Syllabus and Course of Studies
The study program includes 32 compulsory courses corresponding to 175 ECTS, while from the 5th semester, students can choose elective courses. In total, there are 32 elective courses available from which the students must complete 36 ECT. Most courses include compulsory laboratory practice and/or tutorials.
There are no prerequisite courses for attending any course. However, for the enrollment of students in the 3rd year, the acquisition of 75% of the ECTS of the 1st and 2nd year is a prerequisite.
In order to graduate, the students must have completed at least 4 years of study and 240 ECTS, including experimental Diploma Project and an Internship which correspond to 24 and 5 ECTS respectively.
During their studies, students can become eligible to obtain a Certificate of Teaching and Pedagogical Adequacy and a Certificate of Computer Skills.
For more information, you can read the attached files.
Curriculum
ECTS: European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System | Th: Theory (hours/week) | Tu: Tutorials (hours/week) | Pr: Practicals (hours/week)
1st Year – 1st Semester
Introduction to Biology
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Pr:2
General Chemistry for Biosciences
ECTS:6 – Th:4 Pr:2
Organic Chemistry
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Tu:1 Pr:2
Structure and analysis of biomolecules
ECTS:5 – Th:4 Pr:3
Introductory informatics
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Pr:2
English Terminology
ECTS:2 – Th:3
1st Year – 2nd Semester
Bioorganic Chemistry
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Tu:1 Pr:3
Biosynthesis of macromolecules - regulation of gene expression
ECTS:6 – Th:4 Tu:2
Physiology I
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Tu:2
Cell Biology
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Pr:2
Biostatistics
ECTS:6 – Th:3
2nd Year – 3rd Semester
Εnzymology
ECTS:6 – Th:4 Pr:3
Microbiology - Virology
ECTS:6 – Th:4 Pr:3
Genetics
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Tu:2
Physiology II
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Tu:2
Molecular Biology
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Tu:1 Pr:2
2nd Year – 4th Semester
Metabolism
ECTS:6 – Th:4 Pr:3
Bioinformatics
ECTS:6 – Th:2 Pr:2
Plant Physiology
ECTS:6 – Th:3
Cell Signaling
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Tu:2
Human Genetics
ECTS:6 – Th:3 Tu:1
3rd Year – 5th Semester
Biochemical Toxicology
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Pr:2
Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology
ECTS:5 – Th:3
Developmental Biology
ECTS:5 – Th:4
Biochemical Pharmacology
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Tu:2
Evolution
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Tu:1
Optional courses
ECTS:5
Optional Courses 5th semester
Neural Science & Behaviour
ECTS:4 – Th:2
Biochemical Engineering
ECTS:4 – Th:2 Pr:3
Anthropology of Education & Modern Pedagogical Trends
ECTS:3 – Th:3 Tu:1
From Science to Business-Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
ECTS:3 – Th:2 Tu:1
3rd Year – 6th Semester
Biophysics
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Pr:2
By Genomics to systems Biology
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Tu:1 Pr:2
Clinical Biochemistry
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Pr:3
Animal Biotechnology
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Pr:2
Optional Courses
ECTS:5
Vocational Training
ECTS:5
Optional Courses 6th semester
Immunology
ECTS:4 – Th:3
Specialized modules in environmental Microbiology
ECTS:3 – Th:2 Tu:1
Molecular Ecology
ECTS:3 – Th:2
Bioethics & Education
ECTS:3 – Th:2 Tu:2
Special Topics in Molecular Biology
ECTS:4 – Th:2 Pr:2
Food Biochemistry and Technology
ECTS:3 – Th:2
Synthetic Biology
ECTS:4 – Th:2
4th Year – 7th Semester
Environmental Biotechnology
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Pr:2
Plant Biotechnology
ECTS:5 – Th:3 Pr:2
Optional courses
ECTS:20
Optional Courses 7th semester
Analytical Biochemistry
ECTS:5 – Th:2 Tu:2
Nutritional & Metabolic Biochemistry
ECTS:5 – Th:2 Tu:1 Pr:2
Biochemistry of Cell Damage and Protection
ECTS:4 – Th:2
Structural Biochemistry
ECTS:5 – Th:2 Pr:2
Academic writing in Biochemistry & Biotechnology in English
ECTS:3 – Th:2 Tu:1
Applied Microbiology
ECTS:4 – Th:2
Instrumental Chemical Analysis
ECTS:4 – Th:2 Tu:1
Cell Culture Technology
ECTS:4 – Th:2 Pr:2
Insect genetic engineering and applications
ECTS:3 – Th:2 Tu:1
Theory of Teaching and Didactics of Biosciences
ECTS:3 – Th:3 Tu:1
Molecular Oncogenesis
ECTS:3 – Th:3
Introduction to Entrepreneurship*
ECTS:3 – Th:2 Tu:1
* Interdepartmental courses attended by students from different departments taking place both in Volos and Trikala.
4th Year – 8th Semester
Optional Courses
ECTS:6
Diploma Project
ECTS:24
Optional Courses 8th semester
Molecular Virology
ECTS:3 – Th:2
Waste Treatment Technologies
ECTS:4 – Th:2 Tu:4
Hormonal Regulation of metabolism
ECTS:4 – Th:2
Introduction in Programming
ECTS:4 – Th:3
Advanced Topics in Organic synthesis
ECTS:4 – Th:2 Pr:3
Drugs in sports-antidoping control, and WADA regulations
ECTS:3 – Th:2 Tu:2
Population Genetics
ECTS:3 – Th:2
Evolution of ideas in Biological Sciences
ECTS:3 – Th:2 Tu:1
Data Science & Biotechnology
ECTS:3 – Th:2