Bachelors

The Institute of Biochemistry (IBC) supports the Bachelor in Biology curriculum of the Department of Biology, ETHZ.

The first year of the Bachelor program is supported by the IBC through frontal lectures given by the Professors and through associated practical laboratory-based courses. IBC faculty participate in "Grundlagen der Biologie IA " lectures and "Grundlagen der Biologie I (Praktikum) " practical courses.

The second year of the Bachelor program continues with both frontal lectures and practical courses. The IBC faculty participate in the "Grundlagen der Biologie IIA " and "Methoden der Biologischen Analytik" lectures, as well as the Grundlagen der Biologie II (Praktikum) " practical courses.

The third year of the Bachelor program is composed of a combination of Concept-Courses and Block-Courses. The goal of the Concept-Courses is to teach the fundamental principles and concepts underlying an entire field in Biology. The Block-Courses aim is to communicate scientific research as a process using a combination of lectures, experimental work in the lab, discussion of literature, scientific presentations and other activities. A clearly defined biological problem will be analyzed in detail during a 12 day course.

If you have any questions concerning the format or content of a particular course, please contact either the coordinator listed below for each course, or the IBC lecturer.