Name: Plant Biology for Sustainable Production - Master´s programme
Level: Master
Language: English
Programme scope:
2 year,
120 credits
Next start: Autumn semester 2022
Application deadline for international students: 2022/01/17
Application deadline for Swedish students: 2022/04/19
Please note, there are different application codes for the different specializations.
Specialisation code: ERAS
Number of admission places: 10
Programme scope:
2 year,
120 credits
Pace of study: Full-time
Teaching form: Normal teaching
Application code for international students: 81058
Specialisation code: GENE
Number of admission places: 10
Programme scope:
2 year,
120 credits
Pace of study: Full-time
Teaching form: Normal teaching
Application code for international students: 81061
Application code for Swedish students: 81065
Specialisation code: ODLA
Number of admission places: 10
Programme scope:
2 year,
120 credits
Pace of study: Full-time
Teaching form: Normal teaching
Application code for international students: 81060
Application code for Swedish students: 81067
Specialisation: Plant Protection and Breeding for Mitigating Climate Change
Specialisation code: VÄXT
Study location: Alnarp
Number of admission places: 10
Programme scope:
2 year,
120 credits
Pace of study: Full-time
Teaching form: Normal teaching
Application code for international students: 81064
Application code for Swedish students: 81057
Degree: Upon completion of the programme, the degree of Master of Science (120 credits) with a major in biology is awarded. Other general qualifications may be awarded, provided that the requirements are fulfilled. More information can be found in SLU's degree regulations.
Students who fulfil the qualification requirements for a degree will be issued a degree certificate upon request. The degree certificate will specify the qualification as Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) with a Major in Biology (masterexamen med huvudområdet biologi).
The applicant must further have a level of English equivalent to upper secondary school English. An applicant with a first-cycle qualification from SLU comprising 120 credits, or a first-cycle degree from another Swedish university comprising 180 credits, automatically fulfils this requirement. The equivalent qualification may also be obtained in other ways, for more information see universityadmissions.se/antagning.se.
Specific requirements apply for admission to the individual courses included in the programme.
Requirements: Admission to the Master´s (120 credits) programme Plant Biology for Sustainable Production requires
• general entry requirements: a Bachelor´s degree (equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen) from an internationally recognised university.
• specific entry requirements: one of the following specialisations at first-cycle level:
- 90 credits in biology or
- 60 credits in biology and 30 credits in chemistry or
- 60 credits in agricultural sciences and 30 credits in biology or
- 60 credits in horticultural sciences and 30 credits in biology or
- 60 credits in forest sciences and 30 credits in biology
Applicants with the equivalent qualifications obtained by means of a degree from another country, or with the equivalent knowledge obtained in some other way, may also be regarded as fulfilling the specific entry requirements.
The applicant must further have a level of English equivalent to upper secondary school English 6. An applicant with a first-cycle qualification from SLU comprising 120 credits, or a first-cycle degree from another Swedish university comprising 180 credits, automatically fulfils this requirement.
Tuition fees: Citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland are required to pay application and tuition fees.
First semester: SEK 72 500
Total: SEK 290 000
There are two admission rounds for this Master's programme. The first admission round is open to all international applicants at www.universityadmissions.se. The last date to apply is 17 January 2022. SLU strongly encourage all international students to apply in this first admission round.