Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften at the Uni Bayreuth

Fachgruppe Biologie

Uni Bayreuth

Universitätsstraße 30
95440 Bayreuth
Phone: +49 921 55-2525

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Basic information

Teaching in core subjects

Total number of students

750

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	64.2 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	38.1 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.2
Support in studies	2.2
Courses offered	2.3
Teaching of technical/professional competence	8/8 points
Teaching of methodological competence	6/8 points
Teaching of interdisciplinary competence	4/6 points
Study organisation	1.7
Exams
Laboratory internships	1.7
Excursions	1.8
Research orientation	2.0
Job market preparation	2.4
Support for stays abroad
Rooms	2.3
Library	1.9
IT-infrastructure	1.9
Overall study situation	2.1

Degree courses with details

Teacher qualification

Teacher qualification students	256
Teacher qualification programmes	TQ degrees: Bachelor of Education, Master of Education, State Exam
Teacher qualification centre	Link
Teacher Qualification Monitor (in German)	Link

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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About the subject

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Model courses Bachelor of Science and Master of Education for Teaching Qualification, degree course at Elitenetzwerk Bayern M.Sc. MINT Lehramt Plus, B.Sc. Biology: Specialisation in Molecular Biology and Cell Biology or Ecology/Biology of Organisms, MSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSc Molecular Ecology, MSc Biodiversity and Ecology, PhD programmes Molecular Life Sciences and Ecology and Environmental Research with "Fast Track" option.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Subject-specific cooperation agreements with foreign universities (e.g. York, Nice, Leiden) make it possible to complete work placements and semesters abroad.
Special features regarding research activities
The Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 1357, located at the University of Bayreuth: "Microplastics - regularities of formation, transport, physico-chemical behaviour and biological effects. From Model to Complex Systems as a Basis for New Approaches" explores the formation, migration and effects of microplastics and develops new approaches to solving this immense environmental problem.
Other special features
Strong interdisciplinary cooperation of biology with chemists, physicists and engineers within the university; further development through profile fields of food and health sciences, molecular biosciences, ecology and environmental sciences; close integration with subject didactics; student laboratory; cooperation with schools; campus university ensures short distances and efficient studying. Possibility of additional studies in environmental law with a certified degree.
Further information about study entry phase
http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/de/studium/erstsemester/index.php