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BI3020

Advanced Physiology

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2024 / Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Oral examination

About

About the course

Course content

MANDATORY BEFORE APPLYING FOR THIS COURSE: Before applying for this course you must contact one of the listed professors to determine if they are running the course in the chosen semester and to arrange the course content and schedule.

The course is a self-study program where the topic will depend on the professor. Once the student and professor have agreed upon a topic, the professor will create a seminar schedule and assign the reading material for the semester.

Learning outcome

At the end of the course the students should have achieved detailed knowledge about recent research development within the chosen subject. The learning goals regarding knowledge, skills and general competence are as follows:

With the assigned reading material the student should obtain knowledge about:

  • Recent research development within a specific field of physiology.
  • Physiological mechanisms within a specific field at an advanced level.

The student should have the skill set to be able to:

  • Acquire information about physiology at an advanced level.
  • Present physiology at an advanced level.
  • Formulate and discuss advanced physiological problems based on acquired knowledge.

The student should have general competence in:

  • Communicating and presenting original research within a specific area of physiology.
  • Applying acquired knowledge in new areas of physiology.

Learning methods and activities

There will be an oral examination at the end of the semester. The content of the course has to be approved by the department.

It is compulsory to attend all seminars.

Compulsory assignments

  • Compulsory attendance in seminars

Further on evaluation

Final examination in each semester. In case of fail or if the student wishes to improve the grade it is possible to sign up for another final examination both semesters.

Required previous knowledge

Master student in Biology or admitted to NTNU (approval required by the department)

Course materials

New literature within the selected topic

Subject areas

  • Zoophysiology
  • Biology
  • Zoology

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Biology

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2024

Oral examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D

Ordinary examination - Spring 2025

Oral examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D