Undergraduate studies in Molecular Biology
Duration: 4 years (8 semesters).
Total number of credit points (ECTS): 240 (60/year; 30/semester).
Professional title after completing the studies: Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology (BSc. Mol. Biol.)
Opportunities for further education: The study program provides an opportunity for further continuous education at a higher level of study - a postgraduate studies organized by the Institute of Biology in various fields of molecular biology, molecular genetics, genetic engineering and biotechnology.
Language of instruction: Macedonian.
Total number of courses: 43 (mandatory, module related, elective).
Curriculum
|
Code |
Course title |
L |
P |
E |
C |
|
1. semester |
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|
ББ1101 |
Cell biology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
БП1102 |
General chemistry |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
БП1103 |
Mathematics with biostatistics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
14 |
30 |
|
2. semester |
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|
БП2101 |
Organic chemistry |
4 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
|
БН2102 |
Plant anatomy and morphology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
БН2103 |
Histology and embryology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
|
Elective subject |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
15 |
30 |
|
3. semester |
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|
БП3101 |
Analytical and instrumental chemistry |
4 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
|
ББ3102 |
Biochemistry 1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
БМ3103 |
Animal morphology and systematic zoology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
14 |
0 |
15 |
29 |
|
4. semester |
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|
БМ4101 |
Molecular physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
БМ4102 |
Plant systematics |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
БМ4103 |
Biochemistry 2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
15 |
0 |
14 |
31 |
|
5. semester |
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|
БМ5101 |
Molecular Animal Physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
ББ5102 |
Microbiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
ББ5103 |
Basics of molecular biology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
ББ5104 |
Plant biochemistry |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
17 |
0 |
16 |
30 |
|
6. semester |
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|
БМ6101 |
Plant molecular biology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
ББ6102 |
General genetics |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
ББ6103 |
Enzymeology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
БМ6104 |
Intercellular communications |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
16 |
0 |
15 |
30 |
|
7. semester |
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|
БМ7101 |
Molecular genetics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
БМ7102 |
Human genetics |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
БМ7103 |
Molecular immunology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
14 |
30 |
|
8. semester |
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|
БМ8101 |
Microbial biotechnology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
БМ8102 |
Genetic engineering |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Graduate thesis |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Total |
12 |
0 |
18 |
30 |
L – Lectures (hours per week); P – Problem solving (hours per week); E – Experimental work (hours per week); C – credit points/semester.
List of elective subjects
|
Code |
Elective subject |
|
БУ1203 |
Psychology |
|
БП1104 |
Physics for biologists |
|
БЗ1205 |
Basics of human anatomy |
|
БУ2204 |
Pedagogy |
|
БН3203 |
Didactics |
|
БЗ5204 |
Basics of molecular biology |
|
БУ7203 |
Macedonian language |
|
БН8203 |
Phytogeography with phytocenology |
|
БП1204 |
Mathematics with biostatistics |
|
БЕ8202 |
Valorization of ecosystems |
|
БЕ8203 |
Biogeography |
|
БЕ4203 |
Ecology of anthropogenic ecosystems |
|
БЗ2204 |
Laboratory practicum |
|
БЗ4205 |
Fundamentals of ecology and evolution |
|
БП4204 |
Physical chemistry |
|
БЗ3204 |
Cell biophysics |
|
БМ8203 |
Applied molecular genetics |
|
БМ6104 |
Intercellular communications |
|
БИ0311 |
Creative learning in biology teaching |
|
БИ0312 |
An experiment in biology teaching |
|
БИ0313 |
Assessment in biology teaching |
|
БИ0314 |
Fungus of Macedonia |
|
БИ0315 |
Medicinal plants |
|
БИ0316 |
Ecology of dangerous algae |
|
БИ0317 |
Application of diatoms in ecology and medicine |
|
БИ0318 |
Microbial ecology |
|
БИ0319 |
Biogeochemical cycles |
|
БИ0320 |
Biomass and production of terrestrial ecosystems |
|
БИ0321 |
Landscape ecology |
|
БИ0322 |
Environmental legislation |
|
БИ0323 |
Population ecology and mathematical modeling |
|
БИ0324 |
Evaluation of ecosystem values |
|
БИ0325 |
Biomes |
|
БИ0326 |
Nutrition and metabolism of plants |
|
БИ0327 |
Physiological function of secondary biomolecules in plants |
|
БИ0328 |
Cytogenetics |
|
БИ0329 |
Population genetics |
|
БИ0330 |
Animal behavior |
|
БИ0331 |
Selected chapters of the ontogeny of vertebrates |
|
БИ0332 |
Introduction to ichthyology |
|
БИ0333 |
Entomology |
|
БИ0334 |
Parasitology |
|
БИ0335 |
Zoology of aquatic invertebrates |
|
БИ0336 |
Plant cell biochemistry |
|
БИ0337 |
Animal stress physiology |
|
БИ0338 |
Ecotoxicology |
|
БИ0339 |
Culture of animal tissues |
|
БИ0340 |
Comparative endocrinology |
|
БИ0341 |
Applied enzymology |
|
БИ0342 |
Metabolic plant engineering |
|
БИ0343 |
Plant Antioxidants |
|
БИ0344 |
Micropropagation of genetically transformed plants |
|
БИ0345 |
Immunogenicity |
|
БИ0346 |
Bromatology |
|
БИ0347 |
Physiological mechanisms of circulation |
|
БИ0348 |
Physiology of the neuroendocrine system |
|
БИ0349 |
Biology of cancer |
|
БИ0350 |
Experimental biochemistry |
|
БИ0351 |
Vitamins, essential oils and macronutrients |
|
БИ0352 |
Medical fungi |
|
БИ0353 |
Radiation biology |
|
БИ0354 |
Genomics and proteomics |
|
БИ0355 |
Genetically Modified Organisms |
|
БИ0356 |
History of biology |
|
БИ0357 |
Diatomaceous biology |
|
БИ0358 |
Ohrid Lake |
|
БИ0359 |
Mathematical modeling in biology |
|
БИ0360 |
Clinical biochemistry |
Method of selection of elective subjects
Within this study program, students enroll all required courses. Thirty percent of the elective subjects are selected from the list of elective subjects at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the remaining ten percent of the elective subjects students can choose from the list ‘The university list’ of accredited courses at the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje.