Courses

Main

Structural unit

BIOLOGY (Master) FULL-TIME

Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Name

BIOLOGY (Master) FULL-TIME

Program code

17481

Qualification awarded

Master of Biology

Length of programme

2 years

Number of credits

120

level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework

Qualification level

Second (Master)

Discipline

Biology

Speciality

KnowledgeField EN

Specific admission requirements

Presence of the first level of higher education and bachelor's degree. Categories of persons subject to special conditions of participation in the competitive selection for higher education on the basis of complete general secondary education in accordance with the Rules of Admission to the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2022.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning

Persons with bachelor's, master's or specialist's degree are admitted to study for master's degree.
A person may enter the University to obtain master's degree on the basis of bachelor's, master's or specialist’s degree obtained in another specialty, provided that entrance examinations are completed successfully.

Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements

Academic qualification is awarded on the condition of successful mastery of the educational components of the program, successful completion of the comprehensive examination and public defense of the final qualification thesis. Professional qualification 2211.1 junior scientific assistant (biology) is awarded by the decision of commission.

Programme learning outcomes

LO1. To acquire communication competence in both state and foreign languages to effectively discuss professional questions and present own research results. LO2. To use libraries, databases and Internet resources to find relevant information. LO3. To contribute to joint activities; to carry out coordinated and effective teamwork, taking into account public, state and manufacturing interests. LO4. To solve complex tasks in the field of biology, to generate and evaluate ideas. LO5. To analyze and evaluate the impact of achievements in biology on the development of society. LO6. To analyze biological phenomena and processes on molecular, cellular, organismal, population and the biosphere levels from the perspective of general fundamental scientific knowledge with the application of special modern research methods. LO7. To describe and analyze principles of structural and functional organization, mechanisms of regulation and organismal adaptation to various factors. LO8. To conduct research with the application of knowledge in special aspects of modern biological science development, basic methodological principles of scientific research, methodological and methodical tools of scientific research in the field of specialization. LO9. To plan scientific research, to choose effective research approaches and equipment. LO10. To present the results of scientific work in writing (reports, scientific publications, etc.) and orally (reports and paper defense) using modern technologies, to set forth own opinion on the matter in a scientific discussion. The rest of the program results can be found in the attached Program Profile.

Form of study

Full-time form

Examination regulations and grading scale

Current (testing, presentation / report assessment, calculation tasks, laboratory reports, etc.) and final control is carried out in the form of credits / differentiated credits, written, oral, or combined examinations in educational components (including the defence of report after the vocational and vocational pre-diploma practice, public defence of the master’s qualification thesis, a comprehensive examination. The final assessment of learning outcomes is carried out according to the common 100-marks scale. The minimum threshold level of assessment for an educational component is 60% of the maximum possible number of marks. The scale of marks correspondence: Excellent 90-100 Good 75-89 Satisfactory 60-74 Unsatisfactory 1-59 Pass 60-100 Fail 0-59

Оbligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable)

Work placement

The purpose of the educational program is to train a professional in the field of biology, capable of carrying out scientific and practical activities at enterprises and institutions of a biological (and, in some cases, medical, environmental, biotechnological) profile of various forms of ownership and subordination. Trends in the development of the specialty are constantly monitored through continuous interaction, cooperation, consultation with representatives of sectoral public organizations and associations, the academic community in Ukraine and abroad. The attainment of this objective is ensured by laboratory work in individual disciplines, specialized/profile laboratory practice, educational, vocational and undergraduate practice; conducting scientific work in the laboratories of the institute or research partner institutions in Ukraine and, in the exercise of the right to academic mobility, in leading educational or research institutions in other countries.

Work-based learning

N/A

Director of the course

Nataliia Viacheslavivna Skrypnyk

Department of Cytology, Histology and Reproductive Medicine
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Occupational profiles of graduates

The work of a professional in the field of biology, capable of carrying out scientific and practical activities at enterprises and institutions of a biological, medical, environmental, and biotechnological profile of various forms of ownership and subordination.

Access to further studies

The possibility of studying under the program of the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education; in-service training; retraining; postgraduate education; academic mobility.

Subjects

As part of the curriculum, students study the following disciplines