Course code BIO301

BIO301 Advanced Cell Biology

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Course responsible: Harald Carlsen
Teachers: Fatemeh Askarian, Christian Kranjec, Siv Kjølsrud Bøhn, Yeon Kyeong Lee, Yke Jildouw Arnoldussen
ECTS credits: 10
Faculty: Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science
Teaching language: EN, NO
(NO=norsk, EN=Engelsk)
Limits of class size:
100
Teaching exam periods:
The course has teaching/evaluation in the Spring parallel.
Course frequency: Annually
First time: Study year 2009-2010
Preferential right:
M-MAT
Course contents:

The course will provide a detailed overview of the essential properties of eukaryotic cells. Examples of malfunctions in cells that can cause disease will be given.

The following topics are covered:

  • What creates the cell`s integrity, shape and subcellular compartments
  • Intracellular transport
  • Gene regulation and the sequential path from gene to functional protein
  • Intracellular signalling and cell communication
  • The cell`s life cycle
  • How cells can become cancerous
  • Development of multicellular organisms
Learning outcome:

KNOWLEDGE

The students should be able to identify and understand crucial elements in a cell that determine its unique function and role in a eukaryot organism, with emphasis on mammalian cells.

SKILLS

Students will acquire skills and knowledge that contributes to their ability to comprehend scientific literature and formulate relevant hypotheses in cell biology.

GENERAL COMPETENCE

Students should be able to use the competence as basis for further studies and work in biological disciplines including food science, veterinary medicine, domestic animal science, aquaculture, food industry, biomedicine and nutrition. 

Learning activities:
Lectures and study groups
Teaching support:
Canvas. Supervised study groups
Syllabus:
Selected chapters in Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6. utgave, B. Alberts et al. Garland Science, 2015 and questions related to each lectured chapter.
Prerequisites:
Cell biology corresponding to BIO100.Biochemistry corresponding to KJB200.Molecular Biology corresponding to BIO210.

Recommended prerequisites:
Assessment:
Written exam, 3 hrs, counts 100 %.
Nominal workload:
Lectures 26 hrs. Colloquia 26 hrs. Preparations and self study 248 hrs. In total 
Entrance requirements:
Special requirements in Science
Type of course:
Lectures 2-4 hrs per week, 26 hours. Study groups 2-4 hrs per week.
Examiner:
Internal and external examiner in collaboration. The external examiner marks minimum 25 selected examination papers.
Allowed examination aids: A1 No calculator, no other aids
Examination details: One written exam: A - E / F