Microbiology is a basic natural and applied science which has experienced rapid development in the last 20 years. The study of microbiology enables an understanding of the living world, microbial processes and organisms invisible to the human eye and essential for life on our planet. The programme offers basic natural science knowledge (mathematics, chemistry, statistics, biophysics, biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, bioinformatics) and specialized knowledge of microbial physiology, genetics, taxonomy, biotechnology, ecology, virology, immunology and the role of microbes in medicine. The basic aims of the study programme are to ensure complete undergraduate education in the field of microbiology, which will enable a student to use classical and modern methods in microbiology and to make independent decisions in microbiology related themes, and successfully participate and communicate with other profiles in natural science. The programme is carried out as full-time study, which incorporates in addition to lectures and laboratory practice also modern educational approaches: seminars, project work and individual research projects. A student chooses elective subjects within the framework of the programme in microbiology or other programmes within the Biotechnical Faculty, other members of the University of Ljubljana, and other universities. It is also possible to complete courses at foreign universities. The programme lasts three years. After successful completion of the study requirements, students obtain a university academic degree in microbiology. Graduates gain wide knowledge of natural science and can be employed in numerous professions: medicine, agro-food industry, pharmaceutical industry, environmental conservation, education and other governmental services dealing with research. Microbiology graduates acquire an excellent basis for the continuation of studies in second cycle masters’ study programmes in microbiology and related fields in Slovenia and abroad.

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