Master in Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology

Master in Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology is one of 3 English-taught Biology programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 3 institutions. 3 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 3 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

What you study

This is an English-taught master's programme run jointly by the University of Vienna and the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. The register describes its aim plainly: to train scientists who can work on current research questions in evolutionary systems biology with contemporary methods, and who can represent the discipline in basic research and in applied areas.

The focus is the combination of three subdisciplines:

• Population Genetics
• Quantitative Biology and Systems Biology
• Evolutionary Developmental Biology (EvoDevo) and Molecular Evolution

The programme also links biology with quantitative fields: mathematics, statistics and computer sciences. That cross-linking is stated as part of the design, not an add-on.

Admission, language and next steps

Teaching is in English. The entrance procedure is an admission process: you submit a letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae, both in English.

The degree is a Master of Science, MSc, worth 120 ECTS over two years (four semesters), taught in Vienna. There is no central application portal. You apply directly to the institution, and its own page gives the application period. At a public university, EU/EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters; other students pay a fee per semester.

Before applying, read the joint programme's page carefully, since two institutions are involved and the admission steps are set by them.

The aim of the English-taught master’s programme in Evolutionary Systems Biology at the University of Vienna and the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna is to train graduates who, as scientists, will be able to work on current research questions in the field of evolutionary systems biology using contemporary methods. Furthermore, they will be able to adequately represent the discipline in basic research as well as in applied areas. The focus of the degree programme is on the combination of the three subdisciplines of “Population Genetics", "Quantitative Biology and Systems Biology" and "Evolutionary Developmental Biology (EvoDevo) and Molecular Evolution". The degree programme promotes interdisciplinary cross-linking of biological disciplines with quantitative fields of education such as mathematics, statistics and computer sciences.

Joint-Master-Studium der Universität Wien gemeinsam mit der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Vienna. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: Admission procedure consisting of submission of a letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in English. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.