Bachelor's in Biology

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is the oldest and largest university in Greece, founded in 1837. It is located in the historic center of Athens, with its campus covering a large area in the city center. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide range of fields, including humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, law, economics, medicine, and engineering. The university has a strong research focus and is home to many research institutes and centers. With a student population of over 100,000, it is one of the largest universities in Europe. The university has produced numerous notable alumni, including politicians, academics, and business leaders.

The undergraduate curriculum aims the training of scientists able to study the conditions that allow the emergence of life, the laws governing its existence and the parameters that specify its functions in the the five organizational levels: molecules, cells, organisms, populations and ecosystems. For this purpose, the Undergraduate Curriculum includes a number of courses that cover the wider discipline of Biology and provide to students a high level knowledge of modern topics on: a) Cell Biology and Biophysics, b) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, c) Botany, d) Genetics and Biotechnology, e) of Zoology and Marine Biology, f) Ecology and Systematics, and g) Animal and Human Physiology.