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Department of Life Sciences (570)
Track Life Sciences in dual major track with major in Natural Science (4011)For Year:
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Study Program
1st Year
Compulsory studies
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
69123
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY FOR BIOLOGY STUDENTS
5
2
1
+
570
69166
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR BIOLOGY STUDENTS
5
2
1
+
570
69174
GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR BIOLOGY STUDENTS
6
1
1
+
570
72128
-Introduction to Biology and Evolution of Organisms
5
1
1
570
72153
Introduction to Cell Biology
4
1
1
570
72155
GENERAL GENETICS A
5
2
1
570
72301
Introduction to probability and statistics
4
2
1
+
570
76222
computer based safety training- 1
0
3
1
+
570
76408
Information & Library resources for science students
0
3
1
570
77133
Mechanics 1
5
1
1
+
570
77134
Electricity, magnetism and waves 2
5
2
1
+
570
80125
MATHEMATICS FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS 1
4
1
1
+
570
80127
MATHEMATICS FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS 2
4
2
1
+
570
Total Compulsory Points: 52
Elective studies
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72131
GENETICS LAB - HONOR'S PROG.
2
2
570
2nd Year
Compulsory studies
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
72121
BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE CELL
6
1
2
570
72332
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
5
2
2
570
76223
computer based safety training-2
0
3
2
570
76408
Information & Library resources for science students
0
3
1
570
76631
PYTHON1
2
1
2
570
76632
PYTHON 2
2
2
3
570
Total Compulsory Points: 15
Compulsory elective studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72107
Introduction to Ecology
5
1
570
72334
INTRODUCTION TO PLANT SCIENCE
5
1
570
72336
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOLOGY
5
1
570
72362
INT. TO MICROBIOLOGY - HONOR'S PROG.
4
1
570
72368
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
4
2
570
and
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72541
: Research seminar in life sciences- semester A
2
1
570
72542
: Research seminar in life sciences - semester B
2
2
570
72756
Biological Clocks
2
2
570
72920
Advanced Biostatistics
3
1
570
88805
Biology of non-coding RNAs
2
1
570
92848
IRON AS METAL OF LIFE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
3
1
570
92849
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN STRUCTURES
4
2
570
93880
Biology of the Energy Producing Organelles
3
2
570
93900
Light Spectroscopy and its Application in Bilolgy
2
2
570
93904
Mechanisms of Drug Action
2
1
570
72925
Neural Plasticity
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
570
93908
Mechanisms of drug action in the Nervous System
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
570
and
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72320
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
5
2
570
72339
BIOCHEMISTRY : ADVANCED LEVEL
5
2
570
72342
MICROBIOLOGY:ADVANCED LEVEL
5
2
570
72343
Nervous system physiology
5
2
570
72345
TOPICS IN CLASSICAL AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
5
2
570
72346
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
5
2
570
72369
NEUROBIOLOGY AND BRAIN SCIENCES
5
2
570
72373
CELL BIOLOGY
5
1
570
72604
ECOLOGY - ADVANCED LEVEL
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
570
Elective studies
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72131
GENETICS LAB - HONOR'S PROG.
2
2
570
3rd Year
Compulsory studies
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
76224
computer based safety training- 3
0
3
3
570
76632
PYTHON 2
2
2
3
570
Total Compulsory Points: 2
Compulsory studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
72520
UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR: EVOLUTION, SYSTEMATICS, E
2
2
3
570
72521
UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR: GENETICS
2
2
3
570
72524
UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR: PLANT SCIENCES
2
2
3
570
72525
SEMINAR: STRUCTURAL AND MOLECULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
2
2
3
570
72526
UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR: BRAIN & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
2
2
3
570
72522
Undergraduate seminar: Cellular and developmental biology.
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
3
570
Total Compulsory Points: 10
Compulsory elective studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72320
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
5
2
570
72339
BIOCHEMISTRY : ADVANCED LEVEL
5
2
570
72342
MICROBIOLOGY:ADVANCED LEVEL
5
2
570
72343
Nervous system physiology
5
2
570
72345
TOPICS IN CLASSICAL AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
5
2
570
72346
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
5
2
570
72369
NEUROBIOLOGY AND BRAIN SCIENCES
5
2
570
72373
CELL BIOLOGY
5
1
570
72604
ECOLOGY - ADVANCED LEVEL
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
570
and
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72541
: Research seminar in life sciences- semester A
2
1
570
72542
: Research seminar in life sciences - semester B
2
2
570
72756
Biological Clocks
2
2
570
72920
Advanced Biostatistics
3
1
570
88805
Biology of non-coding RNAs
2
1
570
92848
IRON AS METAL OF LIFE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
3
1
570
92849
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN STRUCTURES
4
2
570
93880
Biology of the Energy Producing Organelles
3
2
570
93900
Light Spectroscopy and its Application in Bilolgy
2
2
570
93904
Mechanisms of Drug Action
2
1
570
72925
Neural Plasticity
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
570
93908
Mechanisms of drug action in the Nervous System
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
570
Elective studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
71154
NATURAL COLLECTIONS AND ZOOS
2
1
570
72117
Field Lab in Ecology
4
2
570
72329
GUIDED PROJECT IN BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
5
9
570
72350
HUMAN GENETICS
3
1
570
72501
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
4
2
570
72582
Astrobiology of Planet Earth
2
1
570
72585
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
3
1
570
72605
VEGETATATION AND FLORA OF ISRAEL
3
1
570
72639
PLANTS IN THE SERVICE OF MAN
4
2
570
72651
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL CELLS
3
2
570
72653
AN INSIGHT INTO PLANT DEVELOPMENT
2
2
570
72659
Population Genetics
4
1
570
72665
IMMUNOLOGY
4
1
570
72683
MOLECULAR GENETICS OF EUKARYOTES
2
1
570
72756
Biological Clocks
2
2
570
72920
Advanced Biostatistics
3
1
570
72940
Advanced Methods in Molecular Biology
4
5
570
72941
The Biology of Cancer
3
2
570
77210
Astrophysics and Life in the Universe
3
1
570
78852
Introduction to signal processing and data analysis
4
2
570
86899
Cell Biology of host-bacteria lpathogen interaction
3
2
570
86914
The Cytoskeleton: Structure, Signaling and Function
3
2
570
88805
Biology of non-coding RNAs
2
1
570
88893
Introduction to Systems Biology
4
1
570
88895
Practical statistics using R
4
2
570
89520
INTERREL. BETWEEN MICROORG. & THEIR ENVIRONMENT
2
2
570
90470
Models in Ecology
5
1
570
90502
Restoration Ecology
4
1
570
90708
Evolution and Development (evo-devo)
2
2
570
90721
Biological Systematics: from Theory to Practice
4
2
570
93880
Biology of the Energy Producing Organelles
3
2
570
93904
Mechanisms of Drug Action
2
1
570
94510
Introduction to Bioinformatics
5
1
570
94623
Microbiology-lab
3
2
570
94667
Stem Cells
2
1
570
94679
Molecular Genetics of Bacteria: A Practical Course
5
2
570
72623
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior of birds
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
6
9
570
72625
NEURAL MECHANISMS OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
570
72668
MOVEMENT ECOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
6
9
570
72688
Introduction to models in evolution
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
2
570
72942
Computational Biostatistics
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
570
78867
From Classic to Contemporary Neuroscience
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
570
89777
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
570
90106
The evolution of the animal kingdom
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
570
90705
Ecology as a scientific discipline
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
570
90820
conservation biology
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
570
90889
Evolution Systematics and Ecology of arachnids
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
570
98501
Neurobehavioral Birth Defects: Mechanisms and Reversal
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
570
Elective studies
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
76701
RED SEA PLANKTON
4
2
570
76702
Marine Sedimentology
5
1
570
76703
Periodicity and Rhythmicity in Marine Ecosystems
6
1
570
76704
-
4
1
570
76713
Biology and Ecology of Seagrasses in the Gulf of Eilat
4
2
570
76715
Biology and Systematics of Marine Invertebrates
4
2
570
76724
MARINE PHOTOSYNTHESIS
6
2
570
76733
The Nano-Injection System of Cnidaria
4
2
570
76741
Environmental Processes in the Gulf of Aqaba
4
1
570
76716
Marine Microbiology
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
7
2
570
Scope of studies in the track
Total Point in program Life Sciences
( 570)
Compulsory
Compulsory in the teaching program
27
Compulsory basic studies
38
Compulsory elective
18-20
Elective in the teaching program
11
Total in the teaching program
94-96
Programming studies
4
Cornerstone Program
4
Additional teaching program
לפי דרישת החוג הנוסף
Total for the degree (minimum)
162
years for the degree
3
Total percentage of tuition for the degree
300
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