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Study programme "Biochemistry"

Study program "Biochemistry" within the undergraduate academic studies has the workload of 240 ECTS and includes compulsory (189 ECTS) and elective (51 ECTS) courses in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and molecular genetics, biotechnology and a bachelor thesis. The program is based on extensive study of the basic disciplines of chemistry (68 ECTS) and biology (19 ECTS) which are essential for studying biochemistry. The disciplines of chemistry are studied within the courses in inorganic, analytical, physical and organic chemistry while the disciplines of biology are studied within the following courses: Cell Biology, Physiology and Molecular Genetics. Compulsory biochemistry courses (67 ECTS) include all basic disciplines of biochemistry and an introduction to basic experimental methods in biochemistry. These topics are covered within the following courses: Biochemistry of Proteins and Nucleic Acids, Enzymology, Chemistry of Natural Products (lipids, carbohydrates, alkaloids, antibiotics, etc.), Biochemistry of Metabolism, Regulation of Biochemical Processes, Pathobiochemistry, Immunochemistry and Methods in Biochemistry. Within the courses Fundamentals of Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics (12 ECTS altogether) students learn about the organization, expression, regulation and evolution of genes. Within the courses Microbiology with Microbiological Chemistry and Fundamentals of Biotechnology (15 ECTS altogether) students learn about the application of biochemistry in technology. During the four years of study, students can choose from a wide range of elective courses in the fields of fundamental and applied disciplines of biochemistry, chemistry, biology and some other fields (e.g. mathematics, ecology, psychology). Students complete their education in biochemistry by writing up their final thesis (16 ESPB) which is a product of their independent, experimental research work in the fields of fundamental and applied biochemical disciplines.

Biochemistry is a specific discipline since students are required both to study and gain knowledge of the complex subject matter and to spend considerable amount of time doing experimental work in laboratories. Therefore, the methods of teaching and instruction include both lectures, which typically involve multimedia teaching techniques, and the instructional work of teachers and assistants with small groups of students (practical classes, doing problems, writing term papers). Experimental laboratory work is an integral part of all chemistry, biochemistry and biology courses. There are some special (compulsory) courses which have been designed to help students gain an understanding of the latest analytical, structural and biochemical methods. Apart from that, students can pursue their individual interests within elective courses, such as Toxicological Biochemistry, Methods in Clinical Chemistry and Bioanalytical Chemistry, and thus learn about specific methods which are used in biochemical and biomedical practice. Within most courses, students will be instructed on how to use computers in order to search various databases (including finding the relevant data in the literature) and process experimental data. Students will learn the fundamentals of bioinformatics within the relevant biochemistry courses.

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Curriculum

Weekly number of classes for each course is shown as: lectures + practical classes + laboratory classes or as: (active teaching + independent work).

Course Code ECTS Semester
Year I 1 2
Mathematics 001A1 9 4+4+0  
Fundamentals of Physics 019B1 2 2+0+0  
Cell Biology 061B1 7 5+0+2  
General Chemistry 101A1 8 5+2+0  
Laboratory Work in General Chemistry 101E1 4 0+0+4  
English Language 031A1 3   3+0+0
Inorganic Chemistry 102B1 3   3+0+0
Inorganic Chemistry Labwork 102D1 3   0+0+3
Organic Chemistry 1 201B1 11   4+3+4
Analytical Chemistry 1 301B1 6   2+0+4
Elective Course 1 E11B1 4  
  60  
Year II 1 2
Physical Chemistry 029B1 8 4+0+3  
Organic Chemistry 2 202B1 10 5+1+4  
Biochemistry of Proteins and Nucleic Acids 401B1 12 4+0+7  
Molecular Biology 062B1 6   2+0+3
Analytical Chemistry 2 302B1 8   2+1+4
Chemistry of Natural Products 411B1 12   4+0+7
Elective Course 2 E12B1 4  
  60  
Year III 1 2
Structural Instrumental Methods 221K1 7 4+2+0  
Biochemistry of Metabolism 402B1 6 4+0+2  
Methods in Biochemistry 404B1 10 3+0+7  
Enzymology 431B1 7 2+1+4  
Physiology 063B1 6   4+0+2
Molecular Genetics 064B1 6   4+2+0
Regulation of Biochemical Processes 403B1 5   2+0+2
Microbiology and Microbial Chemistry 412B1 7   3+0+4
Elective Course 3 E13B1 6  
  60  
Year IV 1 2
Fundamentals of Biotechnology 413B1 8 3+0+5  
Immunochemistry 421B1 7 2+0+4  
Elective Course 4 E14B1 7  
Pathobiochemistry 422B1 8   4+0+4
Elective Course 5 E15B1 8  
Elective Course 6 E16B1 6  
Bachelor Thesis Z10B1 16   (0+16)
  60  
Elective Course 1
Elective Course 2
Elective Course 3
Elective Course 4
Elective Course 5
Elective Course 6

The courses which are compulsory within other study programs of the same level of study can also be elective courses for the students of this study program.

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