Do you want to know how climate change affects biodiversity? Or how to improve diagnosis and treatment of human diseases? Are you fascinated by evolution, the human brain, genetics and ecology? Biology at Radboud University is what you are looking for.

The programme lays the foundation in Biology and Medical Biology but also offers a lot of flexibility. First, you’ll develop an understanding of the entire field of biology by following courses from all learning trajectories. Later on, you will choose the learning trajectory of your interest in Biology or Medical Biology.

Why study Biology?

• A challenging and broad curriculum with seven learning trajectories.
• Emphasis on Biology in Society.
• There are excellent and innovative research facilities. For example, the greenhouses, the Phytotron (root laboratory), and scanners for measuring brain activity.
• Education and research are linked, lectures by top scientists in their field.
• Many practicals and contact hours.
• You will do an internship with one of the Radboud University research groups. In the three-month internship, you will develop your research skills.
• Active study association BeeVee to meet your fellow students, alumni, and lecturers.
• Our students rate this study with an 8,0 (source: NSE).

What will you learn?

Biology is an English-taught Bachelor's programme. In three years you will discover biology from every angle in an international classroom. The Bachelor’s programme is focused on how you can put your knowledge into practice and gives you lots of personal attention. After the broad basis in the first 1.5 years, you can design your own profile.

You can choose courses from seven learning trajectories within biology and medical biology.