Bachelor's Degree in Biology

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

• Biology (0511)

Main focus

The general objective of this degree programme is to train professionals so that they will possess basic knowledge and training that allows them to identify and analyse new problems in Biology and formulate strategies to solve them. Graduates with this degree will be able to perform their professional activity in biomedical contexts. This activity is related to research and development, the optimisation of vegetable and animal resources, and the dissemination of biological topics in the administration, public organisations, and private companies. Graduates will also be qualified to teach in secondary schools and universities.

Competences

1. Identify the organisational levels of living entities from a structural (molecular, cellular, organic) and functional perspective and understand their relations with the environment and with other organisms, as well as their responses to situations of environmental impact.
2. Collect information on biological topics, analyse and interpret this information, draw conclusions, and make critical judgements, including (when necessary) a reflection on related social and/or ethical aspects of the topic.
3. Write a biology report or design a biology project, either individually or in a group, applying the knowledge acquired in the degree programme to a professional context, and finally present a reasoned justification of the underlying ideas.
4. Use experimental devices, including scientific and computer tools, which facilitate problem-solving in biology as well as in professional work contexts.
5. Have the motivation to carry out innovative entrepreneurial activities that address current issues (research and development, environment, biomedicine, bioproduction, etc.).
6. Clearly communicate biology-related knowledge, methodologies, ideas, problems, and solutions to a wide range of specialised and non-specialised audiences.

Name of title awarded in original language

Graduado o Graduada en Biología

Qualification requirements

‘- The student must prove the level B1, 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 (114 ECTS)
Optional (54 ECTS)
Final degree project (12 ECTS)
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows:
Basic Formation (108 ECTS)
Obligatory (264 ECTS)
Practicum (6 ECTS)
Final degree project (18 ECTS)

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