Undergraduate studies in 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 Biology – Biology Teacher (BSc 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 biology, i.e. taxonomy and/or education, as well as in the field of environmental sciences.
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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|
БН1101 |
Cytology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
|
БП1102 |
General chemistry |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective course |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
14 |
31 |
|
2. semester |
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|
БН2101 |
Invertebrata |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
|
БН2102 |
Anatomy and morphology of plants |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
БН2103 |
Histology and embryology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
Total |
14 |
0 |
14 |
29 |
|
3. semester |
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|
БН3101 |
Systematic and phylogeny of algae and fungi |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
|
БН3102 |
General biochemistry |
4 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
|
Elective course |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
14 |
30 |
|
4. semester |
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|
БН4101 |
Vertebrata |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
|
БН4102 |
General physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
|
БН4103 |
Plant physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
|
Total |
12 |
0 |
14 |
30 |
|
|
5. semester |
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|
БН5101 |
Animal physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
|
БН5102 |
General genetic |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
БН5103 |
Microbiology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
15 |
0 |
14 |
31 |
|
6. semester |
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|
БН6101 |
Cormophyta |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
|
БН6102 |
Ecology of plants |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
БН6103 |
Comparative anatomy |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
13 |
0 |
15 |
29 |
|
7. semester |
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|
БН7101 |
Animal ecology and zoogeography |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
БН7102 |
Evolution |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
Total |
15 |
0 |
13 |
29 |
|
8. semester |
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|
БН8101 |
Methods in biology teaching |
6 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
|
БН8102 |
Environmental Protection |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Elective course |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
Elective course |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Diploma work |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
|
Total |
14 |
5 |
22 |
31 |
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)
Psychology
Physics for biologists
Basics of human anatomy
Pedagogy
Didactics
Fundamentals of molecular biology
Macedonian
Phytogeography with phytocenology
Mathematics and biostatistics
Valorization of ecosystem services
Biogeography
Ecology of anthropogenic ecosystems
Laboratory practicum
Fundamentals of ecology and evolution
Physical chemistry
Cell biophysics
Applied Molecular genetics
Intercellular communications
Creative learning in biology teaching
Biological school experiments
Assessment in biology teaching
Fungi of Macedonia
Medicinal plants
Ecology of dangerous algae
Application of diatoms in ecology and medicine
Microbial ecology
Biogeochemical cycles
Biomass and production of terrestrial ecosystems
Environmental legislation
Landscape ecology
Population ecology and mathematical modeling
Evaluation of ecosystem services
Biomes
Nutrition and metabolism of plants
Physiological function of secondary biomolecules in plants
Cytogenetic
Population genetics
Animal behavior
Selected chapters of the ontogeny of vertebrates
Introduction to ichthyology
Entomology
Parasitology
Aquatic insects
Plant cell biochemistry
Animal stress physiology
Ecotoxicology
Culture of animal tissues
Comparative endocrinology
Applied enzymology
Metabolic plant engineering
Plant antioxidant metabolites
Micropropagation of genetically transformed plants
Immunogenicity
Bromatology
Physiological mechanisms of circulation
Physiology of the neuroendocrine system
Biology of cancer
Experimental biochemistry
Vitamins, essential oils and macronutrients
Medical fungi
Radiation biology
Genomics and proteomics
Genetically modified organisms
History of biology
Biology of diatoms
Ohrid Lake
Mathematical modeling in biology
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 Supplement 3.2), 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.