Courses
Incoming students at the faculty of biology have the possibility of taking either bachelor, master or Lab training courses. We recommend a minimum course load of 15 ECTS for one semester or 30 ECTS for the whole year. Here it follows information about the different possibilities you have.
The Faculty of Biology offers the following Bachelor degrees:
EHEA bachelor's degree in Biology
EHEA bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences
EHEA bachelor's degree in Biotechnology
EHEA bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences
EHEA bachelor's degree in Biochemistry
We also participate in the following Bachelor degree:
EHEA bachelor’s degree in Marine Sciences
and the following Master and Postgraduate programmes:
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Oceanography and Marine Environmental Management
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We also participate in the following Master programmes:
Bachelor’s courses (subjects) in English
At the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona, we have five Bachelor degrees (4 years): Biology, Environmental Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences. As an exchange student, you are able to take courses from any of the five Bachelor programs, combining them as you wish.
This is our faculty website: www.ub.edu/biologia
If you want to check a bachelor program, you have to click at:
“Oferta d’estudis de grau” > Choose a Bachelor program >“Guia acadèmica: professorat, programes, horais, exàmens etc.” > “Assignatures, plans docents, professorat, horaris I exàmens”.
You can take any subject in Catalan/Spanish. But if you don't speak them, we also have courses in English which are:
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We recommend having some knowledge in Catalan/Spanish before coming to Barcelona, which will make much easier your stay here. Nevertheless, if you do not know the language we encourage you to learn them, there are specific courses for exchange students at the University. If you already speak Spanish we encourage you to learn Catalan which will not be difficult as they are similar languages.
Master’s courses (subjects) in English
As an exchange student, you are also able to take Master courses. Nevertheless, you have to take into account that Bachelor courses in our faculty are four years long in contrast with most Bachelors in Europe of three years, so a master course would correspond to the fifth year of studies.
This makes sometimes difficult that an incoming Bachelor student in his/her 2nd/3rd year of studies has an academic background long enough to follow Master courses correctly. In addition to that, Master courses have limited places available and students taking the complete Master programme have priority in front of exchange students. This situation makes necessary that the Master coordination gives their acceptance to Exchange Students applying for the courses based on student academic background and places available.
At the Faculty of Biology, we have eleven master programs. You can check their programs here.
Master programs have a wide offer of courses taught in English and we have one master fully done in English: Msc in Genetics and genomics. There are other masters offering courses in English such as master in Biomedicine, Molecular Biotechnology (faculty of Pharmacy), Immunology...
Masters offering courses in English:
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17 courses of 3 ECTS in English: - 569886 Experimental Models in Biomedicine (3 ECTS) - 569887 From Bench to Bedside: Translation to the Clinic of Advances in Biomedical Research (3 ECTS) - 569888 Scientific Communication (3 ECTS) - 569890 Molecular Principles and Cancer Research (3 ECTS) - 569891 Molecular Principles and Research in Metabolism and Endocrinology (3 ECTS) - 569892 Molecular Principles and Research in Infectious Disease and Immunology (3 ECTS) - 569894 Advances in the Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Transformation (3 ECTS) - 569895 Advances in the Molecular Mechanisms involved in the Progression and Spread of Cancer (3 ECTS) - 569896 Translational Therapy and Research in Cancer (3 ECTS) - 569897 Molecular and Cellular Principles and Pathophysiology of Diabetes (3 ECTS) - 569898 Molecular and Cellular Principles and Pathophysiology of Obesity (3 ECTS) - 569900 New and Translational Therapies in Metabolic Disease (3 ECTS) - 569907 Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (3 ECTS) - 572856 High-Content Screening of Cell Populations (3 ECTS) - 573599 Epigenetics: Mechanisms and Applications in Biomedicine (3 ECTS) - 569910 Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (3 ECTS) - 569911 Research, Development and Innovation Management (3 ECTS) (see the full curriculum hereand timetables of the courses) |
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7 courses of 2,5 ECTS in English: - 568550Anatomy of the immune system(2,5 ECTS)* - 568551 Activation and signal transduction (2,5 ECTS) - 568552 Regulation of the immune response(2,5 ECTS)
- 568553Immunogenetics (2,5 ECTS)* - 568554 Immunopathology(2,5 ECTS)* - 568566 Autoimmunity(2,5 ECTS)** - 568569 Immunodeficiencies and AIDS(2,5 ECTS)** (see description of the courseshere and timetables of the courses) (* courses taught at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Facultat de Medecina ** courses taught at Unitat Docent Hospital Vall d’Hebron) |
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7 courses of 2,5 ECTS and 1 course of 3 ECTS in English: - 568669 Basis of cognitive neuroscience (2,5 ECTS)(4, 7-11, 14-17 November (18-20 h)). Examen 20 December (18-19 h). Faculty of Medecine UB. Campus Clínic - 568697 Computational Neuroscience (2,5 ECTS) 6-8 March 2023 (12-14 h); 9-10, 13-14 March 2023 (16-18 h). Examen 20 March 2023 (12-13 h). Campus UPF, Ciutadella - 568683 Neurotoxicology (2,5 ECTS) 30-31 January (15-17 h); 1-3, 6-7 February 2023 (15-17 h); 3 March 2023 (15-17 h). Examen 13 February 2023 (15-16 h). Faculty of Pharmacy UB. - 568678 Molecular biology of ion channels, receptors and transporters (2,5 ECTS). 17-21, 24-28 October (8:30-10:30 h). Examen 13 December (9-10 h). Campus UPF (Dr. Aiguader 80) - 568685 Neurobiology of pain (2,5 ECTS) 18-20, 23-26 January 2023 (9-11 h). Examen 30 January 2023 (9-12 h). Campus UPF (Dr. Aiguader 80) -568680Neurobiology of sensory systems (2.5 ECTS). 14-17, 20-22 February 2023 (17-19 h). Examen 27 February 2023 (16-17 h) Faculty of Biology UB Aula 14 - 568666 Neurotransmission (3 ECTS). 18-21, 24-28 October (18-20 h); 2 November (18-20 h). Examen 9 November (12-13h). Faculty of Biology UB Aula 14 - 568694 Neurocognitive development(2.5 credits). 28 February 2023 (10-12 h); 1-3, 6-8 March 2023 (10-12 h). Examen 20 March 2023 (11-12 h). Campus UPF, Ciutadella (see description of the courseshere ) |
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Master in Molecular Biotechnology 12 courses (5 ECTS) in English: -569687 Ethical, legal and management aspects of R&Dand entrepreneurship in biotechnology (5 ECTS) - 569670 Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics (5 ECTS) - 569688 Genetic and molecular bases of Biotechnology (5 ECTS) - 569689 Biotechnological applications (5 ECTS) - 569692 Structure and analysis of biomolecules (5 ECTS) - 569693 Nanobiotechnology (5 ECTS) - 569695 Research seminars (5 ECTS) - 569704 Biotechnology of water and soil: Bioremediation (5 ECTS) - 569699 Molecular Diagnosis (5 ECTS) - 569698 Gene and Cell Therapy (5 ECTS) - 569700 Plant Biotechnology (5 ECTS) - 569701 Animal Biotechnology (5 ECTS) (see description of the courseshere and timetables of the courses ) |
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Master in Genetics and Genomics (fully in English) 8 courses of 2,5 ECTS and 4 courses of 5 ECTS in English - 568761 Advanced Genetic Analysis and Functional Genomics (5 ECTS) - 568778 Advanced Techniques in Genetic Engineering (2,5 ECTS) - 568787 Comparative Genomics (2,5 ECTS) - 568781 Developmental Genetics and Genomics (5 ECTS) - 568782 Evolution and Development (2,5 ECTS) - 568770 High-Throughput Analysis of Genomic Data (2,5 ECTS) - 568779 Genetic Diagnosis (5 ECTS)** - 568777 Mendelian and Complex Genetic Diseases (5 ECTS)** - 568773 Regeneration and Stem Cells (2,5 ECTS) - 568772 Seminars on Genetics Research (2,5 ECTS) - 568763 The Human Genome (2,5 ECTS) - 571281 Tissue Differentiation in Fetal and Neonatal Development (2,5 ECTS) (see description of the courseshere and timetables of the courses) ** these 2 courses go together. Take note that you can only apply to the above mentioned courses in the Master in Genetics and Genomics; the other ones do not accept Exchange students) |
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Please, note that as an exchange student you will be able to apply for master courses from all master programs except: Bioinformatics and biostatistics, Bioinformatics for health sciences, International education in vaccine.
You will have to fill in a document where you will have to write the master courses you would like to do. Once we have it, we will send it to master coordinators attaching your transcript of records so they decide whether they can accept you or not. If you receive a negative response about a master course, the coordinator will recommend you another course if she/he thinks you can take it.
Incoming students are allowed to take courses from faculties other than biology as long as the credits (ECTS) done in another faculty do not exceed the 50% of the total amount of credits that are done in the University of Barcelona. In other words, you have to take at least 50% of your credits at the Faculty of Biology.
If you want to take a course from another Faculty, you need specific approval. You have to fill in the specific document and send it to the International Relations Office of the other faculty. Once you have it signed you have to forward it to our mail. If you want to take courses from other faculties ask us for the document and we will send it to you.
Lab-trainings and internships (research project)
Please visit the Lab-trainings section