Master in biology of organisms and ecology, teaching focus (Réinscription uniquement, pas de nouvelle inscription)

Core curriculum compulsory courses

B1

52Cr

B2

30Cr
Code	Details	Bloc	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
BIOL0852-1	Ecosystems and climate change Monique Carnol	B1	Q2	24	16	-	3
BIOL0810-2	Conservation biology Nicolas Magain	B1	Q2	30	-	-	4
BIOL0808-2	Functional morphology	B1	Q1				4
	Marine vertebrates Eric Parmentier			15	10	-
	Birds, mammals, biomimicry - [1d Field work] Eric Parmentier			10	15	[+]
PALE0209-1	Paleontology	B1	Q1				3
	Micropaleontology Emmanuelle Javaux			10	-	-
	Macropaleontology Valentin Fischer, Cyrille Prestianni			15	5	-
BIOL0866-1	Ecophysiology Claire Périlleux, Jean-Christophe Plumier, Stéphane Roberty	B1	Q1	25	15	-	3
BIOL2213-1	Behavioural ecology Mathieu Denoël, Laurane Winandy	B1	Q1	20	-	-	3
BIOL0854-1	Ecotoxicology (english language) Célia Joaquim-Justo, Yves Marneffe	B1	Q1	20	18	-	4
BIOL0812-2	Biogeography Alain Vanderpoorten	B1	Q2	25	-	-	3
GENE0446-2	Population genetics Johan Michaux, Claire Remacle	B1	Q1	20	10	-	3
GENE0448-1	Phylogenetic methods Denis Baurain	B1	Q1	20	15	-	3
BIOL2041-1	Taxonomy and animal phylogeny Loïc Michel	B1	Q1	25	15	-	4
BIOL2040-1	Taxonomy and phylogeny of chlorophyll lines Nicolas Magain	B1	Q2	25	15	-	4
SSTG0069-1	Professional internship - [20d Field work] Fany Brotcorne, Gilles Lepoint, Nicolas Magain, Jean-Christophe Plumier, Carole Rougeot	B1	TA	-	-	[+]	8
BIOL0856-1	Data analysis in ecology, ethology and evolutionary biology Bruno Frederich	B1	Q1	-	20	-	3

SMEM0013-1	Final thesis Collégialité, Bruno Frederich	B2	TA	-	-	-	27
Notice : Students who handle animals within the framework of their dissertation must have the Certificate in laboratory animal sciences, grade: animal biotechnologist. Prof. Mathieu DENOEL).
DOCU0462-1	Preparing a dissertation in the biology of organisms and ecology - [15h Monitored workshops] Monique Carnol	B2	Q1	15	-	[+]	3

Common core courses

B1: 8Cr

In agreement with the Jury, choose one of the following fiel placement modules:

B1: 1Nbr

Code

Details

Bloc

Organization

Theory

Practical

Others

Credits

Conservation and Biodiversity Module

B1

8Cr
Code	Details	Bloc	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
SSTG0046-1	Naturalistic building upon applied in conservation - [8d Field work] Nicolas Magain	B1	TA	-	-	[+]	4
SSTG0066-1	Internship: ecology applied to monitoring and conserving biodiversity - [9d Field work] Flavien Collart, Mathieu Denoël, Nicolas Magain, Loïc Michel, Laurane Winandy	B1	Q2	-	-	[+]	4

Ecology and Biodiversity Module

B1: 8Cr

Code

Details

Bloc

Organization

Theory

Practical

Others

Credits

SSTG0024-1

Training: biodiversity, phylogeny and ecology - [10d Field work]

Flavien Collart, Bruno Frederich, Véronique Goosse, Loïc Michel, Stéphane Roberty, Laurane Winandy

[+]

In agreement with the Jury, choose a field placement from among:

B1

3Cr
Code	Details	Bloc	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
SSTG0064-1	Applied biogeography - [6d Field work] Flavien Collart, Alain Vanderpoorten	B1	Q2	-	-	[+]	3
SSTG0053-1	Integrated ethometry internship - [4d Field work] Fany Brotcorne, Mathieu Denoël	B1	Q2	-	10	[+]	3

Only accessible to students enrolled in the Master's programme before the 2025-2026 academic year.
Code	Details	Bloc	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits

Focus compulsory courses

B2

30Cr
Code	Details	Bloc	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
AESS1217-1	Special didactics in biology : course and exercises (1st part) Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx Corequisite AESS1218-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : stages (partim I) AESS0202-1 Didactique générale : cours et exercices ; stages d'observation ; pratiques réflexives	B2	TA	40	-	-	3
AESS1218-1	Special didactics in biology : placements (1st part)	B2	TA				3
	Observation placements - [10h internship] Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx			-	-	[+]
	Teaching placements - [20h internship] Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx			-	-	[+]
	Reflexive practical work Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx Corequisite AESS1217-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : cours et exercices (partim I) AESS0202-1 Didactique générale : cours et exercices ; stages d'observation ; pratiques réflexives			-	5	-
AESS2217-1	Special didactics in biology : course and exercises (part II) - [1d Field work] Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx Corequisite AESS2218-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : stages (partim II) AESS1218-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : stages (partim I) AESS1217-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : cours et exercices (partim I) AESS0202-1 Didactique générale : cours et exercices ; stages d'observation ; pratiques réflexives	B2	TA	35	-	[+]	4
AESS2218-1	Special didactics in biology : placements (2nd part)	B2	TA				5
	Teaching placements - [20h internship] Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx			-	-	[+]
	Reflexive practical work Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx			-	5	-
	Extra-scholar teaching activities Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx Corequisite AESS2217-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : cours et exercices (partim II) AESS1218-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : stages (partim I) AESS1217-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : cours et exercices (partim I) AESS0202-1 Didactique générale : cours et exercices ; stages d'observation ; pratiques réflexives			-	10	-
AESS0202-1	General didactics: course and exercises ; observation placements ; reflexive practices - [10h internship] Annick Fagnant, Margaux Noizet Corequisite AESS1218-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : stages (partim I) AESS1217-1 Didactique spéciale en biologie : cours et exercices (partim I)	B2	TA	30	10	[+]	4
AESS0246-1	Analysis of scholastic institutions and educational policies Annelise Voisin	B2	Q2	15	-	-	1
AESS0248-1	Elements of sociology of education Jean-François Guillaume	B2	Q2	10	-	-	1
AESS0004-1	Media education Elise Schürgers	B2	Q2	15	-	-	1
AESS0249-1	Interdisciplinary seminar Annick Fagnant	B2	Q2	15	-	-	1
AESS0140-1	Professional ethics and training to neutrality and citizenship Anne Herla	B2	Q2	25	-	-	2
AESS0143-1	Educational Psychology of adolescents and young adults Annick Fagnant	B2	Q1	15	-	-	2
AESS0339-1	Understand and manage the diversity of public schools Ariane Baye	B2	TA	10	15	-	3

Bridging courses (max 15-60 credits) Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 credits)

Code

Details

Bloc

Organization

Theory

Practical

Others

Credits

The refresher programme, for a maximum of 60 credits, will be established by the jury of the Masters in Biology of Organisms and Ecology, depending on the student¿s prior training: this programme will enable the student to acquire the basic knowledge required in relevant fields (statistics, biology, biodiversity, etc.).

Compulsory courses

B0

40Cr
Code	Details	Bloc	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
BIOL0518-4	Biodiversity and ecology	B0	TA				7
	Notions and concepts Gabriel Castillo Cabello, Bruno Frederich, Eric Parmentier			60	-	-
	Stage d'écologie marine - [5d Field work] Eric Parmentier			-	-	[+]
BIOL0868-1	Biology of multicellular animal organisms Loïc Michel	B0	Q1	15	15	-	3
BIOL0869-1	Biology of multicellular plant organisms Claire Périlleux	B0	Q1	15	15	-	3
BIOL0216-1	Animal physiology Jean-Christophe Plumier, Marc Thiry	B0	Q1	60	30	-	7
BIOL0217-2	Vegetal physiology, Theory Claire Périlleux - Suppl : Frédéric Bouché	B0	Q2	35	-	-	3
BIOL2037-1	Introduction to evolutionary biology - [1d Field work] Nicolas Magain	B0	Q2	25	25	[+]	4
BIOL2038-1	Soil ecology and microbiology - [1d Field work] Monique Carnol	B0	Q1	25	10	[+]	3
BIOL2039-2	Freshwater ecology, Theory Anne Goffart, Véronique Goosse, Célia Joaquim-Justo	B0	Q2	18	2	-	2
BIOC9244-1	Genetics and introduction to molecular ecology Marc Hanikenne	B0	Q1	20	10	-	2
STAT0750-1	Multivariate statistical analysis (software R) Arnout Van Messem	B0	Q2	10	10	-	3
DOCU0460-1	Training in the use of documentary resources in biology(refresher course) Hassan Bougrine, Monique Carnol	B0	Q1	6	6	-	1
STAT0077-1	Computing analysis and processing of biological data Patrick Meyer	B0	Q1	25	-	-	2

Optional courses

B0: 20Cr

In agreement with the Jury, if necessary choose courses from:

B0

20Cr
Code	Details	Bloc	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
[...]	Courses from the Bachelor in Biology.						-

Biology of organisms and ecology, teaching focus (Réinscription uniquement, pas de nouvelle inscription)

Cycle view

Core curriculum compulsory courses

Common core courses

In agreement with the Jury, choose one of the following fiel placement modules:

Conservation and Biodiversity Module

Ecology and Biodiversity Module

In agreement with the Jury, choose a field placement from among:

Only accessible to students enrolled in the Master's programme before the 2025-2026 academic year.

Focus compulsory courses

Bridging courses (max 15-60 credits) Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 credits)

Compulsory courses

Optional courses

In agreement with the Jury, if necessary choose courses from: