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The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Biological Sciences is designed to help you enter the job market or pursue further studies. The programme provides a solid foundational knowledge across the different hierarchical levels of the biological sciences, from macromolecular and cellular systems to ecological systems, including microbiology, biology and physiology—both plant and animal—together with adequate basic knowledge in core scientific disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and computer science, which provide essential cultural and methodological tools for a sound approach to the biological sciences. You will acquire skills related to biological analyses in the following fields: biomolecular, biochemical, microbiological, toxicological, pharmacological, and forensic genetics. |
How I will learn
Teaching activities include lectures, practical classroom and laboratory sessions, seminars, independent and supervised study, and the use of English texts to foster the acquisition of scientific terminology. Numerous practical sessions, in the classroom and in the laboratory, as well as compulsory hands-on activities in the form of Integrated Programme Laboratories, will enable you to develop technical and practical skills. You may undertake external activities, such as training internships at organisations and companies, or take study periods at other universities, in Europe and outside Europe. You will complete the programme by writing a final degree report (thesis).
What I will know
Upon graduation you will have acquired:
- basic knowledge of the different fields of the biological sciences;
- an integrated view of biological processes;
- methodological, technical and instrumental knowledge and skills across the various levels of biological organisation;
- operational and applied skills in biology, with particular reference to broad-spectrum biological analysis procedures aimed at research, monitoring and control activities.
Admission requirements
The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Biological Sciences has open admission (no capped enrolment).
To find out the admission requirements in detail, please consult the relevant section.
What job I can do after graduation
With a degree in Biological Sciences, if you do not intend to continue your studies, you may enter the job market as a biologist. By passing the State Examination, you may enrol in the Order of Biologists, Section B (junior biologist; Art. 41 of Presidential Decree DPR 328/01 of 5/06/2001), and work in the following areas:
- services involving analysis, control and management in the biomedical, biotechnological, industrial, livestock, agri-food, floriculture and nursery, pharmaceutical sectors, etc.;
- classification, management and use of living organisms and their components, including in relation to environmental quality.
Which types of organisations I could work in
You may find employment in:
- public and private research and service organisations, for example, carrying out quality control in pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food/dietary companies, or working as a specialised technician in research institutions and industries in the biological sector;
- multidisciplinary professional firms engaged in environmental impact assessment and in the design of environmental and biodiversity restoration projects;
- multidisciplinary professional firms working in the field of biosafety.
The qualification enables you to apply for public competitive examinations where a first-cycle degree in Biological Sciences is required and to progress to higher levels of university education (Master’s programmes, Master’s degrees).
For specific information about the study programme, you can contact the Programme Director, Prof. Rosaria Sciarrillo.
For information on orientation services before, during and after your studies, you can visit the dedicated orientation page.