Molecular Biology and Genetics Program offers courses mainly on the biological, chemical, physical and mathematical principles governing the structure and functions of organisms at the molecular and cellular levels. Fundamental subjects as molecular and cellular biology, genetics, physiology, microbiology, biochemistry, plant biology, and ecology are supplemented by a wide variety of departmental and interdepartmental elective courses to prepare students for careers in research and teaching in university, and for various positions in biotechnology, food and drug industry, agriculture, forestry, and public health.
Elective Courses
There are two types of elective courses in our program,
- Technical Elective (9 courses)
Students are free to take technical elective courses from other departments up to 4 courses. The remaining courses must be taken from BIO or GENE programs of our department.
- Nontechnical Elective (2 courses)
Prerequisites
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Undergraduate Curriculum
First Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Laboratory (h/w) |
ECTS Credit |
| CHEM111 |
General Chemistry I |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6.0 |
| ENG101 |
English For Academic Purposes I |
4 |
4 |
1 |
6.0 |
| GENE103 |
Molecular and Cellular Biology I |
5 |
4 |
2 |
7.5 |
| MATH117 |
Calculus I |
5 |
4 |
2 |
7.5 |
| OHS101 |
Occupational Health and Safety I |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
Second Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Laboratory (h/w) |
ECTS Credit |
| CHEM112 |
General Chemistry II |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6.0 |
| ENG102 |
English For Academic Purposes II |
4 |
4 |
1 |
6.0 |
| GENE104 |
Molecular and Cellular Biology II |
5 |
4 |
2 |
7.5 |
| IS100 |
Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.0 |
| MATH118 |
Calculus II |
5 |
4 |
2 |
7.5 |
Third Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Laboratory (h/w) |
ECTS Credit |
| BIOL220 |
Introduction to Biometry |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6.0 |
| GENE205 |
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
4 |
4 |
0 |
6.0 |
| HIST2201* |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
| PHYS111 |
Physics I (Mechanics) |
5 |
4 |
2 |
7.5 |
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Technical Elective |
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Nontechnical Elective |
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Fourth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Laboratory (h/w) |
ECTS Credit |
| BIOL252 |
Physiology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7.0 |
| CHEM231 |
Organic Chemistry |
5 |
3 |
4 |
7.0 |
| ENG211 |
Academic Oral Presentation Skills |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4.0 |
| HIST2202* |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
| PHYS112 |
Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) |
5 |
4 |
2 |
7.5 |
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Nontechnical Elective |
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Fifth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Laboratory (h/w) |
ECTS Credit |
| BIOL303 |
Microbiology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6.0 |
| BIOL307 |
Biochemistry I |
4 |
4 |
0 |
7.0 |
| BIOL355 |
Microbiology Laboratory |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4.0 |
| GENE365 |
General and Molecular Genetics |
4 |
4 |
0 |
6.0 |
| GENE367 |
General and Molecular Genetics Laboratory |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3.0 |
| OHS301 |
Occupational Health and Safety II |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
| TURK303* |
Turkish I |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
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Technical Elective |
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Sixth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Laboratory (h/w) |
ECTS Credit |
| BIOL308 |
Biochemistry II |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8.0 |
| BIOL310 |
Biochemistry Laboratory |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4.0 |
| BIOL356 |
Plant Biology |
4 |
3 |
2 |
7.0 |
| GENE366 |
Molecular Biology of the Gene |
3 |
3 |
0 |
5.0 |
| TURK304* |
Turkish II |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2.0 |
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Technical Elective |
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Seventh Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Laboratory (h/w) |
ECTS Credit |
| BIOL423 |
Recombinant DNA Techniques |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6.0 |
| GENE473 |
Molecular Biology of the Cell |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6.0 |
| GENE475 |
Molecular Biology of the Cell Laboratory |
2 |
0 |
4 |
5.0 |
| GENE479 |
Current Research in Biological Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10.0 |
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Technical Elective |
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Technical Elective |
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Eighth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Laboratory (h/w) |
ECTS Credit |
| BIOL360* |
Summer Practice |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2.0 |
| GENE480 |
Student Seminars in Molecular Biology and Genetics |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10.0 |
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Technical Elective |
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Technical Elective |
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Technical Elective |
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Technical Elective |
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* Students who did their internship with the Erasmus program must take BIOL361 course instead of BIOL360.
h/w: hours per week
