Molecular and Cellular Systems of Life

Key Facts

By attending the structured doctoral training programme in MaCS you will engage in following layers of activity:

• You will typically work full time for your thesis as a member of a research group instructed by your supervisor
• Your thesis work is supported and monitored by a thesis committee that consists of experts in your field.
• During your thesis project, you will learn research competence, project management, independence, creativity, and critical thinking.
• You will learn scientific communication, presentation, and networking skills. You will participate in relevant international scientific meetings in your field and attend seminar series to support your thesis work.

Programme Structure

Research Areas:

• Molecular and cellular biosciences
• Genetics and genomics
• Neurobiology
• Developmental biology and physiology
• Bioinformatics and systems biology

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

• TOEFL IBT: 92, or 4.5 on the new TOEFL iBT 1-6 score (CEFR-aligned), equivalent to the 0-120 score.
• PTE Academic: 62
• IELTS: 6.5

Other requirements

General requirements

• An applicable second-cycle university degree
• An applicable second-cycle degree from a university of applied sciences, or
• An applicable education at an institution abroad providing eligibility for equivalent higher education in the country in question
• You can only apply by filling in the online application form during the application period. The application can be written in Finnish, Swedish or English. Check the programme-specific requirements – some doctoral programmes require an English-language research proposal.
• Reserve plenty of time for completing the application. The application cannot be saved as a draft, but you can edit it during the application period. To be able to save the application, there must be at least one character in every mandatory answer field.

Tuition Fees

No tuition fees for PhD students.

Living costs

Helsinki, Finland: 1,556-2,528 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.