32 Life Sciences Degree Programs in Finland

Get an interdisciplinary education that will enable you to work with basic research and application development in math & statistics, chemistry, computer & data science and physics. Our understanding of the universe is based on advances made in basic science research over approximately the last 100 years. The core scientific disciplines of math, physics, chemistry and computer science also set the basis for all modern technology. In the interdisciplinary Bachelor's Program in Science, you get to work on the cutting edge of exciting basic research and application development in all of these subjects.

In the Master's Programme in Sustainability Science and Solutions, you will learn to identify the challenges of sustainability and view them in a multidisciplinary way, producing solutions which take all aspects of sustainability in society into consideration.

The Molecular Systems Biology track offers you extensive training in modern molecular biology and education focused on systems biology (omics, gene/protein structure-function relationships) with a special focus on molecular interaction networks.

The multidisciplinary Master’s Programme in Life Science Informatics (LSI) provides the tools to gain knowledge from models and data. It integrates research excellence across the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Bio- and Environmental Sciences with the Helsinki Institute of Life Sciences (HiLIFE), thus providing cutting-edge education from experts in the life sciences, medicine, mathematics, statistics, and informatics

In the Master’s Programme in Agricultural Sciences (AGRI), you can pursue studies in plant production sciences, animal science, agrotechnology, or environmental soil science, depending on your interests and previous studies. The University of Helsinki is the only university in Finland to offer academic education in this field.

What do they eat now? What is behind the good taste of food? Raw materials? Processing technologies? How to improve the healthiness, safety, ecology and ethics of food and food processing? If this is for you, apply to the Master's Programme in Food Sciences the University of Helsinki.

Do you want to affect the future of forests, a key natural resource and wellspring of biodiversity? Master in Forest Sciences have you ever wondered why forests are called the lungs of the Earth and how climate change relates to forests? Or how trees are grown and processed into products isustainably and efficiently And how are the economy and forests interrelated?

Freshwater systems, including lakes, rivers and wetlands, are essential and biologically diverse parts of the landscape. Studying aquatic sciences will give students a broad range of knowledge and skills about freshwater systems, the organisms that live in them, and how the surrounding environment and society influence their functioning.

Both global and local environmental problems make studying biological and environmental sciences timely and important. Due to climate change and a decrease in natural resources and biodiversity, there is a growing need for specialists in the field. Studies in our international Master’s Degree Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Science provide you with the ability to understand different phenomena of life comprehensively, from the interaction between molecules to the functioning of ecosystems.

Informatics solutions for the future of biomedicine. Biomedical technology is a multidisciplinary field that builds on understanding biological systems on the molecular level and develops new approaches to advance medical and biotechnological applications. The program brings together expertise and methods in many fields in natural, medical, and engineering sciences: biology, chemistry, medicine, genetics, statistics, and computational and data sciences.

In the Master's Programme in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (MMB), you find answers to these and many other important questions. You learn about the global significance of microbes as processors of life and the environment. You will gain the potential and the tools for the development of innovations in microbial biotechnological applications.

As a student of the Master's Degree Programme, you will get multidisciplinary know-how in the fields of physics, chemistry and cell & molecular biology. If you are broadly interested in natural sciences and willing to understand nature and its phenomena from many perspectives, this programme is ideal for you.

The Master's Degree Programme in Food Development provides you with competence for meeting the challenges in research and development in the food industry and academia.

Through the programme in Evolutionary Biology, you will acquire an explicit evolutionary biological perspective in the study of nature and develop your understanding of patterns and processes from the cellular to the ecosystem level.

The Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Engineering is a cross-disciplinary degree program that provides you with a solid grounding in several core fields of engineering and the ability to follow rapid technological developments and apply scientific methods. The major subjects available are Signal Processing and Machine Learning; Software Development; Power Engineering; Communications Engineering; Electronics and Embedded Systems.

In this programme you will develop an understanding of how humans experience and perceive music, and why so many people love it so much. You will become an expert in several areas of music research, well-versed in various technologies used to study this fascinating topic. Our courses will provide you with valuable skills, transferable to a great number of exciting careers within the broader music, arts and culture sector, as well as academia.