Access requirements The master's degree is aimed at bachelor’s-degree graduates in biology, environmental sciences or geology. To access this master's degree, students must have obtained an official degree issued by a Spanish university or by an EHEA higher education institution entitling them, in the country issuing the degree, to admission to a master’s degree, as established under Article 18 of Royal Decree 822/2021, of 28 September. Students will be eligible for admission where they have received at least 12 botany, zoology and geology credits from other degrees. In such cases the candidates’ reports will be reviewed to verify this requirement, as these credits are assigned in some degrees to optional subjects. Candidate selection: The selection criteria will be arranged as follows: Academic degree (40%). Academic record of the accredited official degree, weighted based on the average mark at the university of origin (20%). Complementary academic training. Certificates or degrees from other complementary training in similar fields to the contents of the master's degree (10%). Work experience in the areas of the master's degree, providing a declaration by the company stating the time and tasks performed. Experience in the field of the research, indicating time spent at recognised research centres and publications relating to the subject areas of the master's degree (20%). Justified application with letters of recommendation, as appropriate (5%). Interview with the coordinator of the master's degree (5%) to assess other aspects, such as the willingness to learn based on reasoning and abstract processes; individual reasoning and working capacity; sufficiency for interpreting results at an advanced level; presence of professional skills or aptitudes for attaining them; ability to work in heterogeneous groups or capacity to generate knowledge or resolve problems associated with this discipline. It is recommended that students have a sufficient level of Catalan.