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3. August 2011
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Studying molecular biology in Bielefeld
Bachelor degree programme starting in the winter semester 2011/2012
What makes yeast dough rise? What is the difference between a skin cell that protects us against UV radiation and a liver cell that eliminates toxins? Everyday questions, but demanding ones. The answers are to be found in processes on the molecular level. Molecular biology deals with the understanding of genes and proteins, with the processing and transmission of information in living beings, and with molecular explanations for biological processes. It forms the basis for numerous applications in biotechnology, genetic engineering, and biomedicine, and no area of the life sciences is conceivable without it. Starting in the winter semester 2011/2012, the university will be offering a Bachelor degree programme in molecular biology.
The degree programme offers comprehensive theoretical and practical training in biology while imparting major competencies in a highly topical research field. It takes an interdisciplinary approach and familiarizes students with the basics of natural science, statistical methods, and principles of bioinformatics. The combination of molecular biology and data analysis offers very good perspectives for graduates. The degree programme is being organized and run by research teams working in molecular biology at the Faculty of Biology. The majority of these research teams also belong to the Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec). Modules from the Faculties of Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Technology are integrated into the degree programme. Its regular length is six half-year semesters, and it can only be commenced in the winter semester. The deadline for applications is 15 July.
After successfully completing the Bachelor course, graduates can either move directly to the labour market or deepen and extend their higher education. The degree programme is designed to serve as a foundation for advanced Masters degree programmes in Molecular Cell Biology or Genome-Based Systems Biology. Molecular biologists develop concepts for applying biological and chemical processes in, for example, medical diagnostics, plant breeding, or biotechnology. While working mostly in research and development, for example, at universities or in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, they can also work as experts in environmental agencies.
For more information in the Internet, go to:
www.uni-bielefeld.de/molekularbiologie
www.uni-bielefeld.de/Studierendensekretariat
Contact:
Student Counselling Service for the Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University
Telephone: 0521 106-4747
Email: studiendekan.biologie@uni-bielefeld.de
What makes yeast dough rise? What is the difference between a skin cell that protects us against UV radiation and a liver cell that eliminates toxins? Everyday questions, but demanding ones. The answers are to be found in processes on the molecular level. Molecular biology deals with the understanding of genes and proteins, with the processing and transmission of information in living beings, and with molecular explanations for biological processes. It forms the basis for numerous applications in biotechnology, genetic engineering, and biomedicine, and no area of the life sciences is conceivable without it. Starting in the winter semester 2011/2012, the university will be offering a Bachelor degree programme in molecular biology.
The degree programme offers comprehensive theoretical and practical training in biology while imparting major competencies in a highly topical research field. It takes an interdisciplinary approach and familiarizes students with the basics of natural science, statistical methods, and principles of bioinformatics. The combination of molecular biology and data analysis offers very good perspectives for graduates. The degree programme is being organized and run by research teams working in molecular biology at the Faculty of Biology. The majority of these research teams also belong to the Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec). Modules from the Faculties of Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Technology are integrated into the degree programme. Its regular length is six half-year semesters, and it can only be commenced in the winter semester. The deadline for applications is 15 July.
After successfully completing the Bachelor course, graduates can either move directly to the labour market or deepen and extend their higher education. The degree programme is designed to serve as a foundation for advanced Masters degree programmes in Molecular Cell Biology or Genome-Based Systems Biology. Molecular biologists develop concepts for applying biological and chemical processes in, for example, medical diagnostics, plant breeding, or biotechnology. While working mostly in research and development, for example, at universities or in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, they can also work as experts in environmental agencies.
For more information in the Internet, go to:
www.uni-bielefeld.de/molekularbiologie
www.uni-bielefeld.de/Studierendensekretariat
Contact:
Student Counselling Service for the Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University
Telephone: 0521 106-4747
Email: studiendekan.biologie@uni-bielefeld.de