Courses – MSc in Organismal and Evolutionary Biology

1st semester

BLOCK A (All)

Experimental Design (6 ECTS)
Faculty: Vitor Sousa, Inês Fragata

Genomics and Environmental Changes (6 ECTS)
Faculty: Octávio Paulo, Filipe de Sousa

BLOCK B (Evolution)

Experimental Evolution (6 ECTS)
Faculty: Margarida Matos, Pedro Simões

Genes and Adaptation (6 ECTS)
Faculty: Sara Magalhães, Leonor Rodrigues

BLOCK C (Organism)

Biophysics of Development (3 ECTS)
Faculty: Élio Sucena

OPTIONALS – Plus 6 or 3+3 ECTS in optional course(s):

Recommended Optionals:

Basic Biomolecular Methods (3 ECTS)
Faculty: Rita Zilhão

Biomolecular Methods (6 ECTS)
Faculty: Rita Zilhão (8 vagas)

Genetics and Natural Selection (3 ECTS)
Faculty: Francisco Dionísio

Stress Biology (3 ECTS)
Faculty: Carlos Gravato

2nd semester

BLOCK A (All)

Evolution and Development (6 ECTS)
Faculty: Patrícia Beldade

Research Practice (6 ECTS)
Faculty: Sólveig Thorsteinsdóttir, Élio Sucena, Gabriela Rodrigues

BLOCK B (Evolution)

Molecular Ecology (6ECTS)
Faculty: Vítor Sousa

Evolutionary Medicine (3 ECTS)
Faculty: Patrícia Beldade

Evolutionary Applications (3 ECTS)
Faculty: Ivo Chelo

BLOCK C (Organism)

Genes and Molecules in Development (6 ECTS)
Faculty: Sólveig Thorsteinsdóttir, Ana Rita Carlos

Stem Cell Biology and Technology (6 ECTS)
Faculty: Gabriela Rodrigues

OPTIONALS – Plus 6 or 3+3 ECTS in optional course(s):

Recommended Optionals:

Disease Mechanisms and Ageing (3 ECTS)
Faculty: Ana Rita Carlos

Project (3 ECTS)
In this course students normally plan and write their dissertation project.

Dissertation (57 ECTS)
The dissertation work can be done in FCUL or in other institutions in Portugal or abroad.