| Learning outcomes | On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
General
- The master of biology is able to independently situate and evaluate a scientific problem and to formulate the question. He/she has the knowledge and skill to answer the question in the context of the current state of scientific research.
- Moreover his scientific training allows the master to set up a problem-solving strategy of experiments or observations. He/she has the skills to execute these and if necessary to work in a team.
- Based on the results the master of biology can give a relevant answer to the question and suggest solutions, in an academic context as well as in practical applications.
- With the acquired skills the master of biology can summarize, communicate and interpret his/her findings at different levels: to peers, to a broad public or to policy makers.
Biology-specific
- The master of biology is aware of the relativity of things, of the border between objectivity and subjectivity, of the possibilities and limitations set by technology and knowledge. He/she acts as a thinking and reflecting scientist in all his/her activities.
- The master of biology can independently recognize and describe problems in relation to life and society. He/she is able to track and interpret relevant data with the appropriate methods. Of the greatest importance is the ability to value paradigms and dogmas and in particular to define the limits of their reliability.
- The master of biology has a thorough insight in living matter and in the relationship between biotic and abiotic matter. He/she has the attitude to continuously follow up the state of knowledge in the subfield he/she has made his/her own and he/she learns to think, plan, experiment and conclude using the current methodology and technology.
- The master of biology has the required social, management and communication skills to be able to work in a team, both within his/her discipline and in an interdisciplinary environment, to lead and execute experiments as well as to process and present data.
- The master of biology has a sense of professional responsibility. He will try to communicate the results of his creativity at a high level in order to broaden the general knowledge.
- The master of biology can not only undertake actions in his/her mother tongue, but at least also in English, the international communication tool.
- The master of biology has a sense of social responsibility. He/she has a solid ethical and critical training. With the acquired communication skills he/she is able to relate his/her field (biology) to society, and give a two-way account in this relation. To optimally fulfill his/her role in society, the master specializes in one of three possible profiles: education, management and research. The master specializes in biodiversity: conservation and restoration.
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