Ecology and Evolution

Do you want to investigate the relationship between organisms and environment from the molecular level to the global scale, and contribute to science and sustainability? Then this is your master! As a master's student you will study how nature works both as an aim in itself to understand and explain why the world looks like this as well as to develop the tools to predict and combat problems caused by pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change. You will study Ecology from a plant, animal and systems perspective. Moreover, ecological processes are investigated from the molecular level on to the regional and global scale, where field observations and experiments are used to identify ecosystem patterns and functions. VU Amsterdam masters' programme in Ecology and Evolution has an explicit research-oriented character and is designed to provide its students the knowledge, skills and insights to operate as an independent professional scientist in the fields of ecology and evolution and to become a promising candidate for a subsequent PhD position or other research-related function in a fundamental or applied ecological field.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) is a public research university founded in 1880. Known for its international outlook and innovative research, VU has over 30,000 students and offers programs across humanities, sciences, and social sciences.