Bachelor's degree in Human Biology - Syllabus - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Branch	Health Sciences
Duration	Four academic years
ECTS credits	240 Basic subjects: 74; compulsory subjects: 130; optional subjects: 16; internships: 14, end-of-degree project/dissertation: 6
Languages	Catalan, Spanish and English (depending on the subject)
Timetables	The large volume of practical teachings involved in the degree means that devotion to studies is full time. The teaching activity takes place both in the morning and in the afternoon, and students are expected to dedicate 45 hours per week (including face-to-face activities, virtual activities and individual studying) during the term.
Places	60
Price of first year	€ 1,560
Organised by	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Syllabus

	1^st year credits	2^nd year credits	3^rd year credits	4^th year credits	Total credits
Basic subjects (B)	35	25	14		74
Compulsory subjects (O)	25	35	32	38	130
Optional subjects (Op)			16		16
Internships				14	14
End-of-degree project				6	6
Total					240

FIRST YEAR
Term	Subject	Field	Type of Subject	ECTS credits	Description of the subject
1^st	Introduction to the University	Own training programme	B	6	Knowledge of UPF and the educational project of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Use of information sources and information technologies. To understand the social determinants of health and the role of the health systems.
1^st	Anatomy and Embryology	Anatomy and embryology	B	7	Assumption of the fundaments of human embryology. Knowledge and analysis of the structure of the healthy human organism and its organs and apparatuses.
2^nd	Biochemistry I	Biochemistry	B	6	Identification of the different types of biomolecules and understanding their chemistry.
3^rd	General Physiology	Physiology	B	8	Knowledge and analysis of the function of the healthy human organism and its organs and apparatuses.
3^rd	Cellular Biology I	Biology	B	8	To understand the structure and the function of the main cell components and be able to analyse them by means of basic techniques.
1^st	Basic Sciences I		O	7	Analysis and interpretation of the reality with the tools of physics.
2^nd	Basic Sciences II		O	6	Analysis and interpretation of the reality with the tools of chemistry.
2^nd	Integrated Biomedicine I		O	4	Area of horizontal and vertical integration between competencies of the degree and the fomentation of generic competencies.
2^nd	Zoology		O	4	Knowledge of major animal groups, their physiology and their relationship with humans, and the methods used in the research into these aspects.
3^rd	Botany		O	4	Knowledge of the major plant groups, their physiology and metabolism.
SECOND YEAR
Term	Subject	Field	Type of Subject	ECTS credits	Description of the subject
2^nd	Human Anatomy	Human anatomy	B	7	Knowledge and analysis of the structures of the healthy human organism and its organs and apparatuses.
2^nd	Human Physiology	Physiology	B	8	Knowledge and analysis of the function of the healthy human organism and its organs and apparatuses.
1^st	Biochemistry II	Biochemistry	B	10	To understand DNA as a material of genetic transmission and of the processes of replication in model organisms.
2^nd	Human Histology		O	5	Knowledge and analysis of the structure of the healthy human organism and its organs and apparatuses.
1^st	Anthropology and Evolution		O	4	Knowledge of the models of evolution within and between species, and of the computer tools necessary in order to study molecular evolution. Knowledge of the evolutionary history of human lineage, from their relations with other primates until the appearance of anatomically modern humans and their adaptation to different environments.
1^st	Integrated Biomedicine II		O	4	Area of horizontal and vertical integration between competencies of the degree and the fomentation of generic competencies.
1^st	Vegetable Physiology		O	4	Knowledge of the major plant groups, their physiology and metabolism.
3^rd	Basic Genetics		O	4	Knowledge of the basic principles of genetics.
3^rd	Developmental Biology		O	4	To understand the molecular bases of embryonic development of vertebrate organisms.
3^rd	Analytic Chemistry and Pharmacology		O	6	Examination of the structural patterns of biomolecules and drugs and of their relationship with the biological function.
3^rd	Ecology		O	4	Integration of the different components of the functioning of an ecosystem: the physical environment, relations between populations, changes in space and time and the interaction of humans with the environment.
THIRD YEAR
Term	Subject	Field	Type of Subject	ECTS credits	Description of the subject
1^st	Biostatistics	Statistics	B	6	Knowledge and use of the most common statistical techniques.
1^st	Cellular Biology II	Biology	B	8	Knowledge of the stages of the process of gene expression and of the molecules that take part therein.
2^nd	Immunology		O	4	Description of the main characteristics and functions of the cellular and molecular components that constitute the immune system in mammals.
2^nd	Microbiology		O	7	Description of the main microorganisms and their impact on human life.
2^nd	Pharmacology		O	5	Identification of the means of action of the main drugs and their ability to change biological activity.
2^nd	Integrated Biomedicine III		O	4	Area of horizontal and vertical integration between competencies of the degree and the fomentation of generic competencies.
1^st	Clinical Genetics		O	4	Knowledge of the genetic bases of human pathology.
1^st	Basic Physiopathology		O	4	Knowledge and analysis of the most frequent disorders in the structure and of the function of the human organism.
3^rd	English		O	4	Ability to be taught in English as the vehicular language of the subject (emphasis on oral ability).
3^rd	Mobility or optional subjects module		O	16
	Students must obtain 16 ECTS credits in a mobility programme or in optional subjects from among the following:
3^rd	History of Biology and Medicine		Op	4	Basic knowledge of the history of biology and medicine.
3^rd	Scientific Communication		Op	4	To understand a general overview of the relations between scientific activity and society, as well as of the conveyance of science to the population.
3^rd	Neurosciences		Op	4	Knowledge of the latest advances in some leading fields of the neurosciences. Studying in greater depth the ideas and the methods used to understand the development, the origin and the repair of neural functions.
3^rd	Virology		Op	4	Knowledge at molecular level of the clinically most important human viruses.
3^rd	Genomics		Op	4	Basic knowledge of the structure, dynamics and evolution of genomes, with special emphasis on the human genome.
3^rd	Epidemiology		Op	4	Knowledge of the frequency and distribution of diseases, their causes and determinants and of the social and health interventions necessary to maintain or restore health.
3^rd	Psychology		Op	6	To understand the basic processes of human behaviour, of their individual differences, of abnormal behaviour and treatment techniques.
FOURTH YEAR
Term	Subject	Field	Type of Subject	ECTS credits	Description of the subject
1^st	Image Diagnosis		O	4	To learn of the methods of experimental analysis of biological systems via image.
1^st	Biocomputer Science		O	6	To understand and develop algorithms with computer languages.
1^st	Neurobiology		O	4	To examine the biology of human conduct.
1^st	Nutrition		O	4	To consider the human diet as a means to building and conserving the structure of the organism as well as to enable its physiological function from the energy of foodstuffs.
2^nd	Structural Biology		O	6	To examine the structural patterns of biomolecules and drugs and the relation with their biological function.
2^nd	Toxicology		O	4	Knowledge of the underlying mechanisms on a biochemical, molecular and cellular scale through which toxins exercise their adverse effects on man.
2^nd	Biotechnology		O	6	Knowledge of the tools and systems of biotechnological and pharmaceutical production.
2^nd	Bioethics		O	4	To understand bioethical principles.
3^rd	External Internship		O	14	Practical abilities in a field of application of human biology, especially in biomedical research, in analytical laboratories or in the health industry.
3^rd	End-of-Degree Dissertation		O	6	Design and execution of research work, preferably related with a professional external internship. To compile a portfolio to accredit four generic competencies: oral communication before an audience, written communication, searching for information using new technologies, and team work.