BIOLOGY is the science that studies life, from molecules and cells to organisms and ecosystems. In a world marked by challenges such as the climate change, the lack of biodiversity, the emerging diseases or the sustainability of natural resources, Biology plays a key role for understanding and facing great scientific, environmental, and social challenges of the 21th century.

The Degree in Biology offers a broad, practical, and multidisciplinary scientific training, which combines experimental work in the laboratory with the direct study of organisms and the natural environment. Biology also stands out because of its cross-disciplinary and inclusive nature, since it links knowledge of very different areas such as genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, cellular and tissue biology, physiology, zoology, botany, ecology, or evolution –the central axis for understanding the origin, diversity and adaptation of living organisms. This comprehensive approach to living systems enables us to understand biological processes from their molecular basis to the ecosystem functioning, developing analysis, observation, and critical thinking skills, and promoting a comprehensive understanding on life and its interaction with the environment.

Why study BIOLOGY? Because it enables us to understand how life works and to participate actively in creating knowledge and solutions with an impact on health, environment, preservation of biodiversity, and sustainable development. Biology also helps to interpret and understand many of the natural processes that determine our present and future as a society.

This degree is aimed at students with scientific curiosity, interest on nature and motivation to learn through experimentation and research. It provides a versatile education that opens up professional opportunities in fields such as research on health biology and industrial biological processes, as well as biodiversity, environment and evolution. Moreover, it enables to develop activities related to clinical and microbiological analysis, quality control, development, control and management of industrial biological processes, biomedical and agri-food industry, management and preservation of the environment, environmental consulting and evaluation, environmental health, genetics, aquaculture, scientific dissemination, teaching or public administration, among other fields of great scientific, social and environmental relevance. It is an area with increasingly relevant applications in different sectors and a broad professional projection in constantly evolving fields