• First Stage of Higher Education - Bachelor of Natural Science

1. To conduct a comparative analysis of the principles of systematics and nomenclature of pro- and eukaryotic microbes, their cellular organization, biophysical and biochemical processes occurring in a microbial cell, the structure and properties of viruses, their genetic characteristics;
2. Apply knowledge of the morphological, physiological and biochemical features of the functioning of microbio-objects in laboratory and industrial conditions;
3. To analyze the principles and methods of monitoring environmental objects, the possibility of the existence of prokaryotes in different conditions and their global ecological role;
4. To have the skills to work with live cultures of microbes, microscopic preparations, nutrient media, laboratory microbiological equipment;
5. Compare adequate methods for determining the antimicrobial activity of medical immunobiological and anti-infective drugs;
6. Interpret the fundamentals of philosophical knowledge, the main stages and patterns of historical development in order to understand the social significance of one's activities;
7. To possess the methods of bacteriological and sanitary-microbiological research, the theoretical foundations of chemotherapy, immunology and vaccinal prevention of infectious diseases of humans and animals;
8. Differentiate pathogenic, opportunistic and sanitary-indicative microorganisms, causative agents of food toxic infections by their biological properties and impact on human health, epidemiological safety of the environment and food products;
9. Model biological processes and interpret the results obtained during microbiological, molecular biological and immunological studies of biological fluids, virus-containing materials and pure microbial cultures;
10.Demonstrate knowledge of how microbes interact with each other in nature and in the food production process in order to comply with the requirements of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system;
11. Analyse the principles of microorganism distribution in nature, their role in the transformation of substances, the effects of environmental factors on prokaryotic cells, and the characteristics of soil, water and air microflora;
12. Use the basic laws of natural sciences in professional activities, apply methods of mathematical analysis and modeling, theoretical and experimental research.