Eligibility
Selection methods
Eligibility requirements
You can apply to the Master’s Programme in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation if you meet the following criteria:
You have completed a first-cycle (bachelor’s) degree at a higher education institution in Finland or abroad, or will do so by the deadline.
You have sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English.
You have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme.
Admission
If you do not meet these criteria, you cannot apply through this application procedure.
1. You have completed a higher education degree providing eligibility for master’s studies
To apply in master's admissions, you must have completed, or will complete by the deadline, a higher education degree that provides eligibility for master's studies.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed in Finland, the deadline is 31 July 2027.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed outside Finland, the deadline is 31 August 2027.
You can apply even if your degree will not be completed during the application period. However, you must have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme by the application deadline. Studies completed after the application deadline will not be taken into account in the assessment of your application.
2. Sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English
You must demonstrate sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English at the application stage. For the methods of demonstrating your language skills, please see the University website.
3. Applicable studies
Applicants to the Master’s Programme in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation (EEB) must have completed at least a first-cycle degree in a field applicable to the Master’s programme that provides sufficient qualifications for the completion of Master’s studies in the EEB Master’s Programme.
The applicability and sufficient scope of studies will be assessed after you submit your application. The University of Helsinki does not make preliminary assessments of the applicability of studies.
Applicants with a second-cycle degree (e.g. a master's degree) in the same or related field will only be taken into consideration for compelling reasons and if the targeted degree is sufficiently different from their previously completed degree. As a rule, second-cycle degrees are used as grounds for applying for a right to complete a postgraduate degree (doctoral degree).
Selecting the language of the degree
In the Master’s Programme in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation, you can select Finnish, Swedish or English as the language of your degree. You will select the language on the application form. This selection is binding, and you must demonstrate your skills in the selected language.
In multilingual master’s programmes, teaching is provided mostly in English, but you can answer examination questions, complete any written coursework and write your master’s thesis in the language of your degree.
Are you interested in how species and populations respond and adapt to the changing world? Do you wonder how the biodiversity around us has evolved and how it is maintained? How do new adaptations and even new species evolve? Or do you want to influence how conservation strategies are prioritised in future? The Master's Programme in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity conservation (EEB) is all this.
EEB offers a diverse and multidisciplinary perspective on biology, from genes to populations and species, and from individuals to communities and overall biodiversity. The programme offers three thematic areas: ecology, evolutionary biology and biodiversity conservation. You can choose to follow studies suggested in these areas or combine them to best fit your own interests. You can also complement your studies with courses from related master's degree programmes.