Please note: This page is aimed at prospective students. Are you already a student at Radboud University? You can find your current study programme in the Course catalogue.
Curriculum of Adaptive Organisms
In the first year of the specialisation you will follow five compulsory courses in the first period. You can compose the rest of the programme with specialisation and free electives, two internships, review article, research proposal and optionally a field course.
About this study curriculum
The Master's specialisation Adaptive Organisms has a course load of 120 EC or two years. The structure of your programme is as follows:
- Compulsory courses (15 EC)
- Specialisation electives (15 EC)
- Free electives (6 EC)
- Review article (6 EC)
- Research proposal (6 EC)
- Two internships (2x36 EC)
Provisional overview for prospective students
This overview provides an indication of the study programme of the academic year 2026-2027 and is aimed at prospective students. It is subject to change and no rights may be derived from it. Already a student at Radboud University? View your current study programme in the Course catalogue.
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Your core curriculum is supplemented by electives. The elective programme consists of Natural Science electives, a Philosophy elective and Free electives. You’re free to compose this programme as you wish, provided that the level and coherence is sufficient for the Examination Board.
Natural Science electives (12 EC)
You need to choose at least one course from a list of selected electives for Biology. The remaining EC can be filled with academic courses within the field of natural sciences. You can also choose to use 6 EC as extension of your internship.
Philosophy elective (3 EC)
Choose one Philosophy course from a set list of Science Philosophy electives.
Free electives (6 EC)
6 EC of the total electives can be used to take any course taught at Radboud University, another Dutch university or abroad.
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During your internships, you’ll be responsible for your own experiments, under the supervision of one of our top researchers at the Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES). Most students choose to perform their first internship at Radboud University and their second internship abroad, or at a Dutch governmental organisation, NGO or company. We have, for example, arranged internships at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, UWA in Australia, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
It is also possible to apply for a grant to perform an internship at the Max Planck Gesellschaft, one of the world's most renowned research institutes. There are also possibilities to do a research internship abroad. For suggestions, you can contact the teaching staff or the student advisor.
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You can replace Review Article or Research Proposal by a Field Course. The courses are offered in alternating years.
- Field Course Alpine Ecology (NWI-BM040B)
- Field Course (NWI-BM048B)