Interested in the Biology Bachelor's
We asked our students what they think:
- Very broad range of research in the Department of Biology: from the molecular basis of cell functions to the molecular mechanisms of diseases (cancer, obesity, wound healing, ...) and the quantitative recording of entire systems
- Very wide variety of methods used to answer complex questions
- Work is very interdisciplinary
- Practice-oriented training
- Interface between academic research and clinical application
- Plenty of room for own ideas and solutions
We asked our students what they think:
- Strong practical relevance of teaching and exciting internships in various areas
- Great emphasis is placed on a sound basic education (physics, mathematics, statistics, chemistry)
- Professors seek contact with students and address their questions and concerns
- Curriculum makes it very easy to discover different subject areas and deepen your own interests at UZH after learning the basics
- Content and conceptually challenging curriculum in a nurturing and supportive environment
- Good opportunities for an exchange to another university
- Great laboratories with good international links -> career opportunities
- Great campus on Hönggerberg with food, sports, learning, music, event and residential infrastructure
- Excellent international reputation of ETH
- What is life? And how may cells have evolved?
- What are the chemical molecules central to life?
- Which energy sources drive life processes and how?
- How do cells interact chemically and physically with their environment?
- How is information stored?
- How does a cell copy itself?
- How do living beings influence the environment and ultimately the entire Earth?
- What is the basis of cellular complexity?
- How did eukaryotic cells evolve?
- Which processes are common to pro- and eukaryotic organisms, which are not?
- Which steps lead to the development of cells as we know them from plants, fungi and animals?
- What are the opportunities and challenges of multicellular life?
- How did multicellular life emerge?
- How does a single cell develop into a multicellular organism with specialized functions of differentiated cells?
- How do cells in an organism coordinate and communicate?
- How has terrestrial life evolved and what are the prerequisites?
- What are the biological properties that enabled the development of the great diversity in plants and animals?
- How do organisms distinguish between self and non-self?
- What causes diseases and how can we lay the foundations for their cure?
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- General tips and decision-making tools for choosing a degree program at ETH Zurich
- Personal study choice advice