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Degree in Biology

2026/2027 · 240 credits

Quality assurance

All UDC centers have a Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS), verified by the Agency to Calidade do Sistema Universitario de Galicia (ACSUG) and ANECA in FIDES programs and AUDIT, respectively, and in accordance with the standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA. Within IQAS centers integrate all their degrees and masters. IQAS procedures established who and how to follow up and monitoring of the results and the student's learning process in the titration, establishing coordinating bodies and mechanisms, evaluation and continuous improvement of the studies, which are the academic comittee and the quality assurance commision of center.

Learning outcomes

The IQAS establish how UDC centers measure and analyze the learning outcomes. To do the IQAS uses rates and global indicators for assessing the quality of training provided. Included among the results, in addition to the fees included in the title verification reports (efficiency rates, graduation and dropout), assessment rates, success and performance. We compare the results obtained in the title with the center's results for each indicator.

Academic years results

Quality assurance

To ensure that the title is developed in accordance with the verification report presented the center conducts an annual monitoring report in accordance with the procedures of the center IQAS and results. This report is reviewed by the ACSUG, external evaluation agency.

The outcome of this analysis will emerge corrective actions and improvement proposals that achieve the intended objectives and the improvement of the degree.

Committees

In order to ensure proper standards and quality at UDC, an academic management committee and a quality assurance committee are appointed for each faculty/school. In addition to, each faculty/school will be able to establish a specific academic management committee of the study.

Martínez Lage, Andrés
Presidente
Rodríguez Belmonte, María Esther

Fernández Rodríguez, Nuria

Ferreiro Ferreiro, Ana María

Sanjurjo Sánchez, Jorge

Carlosena Zubieta, Alatzne

García Pazos, Ana
Estudiantado
Rubio Nestorova, Marina
Estudiantado
Vázquez Stankova, Cristina
Estudiantado
Costoya Sánchez, Eva María

Martínez Lage, Andrés
Presidente
Vilariño Barreiro, María Teresa
Vicepresidenta
Rodríguez Belmonte, María Esther

Castro Castro, Antonio Manuel

Bao Casal, Roberto

Pineda Maríñez, Yaser Enmanuel
Estudiantado
Figueiras Pedetti, Santiago
Estudiantado
Muniategui Lorenzo, Soledad Norberta
Vogal Coordinadora de Título
Cremades Ugarte, Javier
Vogal Coordinador de Título
Becerra Fernández, Manuel
Vogal Coordinador de Título
Fagúndez Díaz, Jaime
Vogal Coordinador de Título
González Castro, María José
Vogal Coordinadora de Título
Rodríguez Belmonte, María Esther
Vogal Coordinadora de Título
Folgueira Otero, Mónica
Vogal Coordinadora de Título
Couceiro López, Lucía
Vogal Coordinadora de Título
Ferreiro Ferreiro, Ana María
Vogal Coordinadora de Título
Vázquez García, Digna
Vogal Coordinadora de Título
Peña Freire, Viviana
Vogal Coordinadora de Título
Costoya Sánchez, Eva María

Rodríguez Belmonte, María Esther
Presidenta
Martínez Lage, Andrés
Vicepresidente
Couceiro López, Lucía

Cid Blanco, María Ángeles

Freire Picos, María Ángeles

Álvarez Bermúdez, María José

Bernal Pita Da Veiga, María De Los Ángeles

Lamas Criado, Ibán

Roiloa Rodríguez, Sergio

Fernández Rodríguez, Nuria

Lado Liñares, Marcos

Pimentel Pereira, Manuel

Ruíz Bolaños, Isabel

Díaz Prado, María Luz

Mallo Seijas, Natalia

Teijeiro Varela, Hugo
Estudiantado
Costoya Sánchez, Eva María

Study facts

Study data

Students enrollment Period Value
Students count 2025 321
Men 2025 144
Women 2025 177
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2025 18,204
Credits on 1st enrollment 2025 14,382
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2025 2,442
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2025 1,380
% credits repeated 2025 21
Academic results Period Value
Average credits by student 2025 56.71
SEGUIMIENTO rates Period Value
Graduation rate 2025 23.71

Centre data

Student enrollment Period Value
Students count 2025 999
Men 2025 465
Women 2025 534
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2025 57,360
Credits on 1st enrollment 2025 47,091
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2025 6,843
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2025 3,426
% credits repeated 2025 17.9
Academics results Period Value
Average credits by student 2025 57.42

Study data

Students enrollment Period Value
Students count 2024 340
Men 2024 143
Women 2024 197
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2024 19,110
Credits on 1st enrollment 2024 14,898
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2024 4,212
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2024 0
% credits repeated 2024 22.4
Academic results Period Value
Average credits by student 2024 56.21
Evaluation rate 2024 91.68
Success rate 2024 79.79
Performance rate 2024 73.16
SEGUIMIENTO rates Period Value
Efficiency rate 2024 85.63
Efficiency rate 2024 99.96
Graduation rate 2024 45.78
Leaving rate 2024 10.47

Centre data

Student enrollment Period Value
Students count 2024 1,001
Men 2024 449
Women 2024 552
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2024 55,780
Credits on 1st enrollment 2024 45,601.5
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2024 10,138.5
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2024 40
% credits repeated 2024 18.25
Academics results Period Value
Average credits by student 2024 55.72
Evaluation rate 2024 91.66
Success rate 2024 82.33
Performance rate 2024 75.46

Study data

Students enrollment Period Value
Students count 2023 336
Men 2023 131
Women 2023 205
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2023 18,474
Credits on 1st enrollment 2023 14,622
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2023 2,460
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2023 1,392
% credits repeated 2023 20.85
Academic results Period Value
Average credits by student 2023 54.98
Evaluation rate 2023 93.73
Success rate 2023 76.61
Performance rate 2023 71.81
SEGUIMIENTO rates Period Value
Efficiency rate 2023 82.34
Efficiency rate 2023 82.71
Graduation rate 2023 48.15
Leaving rate 2023 13.54

Centre data

Student enrollment Period Value
Students count 2023 890
Men 2023 389
Women 2023 501
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2023 49,192
Credits on 1st enrollment 2023 38,877
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2023 6,775
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2023 3,540
% credits repeated 2023 20.97
Academics results Period Value
Average credits by student 2023 55.27
Evaluation rate 2023 92.14
Success rate 2023 78.59
Performance rate 2023 72.41

Facts by subject

Success Not success Not presented

1

Chemistry
59.0
37.0
4.0
Physics
64.0
50.0
16.0
Mathematics
60.0
39.0
13.0
Geology
64.0
9.0
2.0
Statistics
76.0
42.0
7.0
Physical Geography
64.0
9.0
3.0
Biology: Basic Levels of Organisation of Life I (Cells)
68.0
11.0
2.0
Biology: Basic Levels of Organisation of Life II (Tissues)
63.0
28.0
15.0
Biochemistry I
49.0
57.0
17.0
Introduction to Botany: General Botany
61.0
30.0
7.0

2

Microscopic Organography
66.0
41.0
10.0
Biochemistry II
56.0
38.0
13.0
Microbiology
54.0
19.0
7.0
Applied Microbiology and Microbiological Control
60.0
21.0
8.0
Genetics
51.0
79.0
31.0
Plant Systematics: Cryptogamia
66.0
32.0
4.0
Plant Physiology I
73.0
27.0
8.0
Plant Physiology II
61.0
18.0
4.0
Zoology I
65.0
22.0
3.0
Zoology II
58.0
55.0
18.0

3

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
64.0
1.0
1.0
Microbiology Techniques
63.0
4.0
0.0
Molecular Genetics
53.0
30.0
11.0
Population Genetics and Evolution
32.0
46.0
10.0
Plant Systematics: Phanerogamia
62.0
13.0
2.0
Applied Plant Physiology
70.0
3.0
1.0
Animal Physiology I
60.0
5.0
5.0
Animal Physiology II
50.0
8.0
2.0
Ecology I: Individuals and Ecosystems
50.0
31.0
3.0
Ecology II: Populations and Communities
56.0
10.0
2.0

4

Developmental Biology
33.0
2.0
2.0
Paleobiology
20.0
0.0
0.0
Data Analysis in Biology
33.0
0.0
0.0
Edaphfology
9.0
0.0
0.0
Final Year Dissertation
59.0
23.0
23.0
Work Placement I
28.0
0.0
0.0
Work Placement II
25.0
1.0
1.0
Biochemical Foundations of Biotechnology
25.0
0.0
0.0
Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology
22.0
7.0
5.0
Cytogenetics
24.0
0.0
0.0
Botanical Geography: Geobotany
7.0
0.0
0.0
Plant Response to Adverse Conditions
14.0
2.0
0.0
Animal Biodiversity and the Environment
61.0
2.0
2.0
Sustainability and Conservation of Faunal
23.0
0.0
0.0
Functional Adaptations of Animals in the Environment
52.0
2.0
2.0
Ethology
27.0
1.0
1.0
Human Ecology
58.0
0.0
0.0
Ecotoxicology
12.0
0.0
0.0

Success Not success Not presented

1

Chemistry
55.0
35.0
4.0
Physics
41.0
56.0
8.0
Mathematics
58.0
41.0
17.0
Geology
60.0
8.0
3.0
Statistics
59.0
59.0
1.0
Physical Geography
73.0
8.0
3.0
Biology: Basic Levels of Organisation of Life I (Cells)
56.0
17.0
0.0
Biology: Basic Levels of Organisation of Life II (Tissues)
59.0
29.0
9.0
Biochemistry I
67.0
46.0
13.0
Introduction to Botany: General Botany
70.0
26.0
1.0

2

Microscopic Organography
44.0
40.0
3.0
Biochemistry II
63.0
36.0
0.0
Microbiology
66.0
9.0
5.0
Applied Microbiology and Microbiological Control
63.0
21.0
6.0
Genetics
40.0
68.0
14.0
Plant Systematics: Cryptogamia
53.0
37.0
3.0
Plant Physiology I
66.0
37.0
11.0
Plant Physiology II
68.0
14.0
5.0
Zoology I
68.0
32.0
8.0
Zoology II
53.0
59.0
8.0

3

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
62.0
5.0
2.0
Microbiology Techniques
63.0
5.0
2.0
Molecular Genetics
45.0
32.0
17.0
Population Genetics and Evolution
54.0
31.0
2.0
Plant Systematics: Phanerogamia
37.0
14.0
1.0
Applied Plant Physiology
51.0
3.0
1.0
Animal Physiology I
57.0
9.0
4.0
Animal Physiology II
58.0
7.0
2.0
Ecology I: Individuals and Ecosystems
45.0
19.0
1.0
Ecology II: Populations and Communities
49.0
14.0
2.0

4

Developmental Biology
20.0
2.0
1.0
Paleobiology
13.0
2.0
0.0
Data Analysis in Biology
29.0
0.0
0.0
Edaphfology
8.0
0.0
0.0
Final Year Dissertation
58.0
29.0
29.0
Work Placement I
36.0
0.0
0.0
Work Placement II
34.0
0.0
0.0
Biochemical Foundations of Biotechnology
25.0
0.0
0.0
Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology
22.0
0.0
0.0
Cytogenetics
22.0
1.0
1.0
Botanical Geography: Geobotany
5.0
0.0
0.0
Plant Response to Adverse Conditions
20.0
2.0
1.0
Animal Biodiversity and the Environment
41.0
7.0
2.0
Sustainability and Conservation of Faunal
18.0
1.0
1.0
Functional Adaptations of Animals in the Environment
52.0
4.0
2.0
Ethology
33.0
1.0
0.0
Human Ecology
48.0
0.0
0.0
Ecotoxicology
24.0
2.0
0.0

Success Not success Not presented

1

Chemistry
62.0
38.0
3.0
Physics
50.0
51.0
15.0
Mathematics
67.0
48.0
19.0
Geology
74.0
3.0
3.0
Statistics
45.0
69.0
13.0
Physical Geography
76.0
16.0
5.0
Biology: Basic Levels of Organisation of Life I (Cells)
70.0
17.0
2.0
Biology: Basic Levels of Organisation of Life II (Tissues)
61.0
30.0
10.0
Biochemistry I
64.0
65.0
27.0
Introduction to Botany: General Botany
57.0
42.0
5.0

2

Microscopic Organography
60.0
34.0
7.0
Biochemistry II
51.0
37.0
6.0
Microbiology
69.0
19.0
8.0
Applied Microbiology and Microbiological Control
59.0
21.0
7.0
Genetics
47.0
56.0
28.0
Plant Systematics: Cryptogamia
63.0
36.0
1.0
Plant Physiology I
61.0
41.0
11.0
Plant Physiology II
69.0
18.0
8.0
Zoology I
61.0
45.0
0.0
Zoology II
65.0
58.0
16.0

3

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
45.0
7.0
1.0
Microbiology Techniques
38.0
7.0
3.0
Molecular Genetics
39.0
22.0
8.0
Population Genetics and Evolution
46.0
29.0
3.0
Plant Systematics: Phanerogamia
55.0
9.0
1.0
Applied Plant Physiology
52.0
7.0
5.0
Animal Physiology I
50.0
6.0
3.0
Animal Physiology II
53.0
7.0
4.0
Ecology I: Individuals and Ecosystems
49.0
7.0
5.0
Ecology II: Populations and Communities
49.0
7.0
2.0

4

Developmental Biology
7.0
2.0
1.0
Paleobiology
30.0
6.0
1.0
Data Analysis in Biology
15.0
0.0
0.0
Edaphfology
3.0
0.0
0.0
Final Year Dissertation
46.0
31.0
31.0
Work Placement I
27.0
0.0
0.0
Work Placement II
29.0
0.0
0.0
Biochemical Foundations of Biotechnology
16.0
1.0
1.0
Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology
35.0
0.0
0.0
Cytogenetics
5.0
1.0
0.0
Botanical Geography: Geobotany
4.0
0.0
0.0
Plant Response to Adverse Conditions
19.0
3.0
2.0
Animal Biodiversity and the Environment
54.0
6.0
1.0
Sustainability and Conservation of Faunal
12.0
1.0
1.0
Functional Adaptations of Animals in the Environment
54.0
6.0
3.0
Ethology
30.0
3.0
2.0
Human Ecology
67.0
0.0
0.0
Ecotoxicology
14.0
0.0
0.0

End of grade works

These are the end of grade works that have been read in recent academic years. For more information, visit our search engine of EOG works

Changes in the abundances of iconic species in Spain

Literature review: Molecular mechanisms at the basis of drug side effects (anthracyclines and cardiotoxicity).

Literature review: A study of biofuel production from microalgae

Immunohistochemical study of the distribution of calcium-binding proteins (calbindin and calretinin) in the retina of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) and adult goldfish (Carassius auratus).

Prebiotics: a review of their impact on the microbiota and inflammatory bowel diseases

Assessment of the fauna associated to the invasive plant Helichrysum petiolare

Vertebrate road Kills in Sierra do Suido

Analysis of ancient DNA in fauna bones from coastal archaelogical sites in the Atlántic Islands National Park

mutagenesis of the position equivalent to mt.1782G of the human mito-ribosomal 16S rRNA in the bacterial ribosome

Importance of clonal integration for the invasive plant Carpobrotus under competiton with the native Ammophila arenaria

Phytosanitary applications of coordination compounds with thiosemicarbazones

Evaluation of ancient DNA preservation in transient archaeological contexts: Genetic analysis of faunal remains from submerged forest

Macroscopic and microscopic differences between deer (Cervus elaphus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) hairs

Importance of clonal integration for the invasive plant Carpobrotus under herbivory scenario with the native snail Theba pisana

Preparation of a ribosomal fidelity model for error rate measurement using beta-galactosidase assays

Ecological effects of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Using two Ulva L. species as bioindicators of the presence of emerging contaminants in marine environments

Study of the role of Mtor in the inflammatory process of synoviocytes

Consumption of the introduced asiatic clam (Corbicula fluminea) by native predators along the Mero river basin

Consumption of Corbicula fluminea by native and non-native predators along the mero river and the cecebre-abegondo reservoir

Literature review of sustainability in the textile industry

Prebiotics as a modulating tool in inflammatory bowel diseases

Functional response of the invasive seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae to global warming

Caracteristics of extinct species of the IUCN Red List

Prey and prey size in the European shag: a comparisson between two marines basins

Temporal and spatial patterns in the persistence of canid territorial marks

Study of the molecular mechanisms associated with ferropotosis in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Scientific outreach and antibiotic resistance: the impact of a TikTok campaign and an immersive school project

Improvement of the knowledge on the protocols for the potential use of Spanolepis selloanae as a biological control agent of Cortaderia selloana

Application of advanced technologies for the extraction and sequencing of ancient DNA from zooarchaeological remains from the Ons Island

Temporal patterns in the diversity and abundance of birds in the ría del Burgo, A Coruña

Monitoring of Marine Recreational Fishing from boat in the Marine Protected Area of Fishing interest of Os Miñarzos (Carnota): implications for conservation and sustainability

Literature review: Bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria and their applications in health

Literature review: tumor maRkers

Literature review: The Wnt signaling pathway and colorectal cancer

Literature review: Effects of ionizing radiation on living beings and its medical applications

Literature review: Bioluminiscence, phosphorescence and fluorescence in living beings

Research project: role of matrilin 3 in the homeostasis of articular cartilage in the zebrafish

Food accesibility and effects on learning

Bibliographic review: The implications of dysbiosis in the development of inflammatory bowel diseases

Assessment of carbon stock estimates in a salt marsh area

Cytotoxicity of potential MRI contrast agents on unicellular organism

Assessing the diversity of Plagiochila (Jungermanniales, Plagiochilaceae) in Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula)

In vitro study of the effects of chiral gold nanoparticles on human cells

Bibliographic review: study of zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an animal model: latest techniques.

Genes related to metastasis in ovarian cancer

Taxonomic identify of the polychaeta species of the genus Arenicola exploitede in Galician shellfish beds

Influence of environmental factors on the morphology of the Japanese oyster (Magallana gigas) in the ría de Betanzos, A Coruña

Evaluation of a conjugate between graphene and a siderophore as a biosensor for Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida

Climatic influence on the production and properties of tea

Testing four plant extracts as potential phytosanitaries

Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of aeolian sediments in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia: implications for paleoenvironmental reconstruction

Assessment of the insect community associated to the inflorescences of a exotic plant (Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng)

Role of colour vision in entomophilous pollination

Leaf morphometry of Raphanus raphanistrum undeer a salt stress gradient

Monitoring of Marine Recreational Fishing from the shore in the Marine Protected Area of Fishing interest of Os Miñarzos (Carnota): implications for conservation and sustainability

Characterization of the expression of alpha-MSH and neuropeptide Y in the hypothalamus of zebrafish embryos and larvae

Assesment of toxicological risk associated to metallic fractions bioaccessibles/bioavailable at gastric level using cellular models

Comparative analysis of the biodiversity and structure of the forests of kelp in Galicia iunder climate change

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