A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Also required is: 90 credits in earth science; or 90 credits in biology.
Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. This requirement can be met either by achieving the required score on an internationally recognised test, or by previous upper secondary or university studies in some countries.
Are you interested in how life on Earth looked millions of years ago? Do you want to understand how life, climate and the environment have evolved and been influenced by Earth's chemical and physical changes over time? The Master's Programme in Earth Science, specialising in Palaeobiology, combines research in geosciences with the biological sciences to recreate and understand the evolutionary changes that have taken place throughout history. The specialisation in Palaeobiology is focused on the evolution of life with courses ranging from palaeobiological principles, through to the evolution of organisms to complex vertebrate life forms. This is a mainly research-oriented specialisation, but has applications to careers in geology, particularly the oil industry. We try to understand how life has evolved over millions of years and how it adapted to constant changes in the environment and climate. We do this by combining traditional fossil studies with modern biological methods. During the programme, you can expect to: understand how life has evolved over millions of years; learn how life adapted to constant changes in the environment and the climate; and combine traditional fossil studies with modern biological methods. The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University is one