Introduction
Students participate in intensive advanced and high-level courses in the different fields of biology, which are the most relevant for their specialization, to make them informed about the recent developments and frontline problems. Some 60 % of the time is practical hours (spent on laboratory/field practice and on research) ensuring knowledge of state of the art methods.
The curriculum is assembled from intensive advanced level courses on the theoretical aspects of selected disciplines and special seminar series on problems in a narrower field of science. The program also involves practical courses and a supervised research activity, which is needed for the preparation of the “M.Sc. Thesis”. In the first two semesters emphasis is on theory and basic laboratory or field practice. The third and the fourth semesters are devoted to research and preparation of the thesis.
The training medium is English so students can gain a better command of academic English in different fields of biology.
Strength of program
The Institute of Biology consists of 12 departments and so it gives one of the most differentiated education in our country. This also results in broadly-based sub-programs and generates knowledge which is interdisciplinary a bit.
Besides teaching, there is an international level research work at each department, which gives the possibility for students to learn the most important methods in different research fields of biology. During their thesis work, M.Sc. students join a research group preferably in a department of the University, but research groups in other universities or laboratories can also be chosen. Students have their own research project, which they work on under the supervision of a project leader. Project leaders usually also act as tutors, who are responsible for the progress of the students and for giving advice in assembling a personal curriculum for them.
During their studies, students can participate in different (university and country) level competitions where they can practice presentations of their research achievements in a conference setting.
Structure
Fundamentals to Science
Bioinformatics I-II
Fundamentals to Biology
General Ecology
Molecular Cell Biology
Genetics and Population Genetics
Essentials of Biology
Evolutionary biology – Zoology
Gene Technology and Protein Engineering I.
Plant biology
Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection
Regulatory Biology – Physiology
Compulsory courses for the Neuroscience and Human Biology branch
Human growth and development
Experimental Methods in Physiology
Human morphology I
Human morphology II
Neurophysiology I
Neurophysiology II
Neurochemistry
Behavioral Physiology I
Behavioral Physiology II
Optional courses for the Neuroscience and Human Biology branch - 20 ECTS
Anthropogenetics
Anthropology of the Carpathian Basin
Applied human biology I
Applied human biology II
Behavioral Pharmacology
Bioethics
Biorhythms
Cell Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Data management and modeling in human biology
Dermatoglyphics
Electrophysiology
Experimental Methods in neurobiology I.
Experimental Methods in neurobiology II.
Experimental stem cell biology
Forensic Anthropology
Human Ecology I
Human ecology II
Human Origin: Evolutional Theories and Human Adaptation
In vitro Cell Technology
Methodology for Studies of Paleoanthropological Inquiry
Neuronal Cell Differentiation I
Neuronal Cell Differentiation II
Neuroanatomy I
Neuroanatomy II
Neuroendocrinology
Neurotoxicology
Paleopathology
Pathophysiology I
Pathophysiology II
Pathophysiology III
Pathophysiology IV
Pharmacology
Psychopharmacology
Statistical Methods in Biology
Compulsory courses for the Molecular Genetics, Cell, and Developmental Biology branch
Programmed Cell Death and Autophagocytosis
Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
Developmental and molecular genetics
Developmental Biology
Genetic Analysis
Genomics
Histological and cell biological methods
Molecular genetics
Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
Tumor biology
Epistemology
Optional courses for the Molecular Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology branch - 19 ECTS
Advanced Drosophila genetics
Bacterial and (New) Phage Genetics
Biological Membranes
Cell Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture in Biomedical Research
Developmental biology II
Developmental genetics
Human Histology and Development I-II
Immunocytochemistry
Mammalian-Human Histo- and Organogenesis I-II
Molecular evolution
Receptors, Signal Transduction, Cell-cell Communication
RNA interference
Stem Cell Biology
The Cytoskeleton of Eukaryotic Cells
Transgenic Organisms: GMOs, Gene Therapy, Knockout, Live Imaging
Compulsory courses for the Molecular-, Immuno- and Microbiology branch
Introduction to Systems Biology
Protein Science
Developmental and molecular genetics
Inflectional Immunology
Gene technology and protein engineering II
Methods in Immunology I
Immunopathology
Trends in Microbiology
Classical and Molecular Biological Methods in Microbiology
Molecular Biology - Selected Topics
Optional courses for the Molecular-, Immuno- and Microbiology branch - 17 ECTS
B-cell Ontogeny and the Humoral Immune Response
Biological Membranes
Biotechnology
Classical and molecular bacterium taxonomy I
Classical and molecular bacterium taxonomy II
Environmental Microbiology Practice
Enzymology
From Birth to Pass Away, the Molecular Biology of Pattern Formation I
From Birth to Pass Away, the Molecular Biology of Pattern Formation II
Human Bacteriology
Human Microbiology
Human Virology
Immunobiotechnology
Medical Genomics
Membrane Microdomains and Cell Communication in the Immune System
Methods in Immunology II
Microbial Ecology
Microbiology in the Food Industry
Microbiology of Environment Protection
Microbiology of Plant Diseases I
Molecular Graphics of Macromolecules
Motor Proteins
Mycology
Parasitology
Physical Analysis of Proteins
Physical Biochemistry I
Protistology
Signal Transduction, Immune Receptors
Structural Bioinformatics
T-Cell Ontogeny and the Cellular Immune Response
The Innate Immunity, Evolution of the Immune System
Veterinary Bacteriology
Veterinary Virology
Algology
Compulsory courses for the Plant Biology branch
Embryogenesis and differentiation in plants
Microscopic Techniques
Research Methods in Plant Physiology I
Plant-Fungus Interactions
Electron microscopic techniques of plants I
Molecular plant biology I
Physiology of fungi
Plant stress biology
Plant Transformation and Transgenic Plants
Reproduction of Plants I
Reproduction of Plants II
Plant Molecular Biology II
Optional courses for the Plant Biology branch - 17 ECTS
Actual Problems of Environmental Protection
Applied mycology
Biology of Crops
Ecology of Fungi
Ecophysiology of tropical forests
Electron microscopic techniques of plants II
Fluorescence Microscopic Techniques
Gel electrophoresis and its Application in plant physiology
Light Microscopic Microtechniques for Plant Materials
Mechanism of Protein Biosynthesis
Microscopic Photography
Molecular biology of plant transport mechanisms
Molecular Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Methods in Mycology
PCR Techniques in Plant Molecular Biology I
PCR Techniques in Plant Molecular Biology II
Photosynthesis and its Evolution
Phylogenetic Systematics of Fungi
Physiology and Ecophysiology of Mycorrhizae
Planning Experiments in Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Cell and Tissue Culturing I
Plant Cell and Tissue Culturing II
Plant lipid metabolism
Plant Pathology I
Plant Pathology II
Research Methods in Plant Physiology II
Spectroscopy of Plant Materials
Structure and function of plant RNAs
Symbiosis
Ultrastructure and Cytochemistry
Writing Scientific Papers in English
Compulsory courses for the Ecology, Evolutionary, and Conservation Biology branch
Major Evolutionary Transitions
Introduction to Behavioural Ecology
Biostatistics
Evolutionary Ecology
Conservation Biology
Design of Experiments
Ecology Practical I
Ecology Practical II
Optional courses for the Ecology, Evolutionary, and Conservation Biology branch - 21 ECTS
Advanced Population Genetics
An introduction to Biostatistics I
An introduction to Biostatistics II
Animal Collecting and Preparation
Animal welfare
Applied Ethology I
Behavioral Ecology
Botanical Garden Botany I
Botanical Garden Botany II
Bryology
Coevolution
Cognitive Ethology
Ecological modeling I
Effects of Habitat Fragmentation
Ethology of the predatory behavior
Evolution of Behavior
Evolutionary Ecology of Reproduction Systems
Evolutionary Game Theory
Fauna of Hungary
Field Methods in Plant Ecology and Coenology
Fish Monitoring of Inland Waters
Grassland Ecology
Human Ecology I
Human ecology II
Human Ethology
Human Origin: Evolutional Theories and Human Adaptation
Human-Animal Interactions
Hydrobiology
Marine biology
Mathematical Models in Biology
Migration, Orientation, Navigation I
Migration, Orientation, Navigation II
Numerical Methods and Computer Simulation in Biology
Physiological Plant Ecology
Plant Strategies
Plant Trait Databases
Programming for Biologists
Reproductive Strategies in Animals
Significance and Use of Animal Venoms and Bioactive Products
The Social Behaviour of Vertebrates I
The Social Behaviour of Vertebrates II
Theoretical Ecology Seminar
Vegetation of Hungary
Optional courses
Diploma research work
Career opportunities
Biology M.Sc. program is intended for students who wish to pursue a research-oriented or teaching career in biology, for students who interested in carrying out distinguished scholarly activities: have original, creative and critical thinking and are able to develop a both theoretically and technically broadly based research knowledge in their selected fields of specialization or who want to gain competence in high/university-level teaching.
M.Sc. graduates will be able to participate creatively in research projects, to recognize and handle complex problems through a multi-sided approach in planning and performing experiments. The knowledge obtained in the M.Sc. program forms an excellent basis that is necessary for studies in a Ph.D. program.
Students having a diploma from the Biology Master of Science Program of Eötvös Loránd University will be competent researchers in any countries on wide fields of biology from basic to applied science, they can get a job as researchers in industrial firms, different research institutes or even in other universities. Diploma awarded by Eötvös Loránd University scores full marks worldwide.
Those who do not want a career as a researcher but are interested in more practice-oriented jobs can exploit their knowledge from this program, after some further training, in teaching, in managing technology development projects at industrial or agricultural firms, and in governmental organizations.
Job examples
Researcher in basic or applied research institutes in different fields of biological discovery or development (from agriculture through environmental protection, health care, medical techniques, and applications, to drug development).
University teacher of different fields of biology, college or high school teacher of biology.
Company employees of agricultural firms (gene technology of organisms, pest control e.t.c.), of industrial firms (among others, gene technology products, environment protection, drug development), officials in governmental organizations (e.g. health care, environmental management, and protection).
Admission requirements
Entry requirements
BSc degree is required preferably in biology-related fields.
Language requirements
Transcript of test report of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent (e.g. TOFEL).
Documents to submit with the application
Online application form
Bachelor-level degree
Transcript of records
CV
Motivation letter
Letter of recommendation
Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid)
Passport photo
Medical certificate
Certificate of clean criminal records
Copy of application fee transfer
Language certificate
Application procedure
The application starts at the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents and follow the instructions during the application process.
