Biophysics, full-time, first cycle programme (S1-PRK-BIO)

The study programme ensures that graduates achieve the learning outcomes specified in Resolution No. 414 of the Senate of the University of Warsaw of 8 May 2019 on degree programmes at the University of Warsaw (Monitor UW of 2019, item 128, as amended). Graduates have attained the following knowledge, skills and social competences:

Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands

K_W01 fundamental physical phenomena and processes related to biophysics;
K_W02 fundamental chemical phenomena and processes related to biophysics;
K_W03 fundamental biological phenomena and processes in the context of biophysics;
K_W04 higher mathematics and information technology methods necessary for solving physical problems of intermediate complexity;
K_W05 the structure and functions of living organisms to the extent necessary for the appropriate application of physical knowledge in selected areas of the biological sciences related to biophysics;
K_W06 basic experimental, observational and numerical techniques used to investigate physical phenomena and processes;
K_W07 basic experimental, observational and numerical techniques used to investigate chemical phenomena and processes;
K_W08 basic experimental, observational and numerical techniques used to investigate biological phenomena and processes;
K_W09 the principles of operation of measurement systems and research equipment used in the physical sciences and applied in various areas of physics, chemistry and biology;
K_W10 the interrelationships between phenomena and processes studied within the exact and natural sciences, as well as the possibilities of applying research findings from these fields in various areas of socio-economic life;
K_W11 the basic principles of occupational health and safety to the extent necessary for work in the field of biophysics research;
K_W12 the basic legal and ethical principles related to scientific and teaching activities;
K_W13 the basic concepts and principles of industrial property protection and copyright law, and is able to use patent information resources;
K_W14 the general principles for establishing and developing forms of individual entrepreneurship based on knowledge of the exact and natural sciences.

Skills: the graduate is able to

K_U01 apply acquired theories, methods and basic research tools to solve problems and to analyse and plan simple experiments and scientific observations;
K_U02 analyse typical problems in the physical sciences using quantitative and qualitative methods and draw general conclusions from such analyses;
K_U03 analyse typical problems in the chemical sciences using quantitative and qualitative methods and draw general conclusions from such analyses;
K_U04 perform simple physical experiments, observations, numerical calculations and computer simulations using standard software packages, and critically analyse the results of measurements, observations and calculations, including an assessment of their accuracy;
K_U05 identify and retrieve necessary information from specialist literature, databases and other sources; reproduce the reasoning or experimental procedures described in the literature and use them to broaden knowledge within the discipline;
K_U06 plan and supervise simple physical experiments, observations, numerical calculations and computer simulations, working individually or as part of a team;
K_U07 combine fundamental methods and concepts from different exact and natural sciences, recognising that seemingly unrelated phenomena may be described using similar models, and discuss such issues with specialists from different disciplines;
K_U08 apply knowledge and methodology from the physical sciences to related scientific disciplines, including the chemical and biological sciences;
K_U09 present research results (experimental, theoretical or computational) in the form of a written report, an oral presentation using multimedia techniques, a conference poster and a scientific publication under the supervision of an academic advisor;
K_U10 communicate effectively with both specialists and non-specialists on issues related to the exact and natural sciences and to research areas at the interface between the physical sciences and related scientific disciplines;
K_U11 identify directions for the further development of knowledge and skills, including independent learning;
K_U12 use English at a level enabling further education within the scientific discipline relevant to the programme of study, corresponding to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
K_U13 use information and communication technologies, in particular to access knowledge resources available on the Internet.

Social competences: the graduate is ready to

K_K01 engage in lifelong learning in response to the rapid development of scientific knowledge and changing living conditions;
K_K02 cooperate and work effectively in teams, including interdisciplinary teams composed of specialists representing different fields and research disciplines;
K_K03 appropriately establish priorities for the implementation of tasks and projects of various kinds;
K_K04 uphold intellectual integrity in their own work and that of others, address ethical issues in the context of research integrity, and apply the scientific method in the acquisition of knowledge;
K_K05 systematically read key scientific and popular science journals in the selected discipline within the exact and natural sciences in order to broaden and deepen knowledge, while recognising and counteracting the risks associated with obtaining information from unverified sources;
K_K06 apply acquired knowledge and skills in practice and assume responsibility for the consequences of such actions towards society;
K_K07 think and act in an entrepreneurial manner.