# Biology

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06.04.01 
*In Russian*

Level of education Master

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 2 years

With the additional qualification ‘Teacher of Additional Education’

Programme description

- This master’s programme ’Biology’ currently has practically no analogues in its fundamental nature and coverage of biological knowledge
- In-depth knowledge in various fields of present-day biology is acquired through uniquely designed courses and scholarly traditions that develop research in such areas as: zoology; protistology; parasitology; entomology; genetics; microbiology; cell biology; neurobiology; and many others
- Students are able to carry out research at the highest level on the basis of St Petersburg University or partner organisations, including foreign ones. The University provides unique opportunities for this: the cutting-edge equipment of the Research Park; field study areas; the richest information resources; and communication with leading scientists from Russia and abroad
- After training, graduates of the Biology programme will be able to conduct successful fundamental and applied research and head research teams in future
- After training, graduates of the programme ‘Biology (with the additional qualification “Teacher of Additional Education”)’ will be able to conduct successful fundamental and applied research and head research teams in future.
- Upon completion of the programme, graduates are awarded the additional qualification ‘Teacher of Additional Education’

Main courses

- Introduction to Bioinformatics
- Debatable Issues of the Evolution Theory
- Presentation of Research Data and Grant Application Skills
- Internship (Teaching Practice, Research Work)
- Philosophical Problems of Natural Science and Methodology of Biology

##### **Optional courses:**

- Adapting and Studying at the University (eLearning)
- Intellectual Property Law in the Digital Age (online course)
- University. Intro to Corporate Ethics (online course)
- Genetics of Plant Development (online course)
- Fundamentals of Rational Use of Agrolandscape (Fundamentals of Agriculture) (online course)
- Symbiogenetics (Principles of Formation of Plant–Microbe Genetic Systems) (online course)
- Transcription and the RNA World (online course)
- Chinese for Beginners (online course)
- Chinese: five steps to success (online course)
- Hindi for Beginners (online course)

Our advantages

- The programme is designed to train experts who are capable of: heading research teams in both fundamental and applied areas of biological science; and solving effectively interdisciplinary challenges. Having a broad vision of biological issues, graduates of the programme are able to: set a scientific goal; and plan, organise and carry out research. They also have knowledge of modern field and laboratory research methods and are able to process and analyse the data obtained using modern information technology; and have teaching skills
- Graduates of the programme work in: universities; research institutes; biotechnological companies; medical institutions; environmental services; and production associations in Russia and abroad. Some graduates of the ‘Biology’ master's programme head chief laboratories in the world
- While obtaining the additional qualification ‘Teacher of Additional Education’, students acquire the competencies necessary to work within the system of additional education

Main areas of research

Fundamental and applied research is carried out in a wide variety of fields of biology, biomedicine, biotechnology and ecology in accordance with their study profile. Interdisciplinary research is also carried out.

Teaching staff

- Sergey Inge-Vechtomov, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, geneticist
- Igor Tikhonovich, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, geneticist
- Anton Nizhnikov, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Nikita Chernetsov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, zoologist

[This webpage may contain outdated information. The programme descriptions and admission requirements for the 2026/2027 academic year are currently being updated. For the latest information on 2026/2027 admission, please visit the Admissions Office website.](https://abiturient.spbu.ru/en/)

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