Study plan Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology

Study guides

Timetables

Timetables, lecture rooms and examinations

Table of credits for each course

  Basic training Compulsory  Optional Bachelor's degree final project
1st year 42 18    
2nd year 18 42    
3rd year   60    
4th year     54 6
Totals 60 120 54 6

Period of study

Six-monthly

Part-time or full-time

Full-time dedication. Part-time option available.

Basic and compulsory training

First year Second year
  • Chemistry
  • Cell Biology and Animal Histology
  • Biochemistry
  • Animal Biology
  • Mathematics
  • Plant Biology
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology
  • Integrated Laboratory I
  • Integrated Laboratory II
  • Instrumental Techniques
  • Bioinformatics
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes
  • Microbe Physiology and Metabolism
  • Immunology
  • Protistology
  • Microbe Ecology
  • Virology
  • Prokaryotic Diversity
  • Integrated Laboratory III
  • Integrated Laboratory IV
Third year Fourth year
  • Mycology
  • Molecular Biology of Prokaryotes
  • Food Microbiology
  • Clinical Microbiology
  • Bioreactors
  • Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Industrial Microbiology
  • Biosafety and Regulations
  • Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
  • Integrated Laboratory V
  • Integrated Laboratory VI
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project

Optional subjects

4th year: 54 ECTS must be taken, from the following subjects:
  • Biocatalysis
  • Biophysics
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Edaphology
  • Pharmacology
  • Animal Physiology: Systems
  • Applied Plant Physiology
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Genomics, Proteomics and Interactomics
  • Geomicrobiology
  • Food Hygiene
  • Immunology of Infectious Diseases
  • Introduction to Food Technology
  • Applied Mycology
  • Modelling and Simulation in Microbiology
  • Parasitology
  • Professional Perspectives of Microbiology
  • Practicum (*)
  • Current Science Topics
  • Vaccines and Drugs
(*) All optional subjects are for 6 credits, except this one, which is for 12 credits.