molecular and
Cellular Biology
Bioinformatics
& Modelling
Biochemistry & Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Master 1
Optional courses 15 ECTS (one option)
-Biochemistry
-Genetics
-Physiology & developmental biology
-Microbiology & immunology
Biochemistry & Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Master 2
Teaching focus
-Thesis 25 ECTS
-Compulsory courses
Research focus
-Thesis 35 ECTS
15 research units among which:
-Enzymology and protein folding
-Genetic
-Functional genomic and vegetal molecular
imaging
-Biological macromolecules
-Phylogenomics of eucaryotes
-Physiology & genetics of bacteria
-Vegetal physiology
Lien vers présentation Giga sous-titres anglais
GIGA - ULg
Biochemistry & Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Master 2
Professional focus
-Thesis 35 ECTS
Masters in Biology – University of Liège
300 ECTS
Complementary masters (60 ECTS)
Aquaculture
Management of natural risks
Sustainable energy management
Environmental sciences and management in developing countries
Biotechnology and applied biology
Ph D thesis
Minimum 3 years