Table 1.

General organization of the Biology and Society programme

Degree level	Course type	Course subject-matter	Aim
Bachelor: 1st year (2008)	Compulsory course and optional seminars (group work)	History and epistemology of the life sciences	Basic knowledge for understanding biology in the broader framework of historical development and its social implications
Bachelor: 2nd year	Course and compulsory group work	Introduction to biological ethics	Case studies by groups of students
Bachelor: 3rd year	Course and compulsory reading	Social sciences for biologists	Understanding that social science studies are relevant, useful and important
Master/PhD: 1st and 2nd year (still in development)	Courses and optional individual or group projects	Case studies in biomedical ethics; project in the public understanding of science etc.	Specialized courses; group or individual projects; preparation for a career in interdisciplinary fields