Study programme code

MLBB.LT

Study programme administrator

Kairi Koort

MER study programme code

1595

version code

MLBB/11.LT

School / college

LT - School of Natural Sciences and Health

Study programme title in Est.

Bioloogia (kõrvalerialaga)

study programme title in Engl.

Biology (with Minor Field of Study)

Language of instruction

Estonian

Study level

Bachelor's studies

ECTS credits

180

Study domain

Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics

Study programme group

life sciences

Study programme subgroup

Biology

Nominal study period (in semesters)

6

Access conditions

Secondary School Leaving Certificate, Certificate of Vocational Secondary Education or a corresponding qualification giving access to higher education. show more...

Admission exam 100%.
Minimum level of proficiency of the Estonian language at B2 level according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Degrees conferred

loodusteaduse bakalaureus

Study programme aims and objectives

- To support the acquisition of academic education in natural sciences; show more...

- To establish skills for conducting a scientific research;
- To create prerequisites for proceeding studies at the master's level;
- To establish skills for working in governmental and municipal institutions as well as in private enterprises in the field of natural and environmental protection

Learning outcomes of the study programme

- understands the theoretical basis of biology
- is able to orientate in biodiversity and understands the basics of biosystematics show more...

- knows and is able to use elementary biostatistics for designing experiments and analysing data
- has acquired reasoning skills and ability of academic writing. Knows how to use these skills to raise, analyze, and solve problems in the scope of natural sciences
- is able to recognize the interdisciplinary relations between biology and other fields of sciences
- is able to implement professional skills for solving problems of environmental protection and sustainable development
- has skills for working at positions requiring knowledge in biological and environmental sciences
- is able to discuss professional issues with different social groups in the broader cultural context

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate, the student shall complete the study programme in the given volume, show more...
which includes passing all compulsory courses and compiling and defending the Bachelor’s thesis. Students who have not graduated from upper secondary schools where Estonian is the language of instruction, or who have graduated from schools where Estonian is only partly the language of instruction, are required to have Estonian language proficiency at C1 level.