Entry requirements

120 credits including 15 credits in biochemistry. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• explain structure-function relationships of biomolecules
• explain and discuss complex relationships within and between biochemical processes such as flow of genetic information, energy metabolism and signal transduction
• based on current primary literature discuss and present relevant biochemical research

Content

Expression of the genome in terms of structure and function as well as time and space. Biomolecules and their transformation conversion of energy and matter, catalysis and regulation of biochemical reactions, signal transduction, and the mediation of information. Evolution of proteins and nucleic acids.

The course addresses both practical and theoretical aspects of current biochemical research.

Communication training with feed-back.

Instruction

The course consists of independent theoretical study with follow up seminar presentations at regular intervals. Active participation in the seminars is obligatory. Each participant shall also carry out a group project as well as an individual literature project.

Assessment

An oral examination is given at the end of the course (10 credits). The group project is examined in written form and the individual project is examined both orally and in written form. The projects correspond to 5 credits.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.