2012 study programme: students enrolled starting from 1. September 2012.

If you plan to study Molecular Biology we recommend that you follow the courses in Cell Biology, Organic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry (Molecules of Life 1) during the first semesters of the bachelor study as these courses give you the prerequisites for the specific Molecular Biology programme.

The Molecular Biology programme includes four courses (of 5 ECTS each) and a 15 ECTS project in molecular biology. You may also write your final project – the bachelor project – in Molecular Biology.

Molecules of Life 2 (Fundamental Molecular Biology). A course that gives an introduction to the organization of the genetic material and the central dogma of how the genetic information in DNA is maintained and expressed through the processes of DNA replication, RNA transcription and translation of mRNA to proteins. 3rd (or 5th semester)

Biochemistry. A theoretical course about the chemical reactions of living cells where you learn about the basic metabolic processes and how they are investigated experimentally. The course subjects include biological membranes, bioenergetics, biosynthesis and metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleotides. 3rd or 5th semester

Methods in Molecular Biology. A practical course giving an introduction to experimental methods in biochemistry and genetics e.g. protein purification, enzyme measurements, analysis of DNA replication, gene technology, and to bioinformatic tools for sequence analysis and protein structure. Intensive course 5th semester.

Genetics. A theoretical course that gives an introduction to classical and molecular genetic analysis in both bacteria and eukaryotes. The course subjects include mutations and mutagenesis, DNA replication, repair and recombnation, regulation of gene expression, gene technology and genomics. 4th or 6th semester, after Molecules of Life 2.

Project in Molecular Biology: You can freely chose if you want to write the Molecular Biology project in the 4th or 5th semester, but if you want to do an experimental project we recommend that you do it in the 5th semester so you can take advantage of the qualifications from the course in Methods in Molecular Biology.

For your freely elective courses we recommend one of the courses in Functional Biology and Evolution 1 (Spring term) 2 (Fall term) or you could take the course Advanced Molecular Biology in the 6th semester. 

Old study programme, students enrolled before September 2012:

In your fourth semester of the basic Natural Science Studies you have to take the course Molecules of Life, and in the third year you will study Molecular Biology in parallel to your other study subject. The Molecular Biology programme includes the two courses Biochemistry (Fall term) and Genetics (Spring term) and a 15 ECTS project that can be your bachelor project. You choose freely whether you want to write the Molecular Biology project in the Fall or Spring term

Molecules of Life (7.5 ECTS). A theoretical and experimental course that gives an introduction to the central fields of Molecular Biology, i.e. the central dogma concerning the informational macromolecules DNA, RNA and protein, their structure, synthesis and functional characteristics 

Biochemistry (7.5 ECTS). A theoretical and experimental course about the chemical reactions of living cells where you learn about the basic metabolic processes and how they are investigated experimentally. The course subjects include biological membranes, bioenergetics, biosynthesis and metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleotides. 

Genetics (7.5 ECTS). A theoretical and experimental course that gives an introduction to classical and molecular genetic analysis in both bacteria and eukaryotes.  The course subjects include mutations and mutagenesis, DNA replication, repair and recombination, regulation of gene expression, gene technology, genomics and evolution.