Study location	Lithuania, Vilnius
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	2years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	M.A. (Master of Life Sciences)

Tuition fee	€3,300 per year
Application fee	€100 one-time
Registration fee	€100 one-time Baltic Center Registration Fee Includes: – Consultations for selection of HEI – Migration & visa consultation – Registration in the Baltic Center database – HEI admission documents’ check – General testing for all Baltic Center HEIs – Admission Examination – Student’s admission to HEI, maximum 3 registrations per one fee. & In case of HEI change at the request of a student, after the admission letter receiving from HEI, a transfer to another HEI is for an extra cost. – Documents’ arrangement for the payments to HEI – Bonus – on the written application of a student, preparation and transfer of the invitation for the embassy. & The period of preparation from week to two months

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) University Bachelor degree in the fields of Life Sciences and Physical Sciences. In case Bachelor degree is in different fields from the mentioned above, students are asked to take bridge courses and pass the following exams: Molecular Biology of Cell, Physiology of Plants and Animals, Biological Resources, Meteorology and Climatology, Hydrology. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Russian / Lithuanian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+

Overview

The aim of the Programme is deepening and expanding knowledge and capabilities of highly qualified specialists of ecology, which will enable them to make thorough evaluation measures for management of natural and anthropogenic ecosystems, to analyse integrity of modelling and implementation systems designed for conservation of nature and environment, to select ethically and socially liable methods for evaluation of quality and state of natural systems and to perform in scientific and practical fields of ecology and related sciences.

Career opportunities

Graduates are able to work successfully in institutions and companies related to natural systems and environmental quality management, to develop strategies, regulations and supervise their implementation; they are competent to perform activities, requiring responsibility for the development of flora and fauna as well as in industrial ecology, combining production development and environmental protection; their knowledge can be useful in local authorities and regional environmental protection departments.
Possessor of Master degree in Ecology will be able to continue studies according to life science doctoral study programmes and perform fundamental and applied research in scientific institutions of Lithuania and abroad employing contemporary methods and modern technologies of ecological investigations. Students, seeking for professional qualification of teacher can study educology according to programme which does not deliver professional degree.