Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Biochemistry (0512)

Main focus

This degree programme qualifies graduates for professional activity in the fields of biomedicine or biotechnology. Graduates will be able to direct and develop projects and effectively adapt to a rapidly evolving context. They will be able to work in a clinical analysis laboratory, service sector, pharmaceutical and agri-food industries, research centres, and the R+D departments of industries belonging to the pharmaceutical, food, biotechnological, analytical, and instrument sectors as well as related fields. This degree programme also provides training for students who wish to teach experimental sciences or life sciences in secondary schools.

Competences

1. Knowledge of the organisation and function of biological systems at the cellular and molecular levels. Graduates will be able to distinguish the different molecular mechanisms as well as the chemical transformations responsible for a biological process.
2. Ability to collect and interpret relevant data as well as to draw conclusions and critically reflect on them in relation to different topics within the field of Molecular Biosciences.
3. Ability to transmit information, ideas, problems, and solutions within the field of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as well as to work as part of a team.
4. Ability to apply the knowledge acquired in the fields of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in professional contexts, especially in research, teaching, and biohealth areas.

Name of title awarded in original language

Graduado o Graduada en Bioquímica

Qualification requirements

– The student must prove the level B2, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows:
Basic Formation (60 ECTS)
Obligatory (108 ECTS)
Optional (60 ECTS)
Final degree project (12 ECTS)

Specialisation name

– Molecular Biomedicine
– Biotechnology

Admission information

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to students with the following degrees/ diplomas or studies, or any other recognized as equivalent to these:
A.1. Spanish Bachiller, European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
A.2. Baccalaureate from European Union Member States’ education systems or other countries withinternational agreements.
A.3. Advanced Technician in Vocational Training, Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design orAdvanced Technician in Sports Education, from the Spanish Education System.
A.4.Studies carried out in European Union Member States or in other countries with international reciprocal agreements which meet the academic requirements in those States to access their university studyprogrammes.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.
A.6. Partial (foreign or Spanish) university studies.

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is also possible for:
B.1. People over twenty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
B.2. People over forty with work or professional experience related to a university field of knowledge.
B.3. People over forty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.

Likewise, access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to:
C.1. People meeting the requirements to enter university according to the Spanish Education Systemregulations prior to Ley Orgánica 8/2013, of December 9.

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.ugr.es/en/about-ugr/#regulations