Plant Biology Degrees
A list of BSc and MSc courses relating to Plant Biology
at the top 500 universities
UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom - BSc
Plant Science, BSc Hons - University of Nottingham (England)
Plant Sciences, BSc Hons - University of Sheffield (England)
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Plant Biology, BSc Hons - Aberystwyth University (Wales)
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Plant Science, BSc Hons - University of Manchester (England)
Plant Science, BSc Hons - Canterbury Christ Church University (England)
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Applied Plant Science, BSc Hons - Newcastle University (England)
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Plant Biology, BSc Hons - Aberystwyth University (Wales)
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Biological Sciences (Plant Science), BSc Hons - University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Molecular and Cellular Biology (with Plant Science), BSc Hons - University of Glasgow (Scotland)
Plant and Soil Science, BSc Hons - University of Aberdeen (Scotland)
Costs of BSc degrees for UK/EU residents in the UK:
England: £9,000 - 9,250 per year
Scotland: £9,000 (UK), FREE (EU)
Wales: £9,000 (UK/EU), £4,250 (Welsh)
Costs for overseas students:
Between £16,000 and £20,470
United Kingdom - MSc/MRes/PhD
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MPhil in Biological Science (Plant Sciences) – University of Cambridge (England)
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DPhil in Plant Sciences – University of Oxford (England)
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Molecular Plant Sciences, MRes – University of Bath (England)
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Molecular Plant Sciences, MSc – University of Bath (England)
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Applied Plant Science, MSc – University of Greenwich (England)
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Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement, MSc – University of East Anglia (England)
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Plant Pathology, MSc/MRes - Harper Adams University (England)
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Plant Science and Biotechnology, MSc – University of Leeds (England)
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Sustainable Crop Production: Agronomy, MSc – Warwick University (England)
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Crop Improvement, MSc – University of Nottingham (England)
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Plant and Crop Sciences, PhD/MPhil/MRes - University of Nottingham (England)
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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, MRes - University of Nottingham (England)
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Plant Diversity, MSc – University of Reading (England)
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Plant and Agricultural Sciences, MRes – Bristol University (England)
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Molecular Plant and Microbial Sciences, MRes – Imperial College London (England)
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Plant Chemical Biology: Multidisciplinary Research for Next Generation Agri-Sciences, MRes - Imperial College London (England)
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Plant and Microbial Biology, MRes – University of Sheffield (England)
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Biodiversity & Taxonomy of Plants, MSc - University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Sustainable Plant Health, MSc – University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Biological Sciences Research in Plant Molecular Science – Royal Holloway, University of London (England)
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Biosciences: Plant Biology, MRes – University of Exeter (England)
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Plant and Fungal Taxonomy, Diversity and Conservation, MSc – Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (England)
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Plant Sciences, MSc - Lancaster University (England)
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Plant Biology, MRes/PhD – University of York (England)
Costs of BSc degrees for UK/EU residents:
England: £5,000 - £9,000 - £14,000
Scotland: £14,000-15,000
Costs for overseas students:
Over £15,000 - £20,000 - £30,000
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Costs of MSc in Germany
287,22 € per semester (4 semesters in total)
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Costs for overseas students:
Non-European students are requested pay a 50 Euro "selection fee"
Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, BSc - Technical University of Munich (Germany, in German)
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Agricultural Sciences, MSc - Technical University of Munich (Germany)
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Agrimanagement, MSc - Technical University of Munich (Germany)
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Hortibusiness Management, MSc - Technical University of Munich (Germany)
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Horticultural Science, MSc - Technical University of Munich (Germany)
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Forest and Wood Science, MSc - Technical University of Munich (Germany, in German)
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Agricultural Sciences and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics, MSc - Universität Bonn (Germany)
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Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Transgenic Plants
Plant Biodiversity, Systematics and Evolution
Plant Cell Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Paleobotany
Ecology and Conservation
Plant Sciences, 30 module choices - Universität Bonn (Germany)
Germany
Ireland
Applied Plant Biology, BSc - University College Cork (Ireland)
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Agricultural, Climate Change & Transitions, MSc - National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland)
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Plant Biology and Biotechnology, MSc - University College Dublin (Ireland)
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MSc Plant Biology & Biotechnology - Full Time
EU fee per year - €7,355
nonEU fee per year - €24,200
Keep scrolling down for European courses
Netherlands
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Costs of MSc in Wageningen University:
€2,000 - 17,000 depending on enrollment terms
Plant Biotechnology, MSc – Ghent University (Netherlands)
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Plant Sciences, MSc - Wageningen University (Netherlands)
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Plant Biotechnology, MSc – Wageningen University (Netherlands)
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Plant Breeding, MSc (online) – Wageningen University (Netherlands)
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Green Life Sciences, MSc – University of Amesterdam (Netherlands), programme structure
Specialisations in:
Agroecology, MSc - Université de Liège (Belgium, in French and English)
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Agricultural bioengineering, MSc - Université de Liège (Belgium, in French and English)
Agriculture, MSc - University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
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Agrobiology, MSc - Aarhus University (Denmark, in Danish)
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Agro-Environmental Management, MSc - Aarhus University (Denmark)
Belgium
Denmark
Sweden, Finland and Norway
Agroecology, MSc - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden)
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Horticultural Science, MSc - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden)
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Plant Biology for Sustainable Production, MSc (Specialisation in Genetics and molecular plant biology, Cultivated plant's abiotic and biotic interactions, Forest biotechnology, Plant protection and plant breeding) - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden), Part of Erasmus Mundus Plant Biology
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Genetic and Molecular Plant Science, MSc - Stockholm University (Sweden)
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Biology with specialization in Plant Science, MSc – Lund University (Sweden)
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Genetic and Molecular Plant Science, MSc - Uppsala University (Sweden)
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Plant Biology, MSc – University of Helsinki (Finland), flexible module choices in English, Finnish and Swedish
Transatlantic Forestry, MSc - University of Eastern Finland and chosen Canadian University (Finland, Canada)
Forestry, MSc - University of Eastern Finland (Finland)
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Plant Science, MSc – Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway), full list of modules
Switzerland
Plant Biology, MSc – ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
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Biology: Plant Sciences, MSc – University of Zurich (Switzerland)
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Ecology and Evolution with Specialisation in Plant Ecology, MSc - University of Bern (Switzerland)
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Biology, Option Molecular Plant Sciences, MSc - University of Geneva (Switzerland), optional courses
Cost at University of Zurich:
720 CHF (€630) per semester
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Cost at University of Geneva:
CHF 500 (€435) per semester
France, Italy, Spain and Portugal
Tissue, Cell and Gene Biotherapies, MSc - Universite Paris-Saclay (France) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China)
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Agrosciences, Environnement, Territoires, Paysage, Forêt, MSc - Universite Paris-Saclay (France)
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Biologie et valorisation des plantes : Valorisation des ressources végétales, MSc - Université de Strasbourg (France, in French)
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Biologie et valorisation des plantes : Biologie moléculaire et biotechnologie des plantes, MSc - Université de Strasbourg (France, in French)
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Ornamental plants and landscape protection, BSc - Università di Bologna (Italy)
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Agricultural Technology, BSc - Università di Bologna (Italy)
Food Science and Technology, MSc - Università di Bologna (Italy)
Plant Health in Sustainable Cropping Systems, MSc, Erasmus Mundus - University of Padova (Italy)
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Agricultural biotechnologies, MSc - Università Degli Studi di Milano (Italy, in Italian)
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Agricultural Sciences, MSc - Università Degli Studi di Milano (Italy, in Italian)
Plant Biology, Genomics and Biotechnology, MSc - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona and the Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (Spain)
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Biology of Plant Resources, MSc - Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
Poland and Hungary
Horticulture, Specialisation in Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Technology, MSc – Poznan University of Life Sciences (Poland)
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Agronomy, MSc - Poznan University of Life Sciences (Poland)
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Wood Science, MSc - Poznan University of Life Sciences (Poland)
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Forestry, MSc - Poznan University of Life Sciences (Poland)
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Plant Protection, MSc – University of Pannonia (Hungary)
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