Study location	Latvia, Daugavpils
Academic field	Biology (ISCED 01022) Biology (JACS C100)
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	M.S. (Master of Natural Sciences in Biology)

Tuition fee	€3,100 per yearConvert
Application fee	€140 one-timeConvert
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Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s diploma - Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, environmental science, or health care, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, or an equivalent education, if the education was obtained in health care, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, or an equivalent education field. - Entrance exam - Document confirming English language knowledge at B2 level Applicants must upload education documents in original language, as well as translations into English. Diplomas and transcripts issued outside EU must be legalized with a legalization stamp or Apostille. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements

English IELTS 5.5; Pearson PTE Level 3 (B2); TOEFL 72 points; Cambridge English Language Assessment 160 points (B2); ECL (B2); LanguageCert ESOL (B2); Duolingo 105 points (B2). Document confirming English language knowledge. You can provide any official language certificate. Applicants who are native speakers of English or who have successfully undertaken secondary or post-secondary courses for a minimum of two years where English was the language of instruction are not required to submit any certificates. Applicants who have obtained previous education in English in one of the bellow listed countries do not need to provide separate language proficiency: • Australia • The Bahamas • Canada • Ireland • New Zealand • St Vincent and the Grenadines • United Kingdom • United States of America

Overview

The Aim is to prepare high-level specialists in the field of biology with deep theoretical knowledge and practical skills, capable of making independent decisions and conducting creative scientific research.

KNOWLEDGE
-demonstrates theoretical knowledge in the field of biological science, critical understanding of concepts, theories, and regularities;
-understands the most important knowledge of biology in an interdisciplinary context;
-knows the specifics of the methodology applied in the sub-field corresponding to the master’s thesis.

SKILLS
-knows how to evaluate and analyze the results obtained in the master’s thesis, interpret and present them;
-knows how to discuss current issues in the field of biological science with other specialists and representatives of related professions;
-knows how to independently organize and carry out scientific research in the sub-field of science corresponding to the master’s thesis.

Career opportunities

-able to take initiative and responsibility, working individually or in a team, able to organize scientific work;
-able to conduct interdisciplinary research according to the master’s thesis in the sub-field;
-able to evaluate the influence of one’s competence and social environment.