Study one of the degrees with the best future prospects, employability and levels of demand in the health sector. Be a part of the next scientific breakthroughs in genetics, sustainability, immunology, biology, biochemistry, technology and Big Data. This programme of study will cultivate your research talent, develop your international career prospects, and give you access to top-rate research centres: CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), ISCIII (Carlos III Health Institute), etc.
Choose to study the Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology in Madrid, and you’ll gain access to a qualification with outstanding future prospects, which offers a wide range of professional opportunities. From your first day at UAX, you’ll learn how to practise your profession in leading research centres and companies from the biotechnology sector, located across the globe. With our practical programme, you’ll acquire technical skills and become proficient in using equipment correctly from the first year of study. You will receive 20% of your training in English, enabling you to acquire the skills you need to develop your career overseas.
Grado en Biotecnología
First Year
First Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0131200 | Biophysics | FB | 6 |
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| 0131201 | Structural Biochemistry | FB | 6 |
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| 0131202 | Introduction to Cellular Biology | FB | 6 |
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| 0131203 | Applied Mathematics | FB | 6 |
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| 0131204 | General Chemistry | FB | 6 |
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| TOTAL: | 30 | ||
Second Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0131207 | Immunology | OB | 6 |
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| 0131209 | Instrumental Techniques I | OB | 6 |
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| 0131205 | Biostatistics | FB | 6 |
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| 0131206 | Genetics | FB | 6 |
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| 0131208 | Organic Chemistry | FB | 6 |
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| TOTAL: | 30 | ||
Second Year
First Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0231200 | Developmental and Tissue Biology | OB | 6 |
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| 0231201 | Molecular Biology and Molecular Techniques | OB | 6 |
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| 0231204 | Instrumental Techniques II | OB | 6 |
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| 0231202 | Metabolic Biochemistry | FB | 6 |
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| 0231203 | Cellular Biology | FB | 6 |
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| TOTAL: | 30 | ||
Second Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0231205 | Biosecurity | OB | 3 |
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| 0231206 | Cell cultures | OB | 6 |
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| 0231207 | Genetic Engineering | OB | 6 |
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| 0231208 | Immunotechnology | OB | 6 |
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| 0231209 | Microbiology and Virology | OB | 9 |
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| TOTAL: | 30 | ||
Third Year
First Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0331200 | Bioinformatics and Bioprocess Simulation | OB | 6 |
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| 0331201 | Plant Physiology | OB | 6 |
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| 0331202 | Human Physiology and Pathophysiology | OB | 9 |
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| 0331203 | Protein engineering | OB | 3 |
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| 0331204 | Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics | OB | 6 |
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| TOTAL: | 30 | ||
Second Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0331205 | Biotechnology and Animal Testing | OB | 6 |
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| 0331206 | Plant Biotechnology | OB | 6 |
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| 0331207 | Bioreactors | OB | 6 |
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| 0331208 | Omic Sciences | OB | 6 |
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| TOTAL: | 24 | ||
Optional Subjects
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| Optional | OP | 6 | |
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| TOTAL: | 6 | ||
Fourth Year
First Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0431200 | Legal, Ethical and Social Aspects of Biotechnology | OB | 6 |
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| 0431201 | Agri-food Biotechnology | OB | 6 |
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| 0431202 | Environmental Biotechnology | OB | 6 |
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| 0431203 | Biotechnology applied to human and animal health | OB | 6 |
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| TOTAL: | 24 | ||
Second Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0431204 | Biotechnology Company Fundamentals and Project Development | OB | 6 |
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| 0431205 | Nanobiotechnology | OB | 6 |
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| 0431206 | External Internship | OB | 12 |
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| 0431207 | End of Degree Project | OB | 6 |
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| TOTAL: | 30 | ||
Optional Subjects
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| Optional | OP | 6 | |
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| TOTAL: | 6 | ||
Optional Subjects
First Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0431230 | Big Data Analysis and Systems Biology | OP | 3 |
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| 0431231 | Advances in biotechnology and new biotechnological applications | OP | 3 |
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| 0431234 | Biomaterials | OP | 3 |
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| 0431235 | Advances in biotechnology and new biotechnological applications | OP | 3 |
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| 0431236 | Quality Control | OP | 3 |
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| TOTAL: | 15 | ||
Second Semester
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
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| 0331233 | Radiobiology | OP | 3 |
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| 0331234 | Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics | OP | 3 |
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| 0331235 | Introduction to Research Methodology | OP | 3 |
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| TOTAL: | 9 | ||
*Character: BT: Basic Training, Ob: Required, Op: Optional
You will benefit from the degree’s strong practical focus, thanks to:
You will receive training in English, an essential language for your professional development in the biotechnology sector. Your theoretical classes will also be supplemented by practical training in laboratories, as well as in important research centres and companies from the sector. The programme of study therefore provides you with an enriching learning experience that will enable you to develop technical skills from the very first year of the bachelor of biotechnology.
We also provide you with modern facilities, equipped with state-of-the-art materials:
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