BA/BS in Biology

The programme trains biologists across biology, ecology, zoology and botany, building organisational, creative and scientific-work skills alongside the ability to carry out independent research and explain phenomena in contemporary biology and ecology. Compulsory subjects include chemistry, cell biology and histology, molecular biology and genetics, ecology fundamentals, developmental biology, plant and animal physiology, biostatistics and the theory of evolution, with elective subjects covering geographic information systems, behavioural ecology, medical zoology, chemical ecology, phylogenetics, ornithology and entomology. The curriculum emphasises understanding biodiversity at the level of populations, species and ecosystems, and concludes with a course project and bachelor thesis. Graduates are described as suited to work in research institutes or private laboratories, or, with further training, as secondary school teachers, with the option of continuing to master's study in fields such as genetics, microbiology, neurobiology, zoology or botany.