BA/BS in Biology and Marine Biotechnology

General Description: Objective(s) of a study programme: To prepare qualified biologists necessary for development of the West Lithuanian coastal region’s and the whole country’s science and economics, who would satisfy the requirements of modern society and labor market. Learning outcomes: Knowledge and it’s application: 1 Will be able to apply fundamental knowledge of biology in fields of ecology, environmental protection, biological medicine and in other activities related to the fields of biology. 2 Will be able to apply fundamental laws of physics, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics and methods of higher mathematics to identify, analyze and compare the biological systems and objects. Research skills: 1 Will be able to apply modern research methods in collecting and analyzing the data necessary for solving scientific and practical biological problems. 2 Will be able to process, store, and prepare the study material according to the rules of bioethics in the laboratory and field conditions. Specific skills: 1 Will be able to plan, organise, implement and evaluate biological experiment in the field and laboratory conditions. 2 Will be able to choose independently and to apply creatively information technologies describing and modeling (analytically and numerically) biological objects. Social skills: 1 Will be able to communicate with the professionals and public solving professional tasks in the field of biology, presenting accomplished activities and its results in Lithuanian and foreign languages. 2 Will be able to work in teams developing and implementing national and international projects in the field of biology. Personal skills: 1 Will be able to study and to plan further personal development process independently. 2 Will be able to search and study the latest academic literature and to use other modern sources of information. 3 Will be able to take a personal responsibility for the quality of the work as well as the responsibility for the quality of the work of personnel, based on bioethics and citizenship. Activities of teaching and learning: Lectures, Practical work, Laboratory classes, Scientific paper analysis, Field trips/works visits, Group work, Discussion, Gests lectures. Methods of assessment of learning achievements: Colloquium, Examination, Course paper, Laboratory examination, Scientific paper analysis and presentation, Practice report, Test, Qualification work. Framework: Study subjects (modules), practical training Study subjects: Foreign Language; Latin; Algology and Mycology; Higher Mathematics; Cytology and Histology; Introduction to Ecology; Fundamental of Physics; General and Analytic Chemistry; Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics; Invertebrate Zoology; Individual Developmental Biology; Elective Subjects of Generic Training of University Studies; Biophysics; Microbiology and Basics of Immunology; Hydrobiology; Vascular Plants; Biometrics; Biology 1 Course Paper; Professional Speech; Animal Physiology; Organic Chemistry; Vertebrate Zoology; General Genetics; Special Training Elective Subjects; Elective Subjects; Biochemistry; Plant Physiology; Evolution Theory; Biology 2 Course Paper; Elective Subjects of Specialization; Subjects of Specialization; Bachelor‘s Thesis. Practical training: Algology, Mycology and Invertebrate Zoology; Vascular Plants and Vertebrate Zoology; Special Biology Practice. Specializations: Subjects of Microbiology specialization: Microorganisms Research Methods; Microorganisms Ecology; Immunology; Bacteriology and Virology; Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics. Subjects of Hydrobiology specialization: Aquatic Biogeography; Hydrology and Oceanography; Biological Monitoring; Basics of Aquaculture; Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics. Subjects of Applied Botany specialization: Plant Morphology; Ornamental Plants Botany; Economic Botany; Phytopathology; Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics. Optional courses: Special Training Elective Subjects: Aquatic Insect Biology; Birds Anatomy and Histology; Neurobiology. Elective Subjects of Microbiology specialization: Food Industry Microbiology; Soil Microbiology; Medical Microbiology; Aquatic Microbiology; Molecular Genetics; Parasitology. Elective Subjects of Hydrobiology specialization: Toxicology; Management of Water Resources; Ichthyology; Diseases Of Aquatic Animal; Marine Animals in Artificial Ecosystems. Elective Subjects of Applied Botany specialization: Biological Monitoring; Soil Ecology; Ethnobotany; Paleobotany. Distinctive features of a study programme: 3,5 years study time Access to professional activity or further study: Access to professional activity: Graduates of this course of study field will be able to do research work in areas of environmental protection, health care and manufacturing, where technology is concerned with biological processes. Biology undergraduate qualification after special professional studies may be the basis for the teacher profession. Access to further study: Gradutes have right to continue second cycle studies according to the order of the higher educational institution.