Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology

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

1st year 2nd year

1st semester

  • Chemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Animal Histology
  • Biochemistry
  • Animal Biology
  • Integrated Laboratory I 
2nd semester
  • Mathematics
  • Botanics
  • Plant Biology
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology
  • Integrated Laboratory II

1st semester

  • Instrumental Techniques
  • Ecology 
  • Microbial Physiology and Metabolism
  • Immunology
  • Protistology
  • Integrated Laboratory III 
2nd semester
  • Microbial Ecology
  • Virology
  • Prokaryote Diversity
  • Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes
  • Integrated Laboratory IV
3rd year  4th year

1st semester

  • Mycology
  • Molecular Biology of Prokaryotes
  • Microbiologia dels Aliments
  • Food Microbiology
  • Bioreactors
  • Integrated Laboratory V 
2nd semester
  • Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Industrial Microbiology
  • Biosafety and Regulations
  • Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
  • Integrated Laboratory VI

  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project

Optional subjects

 

4th year: 54 ECTS must be taken, from the following subjects:
  • Practicum / 12 cr.
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Edaphology
  • Pharmacology
  • Animal Physiology: Systems
  • Applied Plant Physiology
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Genomics, Proteomics and Interactomics
  • Host-Microbial Interactions
  • Food Safety
  • Immunology of Infectious Diseases
  • Introduction to Food Technology
  • Applied Mycology
  • Statistics Applied to Experimental Design in Biosciences
  • Parasitology
  • Professional Perspectives of Microbiology (year-long)
  • Bioethics and Legislation / 3 cr.
  • Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine
  • Vaccines and Pharmaceutical Products
All optional subjects are worth 6 credits except when otherwise specified.