Undergraduate studies in Biochemistry and Physiology
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 - Biochemistry and Physiology (BSc Biol. Eng.).
Opportunities for further education: The study program provides an opportunity for further education at a higher level of study - postgraduate studies organized by the Institute of Biology in various fields of biochemistry and physiology (experimental, fundamental and applied) and in the field of molecular biology and technology, as well as in the field of environmental sciences.
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 (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
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 (from ‘The faculty list’) |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject (from ‘The university list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
15 |
30 |
|
3. semester |
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|
БП3103 |
Analytical and Instrumental Chemistry |
4 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
|
ББ3102 |
Biochemistry 1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
ББ3103 |
Animal Typology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject (from ‘The university list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
15 |
0 |
16 |
29 |
|
4. semester |
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|
ББ4101 |
General Physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
ББ4102 |
Plant Systematics |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
ББ4103 |
Biochemistry 2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject (from ‘The university list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
17 |
31 |
|
|
5. semester |
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|
ББ5101 |
Comparative 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 (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
17 |
0 |
16 |
30 |
|
6. semester |
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|
ББ6101 |
Plant Physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
ББ6102 |
General Genetics |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
ББ6104 |
Applied Physiology |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject (from ‘The university list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
16 |
0 |
15 |
30 |
|
7. semester |
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|
ББ7101 |
Plant and Animal Ecophysiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
ББ7102 |
Developmental Plant Physiology and Tissue Culture |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
ББ7103 |
Immunology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
ББ7104 |
Biotechnology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
16 |
0 |
16 |
31 |
|
8. semester |
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|
ББ8101 |
Clinical Biochemistry |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
ББ6103 |
Enzymology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective subject (from ‘The faculty list’) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Diploma Thesis |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
19 |
29 |
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)
Physics for biologists
Basics of human anatomy
Laboratory practicum
Cell biophysics
Physical chemistry
Fundamentals of ecology and evolution
Ecology of dangerous algae
The experiment in biology teaching
Physiology of the neuroendocrine system
Mathematical modeling in biology
Basics of paleoecology
Application of diatoms in ecology and medicine
Aquatic insects
Table 2. Elective courses that the student chooses in the third and fourth academic year (from 5th to 8th semester)
Elective courses in the field of biochemistry and physiology
Nutrition and metabolism of plants
Physiological function of secondary biomolecules in plants
Ecotoxicology
Animal tissue culture
Comparative endocrinology
Plant cell biochemistry
Applied enzymology
Plant metabolic engineering
Animal stress physiology
Micropropagation of genetically transformed plants
Immunogenetics
Bromatology
Vitamins, essential oils and macronutrients
Experimental biochemistry
Elective courses in the field of molecular biology, genetics and microbiology
Intercellular communications
Biology of cancer
Molecular basis of the action of cytokines
Molecular genetics
Cytogenetics
Pathogenic microorganisms
Industrial microbiology
Viruses
Elective courses in ecology and biology teaching
Critical thinking in biology teaching
Co-operative learning in biology teaching
Environmental protection
Ohrid Lake
MacroInvertebrates and their application in monitoring
List of electives from ‘The university list’
Elective courses in the 2nd semester
Radiation biology
Preparation and analysis of histological preparations
History of biology
Elective courses in the 3rd semester
Introduction to ichthyology
Parasitology
Forensic entomology
Animal behavior
Elective courses in the 4th semester
Biology of diatoms
Medicinal plants
Medical fungi
Physiological mechanisms of the circulation
Elective courses in the 6th semester
Selected chapters of the ontogeny of vertebrates
Plant antioxidants
Microbial biotechnology
Method of selection of elective subjects
Within this study program, students enroll all mandatory courses. Thirty percent of the elective subjects (13 in total) are selected from the list of elective subjects at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (‘The faculty list’, Table 1 and 2), and the remaining ten percent of the elective subjects (a total of 4) the students can choose from the list ‘The university list’ of accredited courses at the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje.