MSc in Biological Sciences: Evolution of Behaviour and Mind (track)

at University of Amsterdam

Modules:
 

• Evolutionary modeling
• Comparative research
• Evolutionary psychology
• Evolutionary medicine
• Cross-cultural studies

To be eligible for the Mastertrack Evolution of Behaviour and Mind, students need to have a Bachelor's degree in Biology, Psychobiology, Future Planet Studies with major Biology or major Future Earth, Beta-Gamma with a major Biology, or an equivalent degree. Students with a Bachelor of Science, with the following conditions:
 

• Demonstrable experience in doing research following the empirical cycle - e.g. a Bachelor project.
• Demonstrated knowledge of statistics.
• At least one course (6 EC) on evolution and behaviour.

For International Students: €16,060 per year

Alternatively, graduates are qualified for careers in, for example:
 

• Research: PhD position on a topic related to Evolution of Behaviour and Mind
• Applied researcher, e.g.,  at TNO or CBS
• Education: teaching at universities, HBO (e.g., Toegepaste Biologie), high schools (with a Bachelor degree related to Biology)
• Policy: working for the government or city (e.g., animal welfare, health programs, nature conservation, community development, innovations), zoos, museums (e.g., NEMO), charities
• Advise/consultancy/management: advising companies about and managing behavioural and organizational change programs and strategies
• Statistics: data analyst
• Media: creating TV or radio programs / websites / documentaries about evolutionary topics
• Human resource management: science recruitment based on evolutionary principles