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Applied Biology (Bachelor) 2014/2015

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General


Academic degree:
  • Bachelor (Bologna 1st cycle degree)
ECTS:
180
Duration:
3 curricular years
Regime:
Daytime
Place:
Gualtar Campus, Braga (UM)
Main Scientific area:
  • Biology

Contacts


    School of Sciences
    Campus de Gualtar
    4710 - 057 Braga

    Tel: 253604390 Fax: 253604398
    E-Mail: presidencia@ecum.uminho.pt; sbarreto@ecum.uminho.pt; sec@ecum.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.ecum.uminho.pt

Description


The main goal of the Undergraduate Degree Course in Applied Biology is to prepare professionals with a solid knowledge in the Life Sciences, using interactive teaching/learning methods with a strong component on experimental techniques and practices. Graduates will be qualified in multiple areas of Biology and gain knowledge ranging from the molecular and cell biology, organisms, populations and communities.
At the end of this first cycle degree, the acquired theoretical and practical competences will be useful for several professional activities, related with the health, environment, industry and agriculture sectors. Graduates will have basic and multidisciplinary knowledge that provide access to a wide range of second cycle courses where they can obtain specific and advanced knowledge on subjects of their preference, as an appropriate complement of their initial training.

Access to higher education


The basic, multidisciplinary training acquired by the graduates in Applied Biology will allow their access to a wide variety of second cycle courses where they can get more specific and advanced training in topics of their choice, complementing the initial training.

Careers


The theoretical and practical skills acquired with this Degree are an essential and unique support to perform and develop several professional activities in the fields of health, environment, industry and agriculture.

Access


53

Vacancies

0

Minimum

Access forms


The access to this Cycle of Study can be done through the following ways:
- Application for National Access to Higher Education Admissions;
- Application for Special Access to Higher Education Admissions;
- Application for Local Access to Higher Education Admissions;
- Application for Special Access to Higher Education Admissions;
- Application for Access to Higher Education Admissions through Re-Entry, Change and Transfer of Course.

Entry requirements


02 Biology and Geology
or
02 Biology and Geology
07 Physics and Chemistry
or
02 Biology and Geology
19 Mathematics A

Recommended requirements


Not applicable.

Application deadlines


- Submission of applications to the 1st phase of the National Access to Higher Education - From July 17 to August 08, 2014
- Submission of applications to the 2nd phase of the National Access to Higher Education - From September 08 to September 19, 2014
- Submission of applications to the 3rd phase of the National Access to Higher Education - From October 02 to October 06, 2014

This information must be verified on
http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Estudantes/Acesso/ConcursoNacionalPublico/Calendario/

Registration deadlines


- Students placed via Application for National Access to Higher Education 1st phase - From September 08 to September 12, 2014
- Students placed via Application for National Access to Higher Education 2nd phase - From September 25 to September 29, 2014
- Students placed via Application for National Access to Higher Education 3rd phase - From October 10 to October 14, 2014
- Students placed via access to higher education via Admissions through Re-Entry, Change and Transfer of Course - From September 10 to September 12, 2014
- Students with valid registration in the previous school year - From September 15 to September 19, 2014
- Students with Special Exams for obtaining the degree - From September 24 to September 26, 2014

Aditional Information


Study Plan


Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 Biology Laboratories BIO 6
S1 Cellular Biology BIO 6
S1 General Chemestry QUI 6
S1 Hereditarity and Evolution BIO 6
S1 Topics in Mathematics EC M 6
S2 Biochemistry BIO 6
S2 Botany BIO 6
S2 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry QUI 6
S2 Microbiology BIO 6
S2 Statistics EC M 6
Year 2 60
S1 Animal Physiology BIO 6
S1 Bioenergetics and Metabolism BIO 6
S1 Genes and Genomes BIO 6
S1 Plant Physiology BIO 6
S1 Zoology BIO 6
S2 Ecology BIO 6
S2 Genetic Expression BIO 6
S2 Microbial Physiology BIO 6
S2 Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics BIO 6
S2 Physics I Fis 6
Year 3 60
S1 Applied Animal Biology BIO 6
S1 Applied Microbiology BIO 6
S1 Applied Plant Biology BIO 6
S1 Differentiation and Development BIO 6
S1 Ecology of Populations and Communities BIO 6
S2 Project BIO 10
S2 Opção I 5
Biodiversity and Global Changes 5
Biophysics 5
Fundamentals of Pharmacology 5
S2 Opção II 5
Dynamic Geology 5
Immunology 5
Instrumental Methods of Analysis 5
S2 Opção III 5
Anthropobiology 5
Geomorphology 5
S2 Opção UMinho 5
Global Economics E 5
Innovation in City Management ENG 5
5 Tópicos de Física Fis 5
Academic English LLC 5
Bioethics ENF 5
Computação com R M 5
Comunicação e Arte CCom 5
CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) Fibres ENG 5
Desporto e Saúde EF 5
Educação e Desenvolvimento Interpessoal em Contexto Universitário CEd 5
Environment and Energy ENG 5
Ethics: The Major Questions of our Time F 5
European Union Economic Law D 5
Foreign Language Level 1 - French 5
Foreign Language Level 1 - German LLC 5
Foreign Language Level 1 - Italian LLC 5
Foreign Language Level 1 - Spanish LLC 5
Fundamentals of Astronomy and Cosmology Fis 5
Fundamentos e Práticas de Primeiros Socorros ENF 5
Information Systems: Perspectives on Information Technologies in Organizations TSI 5
Leadership and Entrepreneurship ENG 6
Musical Acoustics and Vibrations Fis 5
Personality and Crime Psi 5
Principles of Entrepreneurship G 5
Reading and Writting for Academic Production and Knowledge LEP 5
Risk Assessment and Management ENG 5
Risk, Children and Youth Psi 5
Social Skills and Employability Psi 5

Assessment/Accreditation


A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited preliminarily
Resolution publication date:
14-12-2011
Registry number at Ministry:
Registry Date:
Accreditation validity:

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