Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The aim is to give the student a thorough insight in

• Eukaryotic cell biology and genetics and an overview of immunology
• Eukaryotic cell compartments, organelles, membranes and transport mechanisms
• Cytoskeleton, cell-cycle, and cell-division, mitosis and meiosis
• Signal transduction
• Mendel’s laws
• Chromosomes and heredity
• Genotype, phenotype, and their correlation
• Genetic variability and diseases
• The composition and function of the immune system
• The role of the immune system in preventing and fighting, but also in causing disease
• Cell biologic, genetic, and immunologic methods

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module should be able to

• Account for the composition of the eukaryotic cell 
• Account for the composition and function of the organelles of the eukaryotic cell
• Describe inter and intra cellular communication
• Account for the background for inheritance
• Account for the theory on heredity and evolution
• Account for and evaluate selected cell biologic, genetic, and immunologic methods and techniques
• Account for central elements of the immune system
• Account for the basic mechanisms of the immune system, including the potential pathologic developments

Extent and expected workload

150 hours

Exam

Exams