Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology

Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology

Study guides

Timetables

Timetables, lecture rooms and examinations

Table of credits for each course

  Basic training Compulsory Optional 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

Annual 

Part-time or full-time

Full-time dedication. Part-time option available.

Specialisations

Basic and compulsory training

First year Second year
1st semester
  • Cell Biology
  • Physics
  • Fundamentals of Chemistry
  • Basic Instrumental Techniques
  •  Integrated Laboratory 
2nd semester
  • Organic Chemistry 
  • Integrated Laboratory 2
  • Animal and Plant Biology
  • Genetics
  • Plant Physiology
Annual
  • Mathematics
  • Biochemistry
     
1st semester
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Biology and Molecular Genetics
  • Fundamentals of Engineering
  • Microbiology
  • Economics and Business Management
  • Integrated Laboratory 3
2nd semester
  • Numerical Methods and Computer Applications
  • Integrated Laboratory 4 
  • Animal Physiology
  • Bioreactors
  • Molecular Microbiology
  • Recombinant DNA Technology
Third year Fourth year
1st semester
  • Protein Chemistry and Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Genomics, Proteomics and Interactomics
  • Separation and Purification Processes
  • Advanced Instrumental Techniques
  • Biotechnology and Society
  • Integrated Laboratory 5
2nd semester
  • Integrated Laboratory 6 
  • Immunology
  • Virology
  • Analysis and Synthesis of Processes
  • Legal Aspects of Biotechnology
  • Cellular Culture
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project

Optional subjects

4th year
  • Work Placement (*)
  • Biodiversity
  • Nanobiotechnology 
  • Genetically Modified Animals
  • Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology
  • Pharmacology
  • Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms
  • Genetic Improvement in Animals
  • Molecular Pathology
  • Reproduction Technology
  • Gene and Cellular Therapy
  • Biotechnological Vaccines and Drugs
  • Biocatalytic Processes and Green Chemistry
  • Biocatalysis
  • Food Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology and Environment
  • Introduction to the Control of Bioprocesses
  • Applied Plant Physiology
  • Modelling and Simulation of Biosystems
  • Biotechnological Plant Projects
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Structural Biology

(*) All optional subjects are worth 6 credits except for this subject, which is worth 12.

Not all subjects are offered every academic year.