Undergraduate studies in Biology-Chemistry
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 Biology – Biology and Chemistry Teacher for primary schools (BSc Biol.).
Opportunities for further education: The study program provides an opportunity for further continuous education at a higher level of study, i.e. a postgraduate studies organized by the Institute of Biology or a postgraduate studies organized by the Institute of Chemistry.
Language of instruction: Macedonian.
Total number of courses: 36 (mandatory, module related, elective).
CURRICULUM
|
Code |
Course title |
L |
P |
E |
C |
|
1. semester |
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|
1 |
General botany |
3 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
2 |
General chemistry – level B |
3 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
|
3 |
Elective course |
3 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
|
4 |
Elective course |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
5 |
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
11 |
5 |
9 |
30 |
|
2. semester |
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|
1 |
General zoology |
3 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
2 |
Inorganic chemistry |
3 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
|
3 |
Elective course |
3 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
|
4 |
Elective course |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
Total |
12 |
0 |
12 |
30 |
|
|
3. semester |
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|
1 |
Systematics of animals |
4 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
|
2 |
Organic chemistry |
4 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
|
3 |
Biochemistry – level B |
3 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
4 |
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
14 |
30 |
|
4. semester |
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|
1 |
Human anatomy and physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
|
2 |
Analytical chemistry |
4 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
|
3 |
Elective course |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
4 |
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
5 |
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
Total |
14 |
2 |
12 |
30 |
|
|
5. semester |
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|
1 |
Animal physiology |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
Plant systematics |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
3 |
Selected chapters of the physical chemistry |
3 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
|
4 |
Elective course |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
13 |
2 |
12 |
30 |
|
6. semester |
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|
1 |
Plant physiology |
3 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
2 |
Genetic and evolution |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
3 |
Elective course |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
4 |
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
5 |
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
14 |
0 |
12 |
30 |
|
7. semester |
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|
1 |
Methods of biology teaching with experiments |
3 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
2 |
Ecology with environmental protection |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
3 |
Methods of chemistry teaching with school practice 1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
4 |
Chemistry school experiments |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
5 |
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
14 |
0 |
13 |
30 |
|
8. semester |
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|
1 |
Methods in biology teaching with school practice |
3 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
|
2 |
Methods in chemistry teaching with school practice 2 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
|
3 |
Elective course |
3 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
4 |
Diploma work |
6 |
8 |
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|
|
Total |
9 |
0 |
21 |
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 from ‘The faculty list’
Table 1. Elective courses from the study program that the student chooses in the first and second study year (from 1st to 4th semester)
Assessment in biology teaching
Fungi of Macedonia
Psychology
Microbiology
Animal behavior
Critical Thinking in Biology Teaching
Environmental chemistry
Didactics
Pedagogy
Physics
Mathematics
Macedonian
Computers applications
Biological school experiments
Method of selection of elective subjects
Within this study program, students enroll a total of 36, or 37 subjects including the diploma thesis. Twenty (55,5%) of them are part of the required group of courses, 10 (27,8%) are elective subjects from this study program and 6 (16,7%) are elective subjects from the appropriate fields of interests (biology and chemistry). Maximum 10 % of the total number of subjects students can choose from ‘The university list’ of accredited courses at the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje.