Syllabus and Course of Studies

The undergraduate program of the Department consists of eight semesters, two per academic year. Each semester has at least 13 weeks of courses and 3 weeks of examination period. An additional 3-week examination period is available during September. Every academic year, the Winter Semester lasts from September till January and the Spring Semester lasts from February to June.

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

1st Year

1st Semester
CourseTheory
(hours/week)
Tutorials
(hours/week)
Practicals
(hours/week)
ECTS Units
Compulsory Courses
Introduction to Biology3-26
General Chemistry for Biosciences4-26
Organic Chemistry3126
Structure and analysis of biomolecules4-35
Introductory informatics3-25
English Terminology3--2

Total

30

 

2nd Semester
CourseTheory
(hours/week)
Tutorials
(hours/week)
Practicals
(hours/week)
ECTS Units
Compulsory Courses
Bioorganic Chemistry3136
Biosynthesis of macromolecules - regulation of gene expression42-6
Physiology Ι32-6
Cell Biology3-26
Biostatistics3--6

Total

30

2nd Year

3rd Semester
CourseTheory
(hours/week)
Tutorials
(hours/week)
Practicals
(hours/week)
ECTS Units
Compulsory Courses
Εnzymology4-36
Microbiology - Virology4-36
Genetics32-6
Physiology II32-6
Molecular Biology3126

Total

30

 

4th Semester
CourseTheory
(hours/week)
Tutorials
(hours/week)
Practicals
(hours/week)
ECTS Units
Compulsory Courses
Metabolism4-36
Bioinformatics2-26
Plant Physiology3--6
Cell Signaling32-6
Human Genetics31-6

Total

30

3rd Year

5th Semester
CourseTheory
(hours/week)
Tutorials
(hours/week)
Practicals
(hours/week)
ECTS Units
Compulsory Courses
Biochemical Toxicology3-25
Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology3--5
Developmental Biology4--5
Biochemical Pharmacology32-5
Evolution31-5
Optional courses---5

Total

30
Optional Courses 5th semester
Neural Science & Behaviour2--4
Biochemical Engineering2-34
Anthropology of Education & Modern Pedagogical Trends31-3
From Science to Business-Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology21-3

 

6th Semester
CourseTheory
(hours/week)
Tutorials
(hours/week)
Practicals
(hours/week)
ECTS Units
Compulsory Courses
Biophysics3-25
By Genomics to systems Biology3125
Clinical Biochemistry3-35
Animal Biotechnology3-25
Optional Courses---5
Vocational Training---5

Total

30
Optional Courses 6th semester
Immunology3--4
Specialized modules in environmental Microbiology21-3
Molecular Ecology2--3
Bioethics & Education22-3
Special Topics in Molecular Biology2-24
Food Biochemistry and Technology2--3
Synthetic Biology2--4

4th Year

7th Semester
CourseTheory
(hours/week)
Tutorials
(hours/week)
Practicals
(hours/week)
ECTS Units
Compulsory Courses
Environmental Biotechnology3-25
Plant Biotechnology3-25
Optional courses---20

Total

30
Optional Courses 7th semester
Analytical Biochemistry22-5
Nutritional & Metabolic Biochemistry2125
Biochemistry of Cell Damage and Protection2--4
Structural Biochemistry2-25
Applied Microbiology2--3
Instrumental Chemical Analysis21-4
Cell Culture Technology2-24
Insect genetic engineering and applications21-3
Theory of Teaching and Didactics of Biosciences31-3
Molecular Oncogenesis3--3
Introduction to Entrepreneurship*21-3

* Interdepartmental courses attended by students from different departments taking place both in Volos and Trikala.

 
 

8th Semester
CourseTheory
(hours/week)
Tutorials
(hours/week)
Practicals
(hours/week)
ECTS Units
Compulsory Courses
Optional Courses---6
Diploma Project---24

Total

30
Optional Courses 8th semester
Molecular Virology2--3
Waste Treatment Technologies24-4
Hormonal Regulation of metabolism2--4
Academic writing in Biochemistry & Biotechnology in English21-3
Introduction in Programming3--4
Advanced Topics in Organic synthesis2-34
Drugs in sports-antidoping control, and WADA regulations22-3
Population Genetics2--3
Evolution of ideas in Biological Sciences21-3
Data Science & Biotechnology2--3