- Faculté des sciences
- 120 credits
The University of Namur offers the Master 120 in biology of Organisms and Ecology jointly with the UCLouvain.
Full details of the programme are available on the website of the UCLouvain.
To register for the Master's program, please contact UCLouvain.
The University of Namur provides teaching in the following areas:
Credits | Hours/Semester | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | |||||||||||
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Tronc commun | ||||||||||||
LBOE2191 | Ecology and society [UCLouvain] | 3 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
SBOEM111 | Evolution | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
SBOEM112 | Data analysis and modeling of biological systems | 5 | 24 - 36 | |||||||||
LBOE2113 | Scientific and Professional Communication in English [UCLouvain] | 3 | 0 - 15 | |||||||||
LBOE2196 | Experimental design [UCLouvain] | 2 | 12 - 18 | |||||||||
SBOEM197 | Introduction to scientific research | 8 | ||||||||||
SBOEM108 | Field courses - aquatic ecology | De Laender Frederik | 2 | 0 - 45 | ||||||||
LBOE2109 | Field placement - terrestrial ecology [UCLouvain] | 2 | 0 - 45 | |||||||||
LGEO1342A | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) partim [UCLouvain] | 4 | 24 - 24 | |||||||||
Sciences humaines | ||||||||||||
SSPSM101 | Science, ethics and development | Leyens Stéphane | 3 | 18 - 6 | ||||||||
LFILO2003E | Ethical issues in science and technology (seminar section) [UCLouvain] | Feltz Bernard, Philippe Baret, Bernard Feltz (coord.), Thierry Hance | 2 | 15 - 15 | ||||||||
LSC2001 | Introduction to contemporary philosophy [UCLouvain] | 2 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LSC2220 | Philosophy of science [UCLouvain] | 2 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
MSBMM113 | Bioethics | Ravez Laurent | 2 | 20 - 0 | ||||||||
SSPSM203 | Philosophy of Life Sciences | Leyens Stéphane | 3 | 12 - 0 | ||||||||
LTHEO2840 | Science and the Christian faith [UCLouvain] | 2 | 15 - 0 | |||||||||
Module | ||||||||||||
Ecologie et évolution appliquées | ||||||||||||
LBOE2185 | Evolutionary Applications [UCLouvain] | 2 | 20 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2166 | Biological fight [UCLouvain] | 3 | 12 - 24 | |||||||||
SBOEM237 | Bioindicators of pollution | De Laender Frederik | 3 | 24 - 12 | ||||||||
Functional genomics | ||||||||||||
SBOEM165 | Evolutionary Genomics and Transcriptomics | Dennis Alice | 4 | 30 - 18 | ||||||||
SBOEM169 | Ecological Proteomics and Epigenetics | Silvestre Frédéric | 4 | 30 - 18 | ||||||||
Landscape and movement ecology | ||||||||||||
LBOE2150 | Movement ecology | 4 | 24 - 12 | |||||||||
LBOE2140 | Landscape Ecology [UCLouvain] | 4 | 24 - 24 | |||||||||
Biologie de la conservation et de la restauration | ||||||||||||
LBOE2120 | Biodiversity conservation [UCLouvain] | 4 | 36 - 12 | |||||||||
LBOE2125 | Biodiversity and people [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2141 | Restoration ecology [UCLouvain] | 2 | 12 - 12 | |||||||||
Ecotoxicology | ||||||||||||
SBOEM162 | Ecotoxicology of Populations, Communities and Ecosystems | De Laender Frederik | 2 | 12 - 12 | ||||||||
SBOEM170 | Advances in applied and basic ecotoxicology | 6 | 48 - 32 | |||||||||
Molecular ecology | ||||||||||||
SBOEM124 | Molecular Ecology | Dennis Alice | 8 | 36 - 56 | ||||||||
Ecologie et gestion des milieux aquatiques | ||||||||||||
SBOEM142 | Ecology of natural and disturbed aquatic environments | De Laender Frederik | 2 | 12 - 20 | ||||||||
SBOEM123 | Aquatic Biodiversity | De Laender Frederik, KESTEMONT Patrick | 3 | 12 - 24 | ||||||||
SBOEM144 | Management of fisheries and aquaculture resources | KESTEMONT Patrick | 3 | 18 - 12 | ||||||||
Ecologie des interactions | ||||||||||||
LBOE2160 | Ecology of interactions [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2161 | Behavioural ecology [UCLouvain] | 3 | 24 - 12 | |||||||||
LBOE2168 | Plant-environment interactions [UCLouvain] | 3 | 24 - 12 | |||||||||
Cours au choix | ||||||||||||
Manipulation des animaux | ||||||||||||
WSBIM2290 | Introduction to the science of laboratory animals [UCLouvain] | 3 | 37 - 0 | |||||||||
SFCMM101 | Training in animal experimentation at technician level: techniques, alternative methods, legislation and ethics | Vermeylen Anne | 4 | 40 - 0 | ||||||||
SFCMM201 | Training of master animal handlers | Vermeylen Anne | 4 | 40 - 0 | ||||||||
Cours avancés | ||||||||||||
SBIOM201 | Parasitology | 2 | 15 - 0 | |||||||||
SVETM209 | Molecular Virology | Muylkens Benoît | 2 | 15 - 0 | ||||||||
SVETB301 | Applied Ethology | Diederich Claire | 3 | 15 - 4 | ||||||||
LBOE2143 | Current issues in marine biology [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
EBIOE2001 | Marine biodiversity - flora expertise [UCLouvain] | 6 | ||||||||||
LBOE2122 | Marine biodiversity [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
EBIOE2002 | Marine biodiversity - wildlife expertise [UCLouvain] | 6 | ||||||||||
LBIRE2105 | Assessment of water - soil - air quality [UCLouvain] | 3 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LBIR1362 | Economics of natural resources and the environment [UCLouvain] | 3 | 30 - 7.5 | |||||||||
SGOLM146 | Hydrogeology | 3 | 18 - 12 | |||||||||
LBIR1334 | Introduction to forestry sciences [UCLouvain] | 3 | 22.5 - 15 | |||||||||
SGOLM145 | Pedology | 2 | 12 - 12 | |||||||||
LBIR1336 | Soil science and integrated excision [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 37.5 | |||||||||
LENVI2011 | Environmental assessment and management methods [UCLouvain] | 3 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LBIR1328 | Climatology and Hydrology Applied to Agronomy and the Environment [UCLouvain] | 6 | 45 - 22.5 | |||||||||
LGEOL2401 | Vertebrate palaeontology [UCLouvain] | 2 | 22.5 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2148 | Microbial ecology [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2292 | Ecological and evolutionary modelling [UCLouvain] | 4 | 12 - 36 | |||||||||
SBIOM205 | Epidemiology | 2 | 15 - 0 | |||||||||
SBIOM132 | Bacterial Genetics and Evolution | De Bolle Xavier | 3 | 22 - 0 | ||||||||
SGOLB210 | Paleontology - Partim | 5 | 24 - 40 | |||||||||
Télédétection et aménagement | ||||||||||||
LBIRE2102 | Applied geomatics [UCLouvain] | 4 | 30 - 22.5 | |||||||||
LGEO1343 | Earth observation by satellite [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 30 | |||||||||
LGEO2140 | Advanced physical geography [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 30 | |||||||||
LBRAT2101 | Town and country planning [UCLouvain] | 5 | 45 - 15 | |||||||||
LBRTI2101A | Data Science in bioscience engineering - Partim A : spatial and temporal data [UCLouvain] | 3 | 22.5 - 15 | |||||||||
SGOGB201 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | Linard Catherine | 4 | 15 - 20 | ||||||||
SGOGB301 | Spatial modelling and GIS | Linard Catherine | 4 | 20 - 30 | ||||||||
Cours d'ouverture | ||||||||||||
MGESM203 | Gestion de l'entreprise - Partim Sciences | Latiers Mélanie | 2 | 12 - 0 | ||||||||
LDROP2063 | Sectoral Environmental Law - Droit sectoriel de l'environnement [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LDROP2102 | Intellectual rights and new technologies [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
SBIOM119 | Human resources management | 2 | 15 - 0 | |||||||||
LDROP2061 | General environmental and living environment law [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LDROP2101 | Management of Intellectual Property Rights [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 0 |
Credits | Hours/Semester | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | |||||||||||
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Tronc commun | ||||||||||||
SBOEM297 | Master thesis | 22 | ||||||||||
Module | ||||||||||||
Ecologie et évolution appliquées | ||||||||||||
LBOE2185 | Evolutionary Applications [UCLouvain] | 2 | 20 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2166 | Biological fight [UCLouvain] | 3 | 12 - 24 | |||||||||
SBOEM237 | Bioindicators of pollution | De Laender Frederik | 3 | 24 - 12 | ||||||||
Functional genomics | ||||||||||||
SBOEM165 | Evolutionary Genomics and Transcriptomics | Dennis Alice | 4 | 30 - 18 | ||||||||
SBOEM169 | Ecological Proteomics and Epigenetics | Silvestre Frédéric | 4 | 30 - 18 | ||||||||
Landscape and movement ecology | ||||||||||||
LBOE2150 | Movement ecology | 4 | 24 - 12 | |||||||||
LBOE2140 | Landscape Ecology [UCLouvain] | 4 | 24 - 24 | |||||||||
Biologie de la conservation et de la restauration | ||||||||||||
LBOE2120 | Biodiversity conservation [UCLouvain] | 4 | 36 - 12 | |||||||||
LBOE2125 | Biodiversity and people [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2141 | Restoration ecology [UCLouvain] | 2 | 12 - 12 | |||||||||
Ecotoxicology | ||||||||||||
SBOEM162 | Ecotoxicology of Populations, Communities and Ecosystems | De Laender Frederik | 2 | 12 - 12 | ||||||||
Molecular ecology | ||||||||||||
SBOEM124 | Molecular Ecology | Dennis Alice | 8 | 36 - 56 | ||||||||
Ecologie et gestion des milieux aquatiques | ||||||||||||
SBOEM142 | Ecology of natural and disturbed aquatic environments | De Laender Frederik | 2 | 12 - 20 | ||||||||
SBOEM123 | Aquatic Biodiversity | De Laender Frederik, KESTEMONT Patrick | 3 | 12 - 24 | ||||||||
SBOEM144 | Management of fisheries and aquaculture resources | KESTEMONT Patrick | 3 | 18 - 12 | ||||||||
Ecologie des interactions | ||||||||||||
LBOE2160 | Ecology of interactions [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2161 | Behavioural ecology [UCLouvain] | 3 | 24 - 12 | |||||||||
LBOE2168 | Plant-environment interactions [UCLouvain] | 3 | 24 - 12 | |||||||||
Cours au choix | ||||||||||||
Manipulation des animaux | ||||||||||||
WSBIM2290 | Introduction to the science of laboratory animals [UCLouvain] | 3 | 37 - 0 | |||||||||
SFCMM101 | Training in animal experimentation at technician level: techniques, alternative methods, legislation and ethics | Vermeylen Anne | 4 | 40 - 0 | ||||||||
SFCMM201 | Training of master animal handlers | Vermeylen Anne | 4 | 40 - 0 | ||||||||
Cours avancés | ||||||||||||
SBIOM201 | Parasitology | 2 | 15 - 0 | |||||||||
SVETM209 | Molecular Virology | Muylkens Benoît | 2 | 15 - 0 | ||||||||
SVETB301 | Applied Ethology | Diederich Claire | 3 | 15 - 4 | ||||||||
LBOE2143 | Current issues in marine biology [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
EBIOE2001 | Marine biodiversity - flora expertise [UCLouvain] | 6 | ||||||||||
LBOE2122 | Marine biodiversity [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
EBIOE2002 | Marine biodiversity - wildlife expertise [UCLouvain] | 6 | ||||||||||
LBIRE2105 | Assessment of water - soil - air quality [UCLouvain] | 3 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LBIR1362 | Economics of natural resources and the environment [UCLouvain] | 3 | 30 - 7.5 | |||||||||
SGOLM146 | Hydrogeology | 3 | 18 - 12 | |||||||||
LBIR1334 | Introduction to forestry sciences [UCLouvain] | 3 | 22.5 - 15 | |||||||||
SGOLM145 | Pedology | 2 | 12 - 12 | |||||||||
LBIR1336 | Soil science and integrated excision [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 37.5 | |||||||||
LENVI2011 | Environmental assessment and management methods [UCLouvain] | 3 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LBIR1328 | Climatology and Hydrology Applied to Agronomy and the Environment [UCLouvain] | 6 | 45 - 22.5 | |||||||||
LGEOL2401 | Vertebrate palaeontology [UCLouvain] | 2 | 22.5 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2148 | Microbial ecology [UCLouvain] | 2 | 24 - 0 | |||||||||
LBOE2292 | Ecological and evolutionary modelling [UCLouvain] | 4 | 12 - 36 | |||||||||
SBIOM205 | Epidemiology | 2 | 15 - 0 | |||||||||
SBIOM132 | Bacterial Genetics and Evolution | De Bolle Xavier | 3 | 22 - 0 | ||||||||
SGOLB210 | Paleontology - Partim | 5 | 24 - 40 | |||||||||
Télédétection et aménagement | ||||||||||||
LBIRE2102 | Applied geomatics [UCLouvain] | 4 | 30 - 22.5 | |||||||||
LGEO1343 | Earth observation by satellite [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 30 | |||||||||
LGEO2140 | Advanced physical geography [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 30 | |||||||||
LBRAT2101 | Town and country planning [UCLouvain] | 5 | 45 - 15 | |||||||||
LBRTI2101A | Data Science in bioscience engineering - Partim A : spatial and temporal data [UCLouvain] | 3 | 22.5 - 15 | |||||||||
SGOGB201 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | Linard Catherine | 4 | 15 - 20 | ||||||||
SGOGB301 | Spatial modelling and GIS | Linard Catherine | 4 | 20 - 30 | ||||||||
Cours d'ouverture | ||||||||||||
MGESM203 | Gestion de l'entreprise - Partim Sciences | Latiers Mélanie | 2 | 12 - 0 | ||||||||
LDROP2063 | Sectoral Environmental Law - Droit sectoriel de l'environnement [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LDROP2102 | Intellectual rights and new technologies [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LDROP2061 | General environmental and living environment law [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
LDROP2101 | Management of Intellectual Property Rights [UCLouvain] | 5 | 30 - 0 | |||||||||
Finalité approfondie | ||||||||||||
SBOEM241 | Professional project | 2 | ||||||||||
SBOEM240 | Research internship | De Laender Frederik | 28 |
UNamur (Université de Namur) and UCL (Université catholique de Louvain at Louvain-la-Neuve) organize a joint programme, at both sites, for the Master (120 credits) in Biology of Organisms and Ecology, described below.
The aim is to train scientists who can analyse, understand and react when faced with questions or problems relating to the environment and biodiversity, both in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and to the functioning of organisms function in these ecosystems. This involves advanced training, field observation, experimental research both inside and outside the laboratory, and requires the modern methods used by biologists. The Master in Biology of Organisms and Environment (BOE) comprises four option courses : biodiversity, management of ecosystems, interactions between organisms and the environment and biology of plant organisms.
The research focus prepares students to become researchers.Specialized courses deal with issues that are at the edge of human knowledge. There is emphasis on experimentation and academic communication, both written and oral. The programme includes a placement or training in a laboratory outside UCL, preferably abroad.
Inter-university cooperation between UNamur and UCL, where complementary research in ecology is carried out, means that the range of available courses is much wider than at each individual university. We have built a programme with joint training of 16 credits and four option courses of 22 credits each. These option courses are mainly focused on subjects which cut across the boundaries between the plant and animal and the terrestrial and aquatic worlds. The structure of the programme enables students to diversify and individualize their studies with 18 credits for optional activities. The dissertation begins in the second semester of the first year and is defended at the end of the first semester of the second year: this is convenient for doing field research during the spring and summer. The placement (25 credits) in the second semester of the second year widens experience of scientific research for those doing the research focus and introduces students doing the professional focus to a professional environment. All students must return for the last five credits in advanced training; there is also a debriefing and an opportunity to exchange experiences with the other students.
The evaluation methods comply with the regulations concerning studies and exams. More detailed explanation of the modalities specific to each learning unit are available on their description sheets under the heading “Learning outcomes evaluation method”.
Students will mainly be assessed on the basis of individual work (e.g. reading, consultation of databases and bibliographic references, writing monographs and reports, presentation of seminars, dissertation and work placement). Where necessary, students will also be assessed on how much they have learned from lectures. As far as possible, there will be continuous assessment, including regular ‘open book examinations’. Certain activities will not be given a precise mark but will be officially certified. Assessment of the dissertation is in two stages : a ‘progress report’ at the end of the first year of the Master and the final presentation.
Students doing the research focus are invited to attend a foreign university, under the Socrates or Mercator exchange schemes, during the second semester of the second year of the Master to do their placement and/or do a part of their dissertation during the dissertation period and possibly also take some optional activities.
For students doing the professional focus, it may be more logical to stay in Belgium, but they may take advantage of the opportunity for an exchange visit during their dissertation. Mobility in the first semester of the first year of the Master may also be possible, providing equivalents for the core subjects and some of the option courses can be found. In the same way, students from foreign universities can come to UCL to take selected activities from our Master programme and/or do a part of their final dissertation.