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Material culture is the hub of archaeology. However, things do not speak to us; it is up to us to ask questions which enable us to elicit information about past lives. In this course we explore the theoretical debate in archaeology from…

In this course human relation to the landscape is studied in an archaeological long time perspective. Using different archaeological examples, for example the Neolithic revolution in Scandinavia, various theoretical perspectives regarding…

This course focuses on theoretical and practical issues connected to archaeological fieldwork. Modern archaeology requires knowledge and awareness of a wide range of scholarly fields, both in relation to the archaeological field practice…

In this independent study course, students specialise in one or several areas of research in archaeology and ancient history. The aim of the course is for students to acquire a specialised and critical ability to assess scholarly…

The use of scientific methods in archaeological research is an ever-growing field that has in many ways revolutionised our knowledge of the past. Much of the current methodological development is linked to bioarchaeology and concerns…

In this course you will learn more about the structure and evolution of stars. The course contains amongst others: an overview of the different phases of the evolution of a star, the magnitude system and using it for stellar astronomy, the…

The course contains the following parts: Newtonian gravitation and dynamics. Reference systems and units. Galactic coordinates. Astrometry and the determination of the distance, the motion and distribution. The HR…

The course contains the following parts: Basic probability theory and statistics. The concept of probability, probability distributions and Bayes' theorem. Sampling, moments, correlation, and order statistics. Graphical presentation of…

In the course you together with your supervisor will choose a problem in astrophysics, which you independently will study and solve. The task can be of a observational, technical or theoretical nature. It should preferentially be linked to…

The degree project requires a literature review and special studies. In addition, it includes a number of compulsory elements, in the form of lessons and seminars, which deal with, among other things, scientific writing in English and…

The degree project requires a literature review and special studies. In addition, it includes a number of compulsory elements, in the form of lessons and seminars, which deal with, among other things, scientific writing in English and…

The degree project requires a literature review and special studies. In addition, it includes a number of compulsory elements, in the form of lessons and seminars, which deal with, among other things, scientific writing in English and…

The degree project requires a literature review and special studies. In addition, it includes a number of compulsory elements, in the form of lessons and seminars, which deal with, among other things, scientific writing in English and…

The degree project requires a literature review and special studies. In addition, it includes a number of compulsory elements, in the form of lessons and seminars, which deal with, among other things, scientific writing in English and…

The degree project requires a literature review and special studies. In addition, it includes a number of compulsory elements, in the form of lessons and seminars, which deal with, among other things, scientific writing in English and…

The degree project requires a literature review and special studies. In addition, it includes a number of compulsory elements, in the form of lessons and seminars, which deal with, among other things, scientific writing in English and…

The degree project requires a literature review and special studies. In addition, it includes a number of compulsory elements, in the form of lessons and seminars, which deal with, among other things, scientific writing in English and…

The course treats: • Differential equation based modelling: Numerical methods to solve ODEs and convergence order. Applications to for instance predicting the spread of diseases and cell programming will be used. • MCMC based modelling…

BERN02. The overall learning outcome for the course is to let the students work with and combine two fields for data analysis in computational science: reproducible work flows and statistical learning. This includes to be able to…

Mathematical modelling is an essential tool within earth system sciences to understand processes and test hypotheses. For example, hypotheses related to ongoing climate changes are tested with models, and the estimated impacts of future…

Recent development in machine learning have led to a surge of interest in artificial neural networks (ANN). New efficient algorithms and increasingly powerful hardware has made it possible to create very complex and high-performing ANNs…

This hands on course will give you experience and knowledge of programming in general and in Python  in particular. The focus is especially on applications in bioinformatics. Working environment is Linux and the course will develop…

Bioinformatics, the application of computational methods to biological and biomedical problems, is a rapidly growing field. Modern biochemists and biologists need to have a basic knowledge of bioinformatics. This course provides both a…

You can perform a Master's Degree project of 30 (BINP50), 45 (BINP51) or 60 (BINP52) credits in Bioinformatics. To be able to apply for a Master´s Degree Project in Bioinformatics you should be enrolled in the Masters Program in…

You can perform a Master's Degree project of 30, 45 or 60 credits in either General Biology, or one of the specializations Animal Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Conservation Biology or Plant Science. To be able to do a Master´s Degree Project…

Microbes are the unseen majority on earth. They are found essentially everywhere where there is liquid water and their activities strongly affect all other forms of life. Whatever part of biology you are specialising in, knowledge about…

The course deals with vision and other types of photoreception, olfaction, taste, hearing, equilibrium, mechanoreception, pressure reception, electroreception, magnetoreception and senses for temperature and heat radiation. All senses are…

This course is aiming to provide understanding and practical knowledge of the fate, uptake and effects of anthropogenic pollutants in the environment. We study and apply ecotoxicological theories, models, and common methods and approaches…

Neurobiology is an internationally important research field where biological basic research and medical research come very close. We teach an introductory course that will allow you to continue with more specialized courses, a degree…

Bacteria make up the foundation of the biosphere and sustain all life on earth. This course provides insights into how genes are organised and regulated in bacteria and in their viruses. The course comprises molecular biology of genes,…

This is an advanced course, focused on the theoretical background of population and community ecology. Various topics such as competition, predation, community ecology and trophic interactions are treated in lectures, article seminars and…

In this course you will acquire a deep knowledge and understanding of how plants function at different levels of organization, from molecular biology to ecophysiological level, including: the structure and properties of cells, the life…

In the soil and plant ecology course we explore the intersection of biological, chemical, and geological processes that shape the soil environment. In an era of unprecedented human-induced environmental change, research in this field is…

The course covers the structure and function of the immune system, as well as immunological processes at different levels (organism, organ, cell and molecular levels). The following topics are treated: Innate immunity, including e.g…

The aim of the course is that the student should acquire an overall view on organisms and abiotic preconditions in aquatic systems from source to sea.  The course includes structure and function of aquatic ecosystems, aquatic…

The general aim of the course is that the student should acquire knowledge and understanding of concepts and processes in aquatic systems from individual to system levels, as well as be able to apply adequate methods. The course contains…

The general aim of the course is to enable students to understand the aims, theories, models and methodologies of contemporary evolutionary biology, and how these are applied to different biological systems. The course will enable…

The central topic of the course is evolutionary theory and its ecological applications. The course focuses on processes at both gene- and individual level, with an emphasis on animals. The course is divided into different parts based on…

The course deals with the structure and function of the genetic material in eukaryotic organisms. Genome organization and mechanisms for gene expression are studied on an advanced level, with a strong connection to the most recent research…

The bryophyte lineages – mosses, liverworts and hornworts - originated and diverged during the early colonization of terrestrial habitats by plants. You will study representatives of these lineages to learn about their morphological…

The overall goal of this course is to give in-depth knowledge in evolutionary plant ecology, including plant evolution, adaptation and speciation as well as how these processes are affected by life history, reproduction and…

Nature is complex and often several factors interact also in seemingly simple processes. Models are useful tools to disentangle complicated relationships, to build a comprehensive description of a process, or simply to present your own…

Content: Introduction to R, binomial-, poisson- and normal distribution, descriptive statistics and graphs, hypotheses testing, t-test, ANOVAs, correlation, regression, multiple and non-linear regression, chi-square, G-tests, log-linear…

Since the middle of the twentieth century, Asian countries have been at the forefront of developmental revolutions and the site of developmental ‘miracles’, making the region a perfect lens for analysing and understanding the emergence of…

The course situates body politics within broader regional and global contexts, and also emphasises the local particularities of how such politics are articulated and manifested. By engaging with topics ranging from military prostitution…

Initially, the course covers the fundamental theories of international relations and then provides a brief historical overview, with an emphasis on the post-war period. Subsequently, the course focuses on the following key regional issues:…

The training period shall consist of at least 16 weeks of full-time work. Supported by supervision in the host organisation, the student is to work with qualified and varying assignments. The assignments are to have a connection with the…

Over the last decades, global growth dynamics have shifted towards the economies of the non-Western world. The world is no longer divided between the West and the Rest. Nor is the Rest to the same extent marked by stagnation. In the course…