Introduction to the program

Internships are less important for us as ethologists when it comes to getting a job offer. If you can find one where you can gain contacts

Fråga slu om mastersarbete


internal and external supervisor

check diva portal to see where other masters students have done their projects (many projects also have web pages: nbid43.ifm.liu.se)


Applied ethology: Behaviour and welfare. Focus on animals used by humans

Stress and animal health:

Animal cognition: Learning, memory and the evolution of cognition (kolmården)

Behaviour genetics: how genetics allow animals to adapt their behaviour to their environment


zoo biology: two weeks at kolmården. Animal handling, breeding, management of animals in zoos and how to protect them from extinction

Conservation biology: how to protect free-range animals from extinction by managing their natural habitats. Read with ecologists

Primate biology: The ethology and ecology of our closest relatives. Senses, communication,