Master in Biology of Organisms and Ecology

Faculty of Sciences

MA-BIOR | M-BIORE | 2021-2022

Master in Biology of Organisms and EcologyFocus Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems -TROPIMUNDO

The 2021-2022 programme is subject to change. It is provided for information purposes only.

Programme mnemonicMA-BIOR Focus Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical

Biodiversity and Ecosystems - TROPIMUNDO : M-BIORE

Exists also in Focus Research : M-BIORA Focus Teaching - 1st year : M-BIORD

Studies levelMaster 120 credits

Learning languageenglish

Scheduleoffice hours

Studies category / subcategorySciences and technics / Agronomy and bioengineering

Jury PresidentFarid DAHDOUH-GUEBAS

Jury SecretaryBruno DANIS

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Bloc 1 | M-BIORE | MA-BIOR

Choisir un moduleChoose 1 module at ULB, VUB or in mobility during the first semester either at the Sorbonne Université and Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle(Paris, France) or at the Université de Guyane (Kourou, France)

An alternative chosen from the three following

At ULB and VUBBIOL-F4005 Social-ecological systems | Farid DAHDOUH-GUEBAS (Coordinator)

5 credits [lecture: 30h, tutorial classes: 6h, field trips: 12h] first term English

BIOL-Y007 Analysis of Biological data 5 credits [lecture: 13h, tutorial classes: 39h] first term

GEOG-F400 The Earth system and its interactions | Francois FRIPIAT (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 36h] second term English

Optionnal : 15 ECTS to be chosen

A total of 15 credits chosen from the following

BINF-F402 Genomics, Transcriptomics and Epigenomics | Jean-François FLOT (Coordinator) and Matthieu DEFRANCE 5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 24h] first term English

BING-Y001 Biogeochemistry | Marc ELSKENS (Coordinator) 3 credits [lecture: 12h] first term English

BIOL-F4001 Behavioural Ecology in natural and man-made environment | Claire DETRAIN (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 36h, tutorial classes: 12h] first term English

BIOL-F4002 Pédologie et écosystèmes | Thomas DROUET DE LA THIBAUDERIE (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 36h] first term French

BIOL-F417 Marine biology | Anton Van De Putte (Coordinator) and Marc KOCHZIUS 5 credits [lecture: 18h, practical work: 9h, field trips: 9h] first term English

BIOL-F443 Plant responses to environmental stress | Nathalie VERBRUGGEN (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 24h] first term English

BIOL-F444 Plant-soil interactions | Pierre Jacques MEERTS (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 24h, tutorial classes: 12h] first term English

Ce cours ne sera pas donné en 2021-22.

BIOL-F448 Bioéthique et droit de la conservation | Bruno DANIS (Coordinator) and Martine VERCAUTEREN 5 credits [lecture: 20h, tutorial classes: 36h, seminars: 4h] first term French

BIOL-F455 Biology of animal societies | Yves ROISIN (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 36h, practical work: 12h] first term English

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BIOL-F5001 Tropical parasitology and entomology | Yves ROISIN (Coordinator) and Carine TRUYENS 5 credits [lecture: 36h] first term English

BIOL-F535 Cours ou stage d'été hors ULB 5 credits [practical work: 60h] third term French

BIOL-F538 Stage professionnel | Denis FOURNIER (Coordinator) 15 credits [work placement: 180h] academic year French

BIOL-Y001 Conservation genetics | Ludwig TRIEST (Coordinator) 3 credits [lecture: 24h, tutorial classes: 13h] first term English

BIOL-Y069 Governance and policy in development and cooperation 3 credits [lecture: 12h, tutorial classes: 12h] first term English

BIOL-Y147 Global change biology 3 credits [lecture: 13h, practical work: 6h, field trips: 7h] first term English

BIOL-Y197 Toxins in amphibians and Reptiles 3 credits [lecture: 13h, project: 39h] first term French

BIOL-Y400 River and lake ecology (botanical and zoological aspects) | Isabelle GEORGE (Coordinator) and Ludwig TRIEST 5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 12h] first term French

ENVI-F405 Climat: sciences et politiques | Frank PATTYN (Coordinator) and Romain Weikmans 5 credits [lecture: 48h] second term French

ENVI-F409 Economie écologique | Thomas BAULER (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 42h] second term French

ENVI-F452 Environmental impact analysis and management | Wouter ACHTEN (Coordinator), Yves DE SMET and Marie-FrançoiseGODART 5 credits [lecture: 42h] first term English/French

or

At the Sorbonne Université (Paris, France) and the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle(Paris, France)

An alternative chosen from the two following

Module SU (Sorbonne Université)BIOL-Y010 Climat et biotope (c/o Grandes Questions Environnementales)

3 credits [lecture: 24h, project: 6h] first term French

BIOL-Y104 Géomatique, SIG, télédétection 3 credits [lecture: 14h, tutorial classes: 16h] first term French

BIOL-Y171 Fondamentaux en Biodiversité et Evolution 9 credits [lecture: 30h, tutorial classes: 30h, practical work: 90h] first term French

or

Module MNHN (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle)BIOL-Y039 Sciences de la nature et de l’homme: histoire des idées

6 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y040 Droit du patrimoine naturel in situ et ex situ 3 credits [lecture: 22h, tutorial classes: 8h] first term French

BIOL-Y172 Anatomie comparée 3 credits [lecture: 24h, tutorial classes: 6h] first term French

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BIOL-Y173 Fondamentaux en Biodiversité et Evolution (FOBEE) 3 credits [lecture: 10h, tutorial classes: 10h, practical work: 30h] first term French

CompulsoryBIOL-Y009 Statistiques et traitement des données

3 credits [lecture: 15h, tutorial classes: 15h] first term French

BIOL-Y102 Langue étrangère 3 credits [lecture: 22h, tutorial classes: 8h] first term

Une mention à choisir parmi les 4 proposées[[ol]]

One course chosen from the following

BIOL-Y170 Taxonomie et phylogénie 9 credits [lecture: 60h, tutorial classes: 50h] first term French

BIOL-Y198 Écologie 9 credits [lecture: 60h, tutorial classes: 50h] first term French

BIOL-Y199 Écophysiologie 9 credits [lecture: 60h, tutorial classes: 50h] first term French

or

At the Université de Guyane (UdG)Compulsory

BIOL-Y138 Introduction à l'environnement tropical 3 credits [lecture: 35h, tutorial classes: 12h, field trips: 12h, project: 15h] first term French

BIOL-Y139 Origine et maintien de la biodiversité 5 credits [lecture: 37h, tutorial classes: 1,5h, field trips: 3h] first term French

BIOL-Y140 Théories de l'écologie 3 credits [lecture: 24h] first term French

BIOL-Y141 Analyse des données biologiques 6 credits [lecture: 50h] first term French

BIOL-Y142 Botanique tropicale 3 credits [lecture: 6h, tutorial classes: 3h, field trips: 12,5h] first term French

BIOL-Y143 Écologie fonctionnelle 3 credits [lecture: 25,5h, tutorial classes: 4,5h] first term French

BIOL-Y144 Gestion des forêts tropicales 4 credits [lecture: 23h, project: 15h] first term French

BIOL-Y145 Outils pour la recherche 3 credits [lecture: 19h] first term French

Cours obligatoires - 2e quadrimestreChoose 1 module in mobility during the second semester either at Université des Antilles (Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe), at the Université deDschang (Dschang, Cameroon), at Université d'Antananarivo (Antananarivo, Madagascar), at the Université de la Réunion (Saint-Denis, LaRéunion), at the University of Ruhuna (Wellamadama, Sri Lanka), or at the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia).

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N.B. Provided agreement by the inter-university jury the student can choose optionnal courses outside the proposed modules, but accepting therisk of overlapping schedules.BIOL-Y119 Thesis proposal

3 credits [project: 30h] second term English

BIOL-Y174 Geomatics 3 credits [lecture: 25h, tutorial classes: 20h, project: 5h] second term English

BIOL-Y175 Skills and qualifications in tropical biodiversity 9 credits [lecture: 100h, practical work: 100h] second term English

An alternative chosen from the six following

At the Université de Dschang (Dschang, Cameroon) (UDsch)BIOL-Y020 Tropical biodiversity and ecosystems field school: Central African terrestrial ecosystems

15 credits [lecture: 20h, tutorial classes: 18h, field trips: 128h, project: 32h] second term English

or

At Université d'Antananarivo (UNIVANTA)BIOL-Y176 Tropical biodiversity and ecosystems field school: Malagasy forest ecosystems


or

At the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)BIOL-Y114 Tropical biodiversity and ecosystems field school: Malaysian mangrove ecosystems

15 credits [lecture: 20h, tutorial classes: 18h, field trips: 128h, project: 32h] second term

or

At Université des Antilles (UdA)BIOL-Y159 Tropical biodiversity and ecosystems field school: Caribbean insular ecosystems


or

At University of Ruhuna (Sri Lanka)BIOL-Y190 Tropical biodiversity and ecosystems field school: Sri Lankan terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems


or

At Université de la Réunion (UNIRé)Full title of BIOL-Y191: Tropical biodiversity and ecosystems field school: Tropicalforest ecosystems of Reunion Island and the South West Indian Ocean RegionBIOL-Y191 Tropical biodiversity and ecosystems field school: Tropical forest ecosystems of Reunion Island and the South West Indian

Ocean Region 15 credits [lecture: 20h, tutorial classes: 18h, field trips: 128h, project: 32h] second term English

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Bloc 2 | M-BIORE | MA-BIOR

Cours obligatoiresMEMO-F538 Mémoire | Farid DAHDOUH-GUEBAS (Coordinator)

30 credits [mfe/tfe: 360h] first and second terms

Optionnal

An alternative chosen from the four following

At ULB and VUBBIOL-F4005 Social-ecological systems | Farid DAHDOUH-GUEBAS (Coordinator)

5 credits [lecture: 30h, tutorial classes: 6h, field trips: 12h] first term English

BIOL-Y147 Global change biology 3 credits [lecture: 13h, practical work: 6h, field trips: 7h] first term English

Optionnal : 17 ECTS to be chosen


BINF-F402 Genomics, Transcriptomics and Epigenomics | Jean-François FLOT (Coordinator) and Matthieu DEFRANCE 5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 24h] first term English

BING-Y001 Biogeochemistry | Marc ELSKENS (Coordinator) 3 credits [lecture: 12h] first term English

BIOL-F4001 Behavioural Ecology in natural and man-made environment | Claire DETRAIN (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 36h, tutorial classes: 12h] first term English

BIOL-F4002 Pédologie et écosystèmes | Thomas DROUET DE LA THIBAUDERIE (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 36h] first term French

BIOL-F417 Marine biology | Anton Van De Putte (Coordinator) and Marc KOCHZIUS 5 credits [lecture: 18h, practical work: 9h, field trips: 9h] first term English

BIOL-F443 Plant responses to environmental stress | Nathalie VERBRUGGEN (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 24h] first term English

BIOL-F444 Plant-soil interactions | Pierre Jacques MEERTS (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 24h, tutorial classes: 12h] first term English

Ce cours ne sera pas donné en 2021-22.

BIOL-F448 Bioéthique et droit de la conservation | Bruno DANIS (Coordinator) and Martine VERCAUTEREN 5 credits [lecture: 20h, tutorial classes: 36h, seminars: 4h] first term French

BIOL-F455 Biology of animal societies | Yves ROISIN (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 36h, practical work: 12h] first term English

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BIOL-F5001 Tropical parasitology and entomology | Yves ROISIN (Coordinator) and Carine TRUYENS 5 credits [lecture: 36h] first term English

BIOL-F535 Cours ou stage d'été hors ULB 5 credits [practical work: 60h] third term French

BIOL-F538 Stage professionnel | Denis FOURNIER (Coordinator) 15 credits [work placement: 180h] academic year French

BIOL-Y001 Conservation genetics | Ludwig TRIEST (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 24h, tutorial classes: 12h] first term English

BIOL-Y069 Governance and policy in development and cooperation 3 credits [lecture: 12h, tutorial classes: 12h] first term English

BIOL-Y070 Guided self-study 6 credits [project: 72h] first term English

BIOL-Y197 Toxins in amphibians and Reptiles 3 credits [lecture: 13h, project: 39h] first term French

BIOL-Y200 Professional internship 9 credits [work placement: 140h] academic year French

BIOL-Y201 Professional internship 6 credits [work placement: 105h] academic year French

BIOL-Y400 River and lake ecology (botanical and zoological aspects) | Isabelle GEORGE (Coordinator) and Ludwig TRIEST 5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 12h] first term French

ENVI-F405 Climat: sciences et politiques | Frank PATTYN (Coordinator) and Romain Weikmans 5 credits [lecture: 48h] second term French

ENVI-F409 Economie écologique | Thomas BAULER (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 42h] second term French

ENVI-F452 Environmental impact analysis and management | Wouter ACHTEN (Coordinator), Yves DE SMET and Marie-FrançoiseGODART 5 credits [lecture: 42h] first term English/French

or

At the Sorbonne Université (Paris, France) and the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle(Paris, France)


RecommendedBIOL-Y071 Diversité et histoire des lignées chlorophyliennes (DIVEG)

6 credits [lecture: 40h, tutorial classes: 20h] first term French

BIOL-Y072 Floristique Tropicale (FLORATROP) 3 credits [lecture: 20h, tutorial classes: 6h, project: 4h] first term French

BIOL-Y073 Xylologie-paléoxylologie: systématique et paléoécologie 3 credits [lecture: 10h, tutorial classes: 15h, practical work: 15h] first term French

BIOL-Y076 Initiation aux techniques avancées de collecte et d'inventaire systématique 3 credits [field trips: 32h, project: 4h] first term French

BIOL-Y110 Ecologie tropicale (ECOT) 6 credits [lecture: 48h, tutorial classes: 12h, project: 10h] first term

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OptionnalBIOL-Y074 Biodiversity informatics

6 credits [lecture: 15h, tutorial classes: 15h, project: 30h] first term English

BIOL-Y075 Exploration et description de la biodiversité 3 credits [lecture: 22h, project: 8h] first term French

BIOL-Y077 Taxinomie et nomenclature 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y079 Formalisation des connaissances en systématique et paléobiodiversité 3 credits [lecture: 10h, tutorial classes: 15h, project: 5h] first term French

BIOL-Y080 Morphologie cladistique informatisée 3 credits [lecture: 16h, tutorial classes: 8h, project: 4h] first term French

BIOL-Y081 Modélisation des formes et analyse des données morphométriques 3 credits [lecture: 10h, tutorial classes: 10h, project: 10h] first term

BIOL-Y083 Enjeux patrimoniaux, économiques et scientifiques de la connaissance des espèces 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y084 Partenaires institutionnels et associatifs de la gestion et de la conservation de la biodiversité 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term

BIOL-Y111 Phylogénie moléculaire 6 credits [lecture: 60h] first term French

BIOL-Y148 Biogéographie Paléobiogéographie 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y149 Enjeux professionnels en Ingénierie écologique et biologie de la conservation 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y150 Gestion des populations et écosystèmes 6 credits [lecture: 60h] first term French

BIOL-Y151 Origines de la vie 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y152 Structure et histoire paléontologique des grands clades de Métazoaires 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y153 Phylogénie des Métazoaires: évolution des plans d'organisation 3 credits [lecture: 10h, tutorial classes: 12h, project: 9h] first term French

BIOL-Y154 Les crises biologiques: comprendre le passé et l'actuel 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y155 Écologie moléculaire et génétique évolutive des organismes marins 6 credits [lecture: 30h, practical work: 40h] first term French

BIOL-Y178 Tropical biodiversity and ecosystems field school: Malagasy forest ecosystems 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term

BIOL-Y179 Fonctionnement et dynamique des socio-écosystèmes 6 credits [lecture: 48h, tutorial classes: 12h, project: 10h] first term

BIOL-Y180 Etnoécologie 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y192 Evolution des cycles de vie 6 credits [lecture: 60h] first term French

BIOL-Y193 Ecologie et évolution des intéractions hôte-parasite 6 credits [lecture: 60h] first term French

BIOL-Y194 Morphométrie et analyses des formes 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

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BIOL-Y195 Morphologie fonctionnelle: évolution et adaptation 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y196 Conservation ex-situ 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y202 Gestion et conservation des ressources marines exploitées 3 credits [lecture: 30h] first term French

BIOL-Y203 Ecologie et fonctionnement des écosystèmes côtiers 6 credits [project: 10h] first term French

or

At the Università degli Studi di Firenze (Florence, Italiy) (UNIFI)

Compulsory coursesBIOL-Y181 Applied Conservation Biology

6 credits [lecture: 18h, tutorial classes: 18h, practical work: 12h] first term English

BIOL-Y182 Methods in Landscape Analysis 6 credits [lecture: 32h, tutorial classes: 16h] first term English


BIOL-Y044 Tropical climatology 3 credits [lecture: 18h, tutorial classes: 6h] first term English

BIOL-Y047 Pedology 3 credits [lecture: 16h, project: 8h] first term English

BIOL-Y050 Social insects in tropical environment 3 credits first term English

BIOL-Y088 Climate change biology 3 credits [lecture: 18h, tutorial classes: 6h] first term English

BIOL-Y091 Animal phylogeography 3 credits [lecture: 20h, tutorial classes: 4h] first term English

BIOL-Y093 Migrations and orientation in tropical environments 3 credits [lecture: 24h] first term English

BIOL-Y183 Advances in tropical botany 3 credits [lecture: 18h, tutorial classes: 6h] first term English

or

At the Université de Guyane (UdG)

A total of 27 ECTS to be chosen from


BIOL-Y138 Introduction à l'environnement tropical 3 credits [lecture: 35h, tutorial classes: 12h, field trips: 12h, project: 15h] first term French

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BIOL-Y139 Origine et maintien de la biodiversité 5 credits [lecture: 37h, tutorial classes: 1,5h, field trips: 3h] first term French

BIOL-Y140 Théories de l'écologie 3 credits [lecture: 24h] first term French

BIOL-Y141 Analyse des données biologiques 6 credits [lecture: 50h] first term French

BIOL-Y142 Botanique tropicale 3 credits [lecture: 6h, tutorial classes: 3h, field trips: 12,5h] first term French

BIOL-Y143 Écologie fonctionnelle 3 credits [lecture: 25,5h, tutorial classes: 4,5h] first term French

BIOL-Y144 Gestion des forêts tropicales 4 credits [lecture: 23h, project: 15h] first term French

BIOL-Y145 Outils pour la recherche 3 credits [lecture: 19h] first term French

Cours obligatoiresCours obligatoires à choisir pour arriver à un total de minimum 120 ECTS.N.B: Provided agreement by the inter-university jury the student can choose optional courses outside the proposed modules, but accepting therisk of overlapping schedules.

One course chosen from the following

BIOL-F537 Scientific presentation skills and career planning | Farid DAHDOUH-GUEBAS (Coordinator) 5 credits [lecture: 16h, project: 24h] first term English

BIOL-Y120 Scientific presentation skills and career planning | Farid DAHDOUH-GUEBAS (Coordinator) 3 credits [lecture: 16h, project: 24h] first term English

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