The M.Sc. ‘Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution’is a professional qualification program that has been accredited by the ASIIN. It comprises four teaching terms with a total of 120 ECTS credit points. Prerequisites for participation are a Bachelor's degree in a biological science (e.g. biology, landscape ecology, environmental sciences) and English language skills at B2 level (CEFR), as the teaching language is English. Applicants with a foreign degree receive more information under "The International Side of the University of Greifswald" and the incoming students site.

The course is divided into 4 compulsory basic modules, 10 elective modules and the final thesis. In the basic modules, specialist knowledge from the fields of biodiversity, ecology, evolution including nature conservation, behaviour, microbiology, physiology and morphology is taught. They also include a research internship (in preparation for the final thesis). Building on this foundation, the knowledge gained can be deepened in the elective modules with maximum freedom of choice. We place special emphasis on methods and conceptual thinking as a prerequisite for carrying out research independently.

A Mobility Module (optional module) is intended to make it easier to integrate stays abroad into the course of study.

The Master's programme provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge for independent and responsible work in a scientific-professional activity. Prospects for graduates of the M.Sc. BEE are primarily in the scientific field (universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutes), but also in other governmental (environmental authorities, water management offices, political consulting, museums, botanical and zoological gardens) and economic (e.g. consulting and planning offices, plant protection, food industry) organizations/institutions.