Bachelor of Biology

The biology programme is a collaboration between the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNF), the Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NFH) and the Faculty of Medicine.

The university in Tromsø offers an extensive programme of studies, the first part of which is common for all biology students: the three first semesters cover compulsory basic modules made up of biology, chemistry and mathematics. The basic modules provide a general introduction to fundamental biology and serve as a point of departure for further studies within elected subjects or specialised fields of biology.

From the fourth semester on, students will have the opportunity of developing within their field of expertise with courses of their own choice. They may couple biology with some other subject, or they may go on to specialise within a field of their interest. At this stage, most of the students will be specialising within aquatic biology, terrestrial biology or medical biology at the Faculty of Medicine.

The Institute of Medical Biology is responsible for teaching biology at the Faculty of Medicine and offers courses within, for instance, physiology, immunology, cell biology, genetics, medical biochemistry, bioinformatics, histology, pharmacology, toxicology, biotechnology, medical microbiology and virology.