About us
The Department of Biology Education coordinates the teaching of biology at bachelor's and master's level at Stockholm University. The biology subject has a long history at the university and was one of the first subjects taught at Stockholm University.
The Department of Biology Education (BIG) is responsible for all biology education at bachelor's and master's level at Stockholm University. The department's main goal is to coordinate and support teaching biology at Stockholm University by offering study counselling, equipment, funding, academic administration and pedagogical activities. The department does not conduct research in biology; research, postgraduate education and teaching are led by Stockholm University's biological research departments.
Read more about how BIG and biology teaching at Stockholm University are organized
Read more about research in biology at Stockholm University
The department in numbers:
- Over 1000 students study at the department every year.
- The department provides almost 90 courses and 12 programs.
- The department has 14 employees, basically all of whom are technical and administrative staff.
History
Biology was one of the first subjects taught when Stockholm University was founded. Lectures in botany and zoology were held as early as the spring of 1879. The first full-time teacher at the university taught zoology. A broader biology education was developed in the 1970s, partly due to the development of new fields within the biology subject, and as a result of society's needs and changes in the labor market. The new education required a lot of cooperation between the then many departments of biology, which led to the creation of the Department of Biology Education.
Last updated: January 15, 2021
Source: Department of Biology Education