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Biology / Bioscience, Department

Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften

Universität Bayreuth

Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften
Fachgruppe Biologie
Universitätsstraße 30
D-95440 Bayreuth
Telephone: +49 921 55-2525
https://www.uni-bayreuth.de

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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

750

Teaching in core subjects

  • General Biology/Evolution, Genetic: 15.6%
  • Biochemistry/Biophysics/Physiology; Cell- & Developmental Biology: 24.7%
  • Zoology: 19.5%
  • Botany/Plant Science: 18.2%
  • Microbiology: 11.7%
  • Ecology: 10.4%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/14 points

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
subject-specific skills
methodological skills
interdisciplinary skills
Study organisation
Exam organisation

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Laboratory internships
Excursions
Research orientation
Offers for career orientation
Support for stays abroad

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Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

34

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Model courses Bachelor of Science and Master of Education for Teaching Qualification, degree course at Elitenetzwerk Bayern M.Sc. MINT Lehramt Plus, B.Sc. Biology: Specialisation in Molecular Biology and Cell Biology or Ecology/Biology of Organisms, MSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSc Molecular Ecology, MSc Biodiversity and Ecology, PhD programmes Molecular Life Sciences and Ecology and Environmental Research with "Fast Track" option.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Subject-specific cooperation agreements with foreign universities (e.g. York, Nice, Leiden) make it possible to complete work placements and semesters abroad.

Special features regarding research activities

The Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 1357, located at the University of Bayreuth: "Microplastics - regularities of formation, transport, physico-chemical behaviour and biological effects. From Model to Complex Systems as a Basis for New Approaches" explores the formation, migration and effects of microplastics and develops new approaches to solving this immense environmental problem.

Other special features

Strong interdisciplinary cooperation of biology with chemists, physicists and engineers within the university; further development through profile fields of food and health sciences, molecular biosciences, ecology and environmental sciences; close integration with subject didactics; student laboratory; cooperation with schools; campus university ensures short distances and efficient studying. Possibility of additional studies in environmental law with a certified degree.

Further information about study entry phase

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Last Update 2021: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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