Microbial Genetics
Course, Bachelor's level, 1BG201
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Autumn 2025 Autumn 2025, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 1 September 2025–2 November 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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60 credits in biology including 1) Molecular Biology and Genetics (10 credits), Life and Interactions of Microorganisms (5 credits) and Cell Biology (15 credits), or 2) Biology A: Patterns and Processes (22.5 credits), or Biology A: Patterns, Processes and Science Education (22.5 credits), and Cell Biology (15 credits).
- Selection
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Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 32,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 32,500
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2025
- Application code
- UU-17529
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 25 July 2025–31 August 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2025 Autumn 2025, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 1 September 2025–2 November 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in biology including 1) Molecular Biology and Genetics (10 credits), Life and Interactions of Microorganisms (5 credits) and Cell Biology (15 credits), or 2) Biology A: Patterns and Processes (22.5 credits), or Biology A: Patterns, Processes and Science Education (22.5 credits), and Cell Biology (15 credits).
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 25 July 2025–31 August 2025
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course has three aims:
- to give you a theoretical understanding of microbial genetics
- to teach you how to do genetics research in practice
- to encourage you to think logically when analysing and solving scientific problems in genetics.
The focus will be on the two most studied bacteria, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica, but examples from other bacteria and microorganisms will also be introduced.
The topics covered include the central dogma (DNA replication, RNA transcription, Protein synthesis), the mechanisms used to control and regulate gene expression, and mechanisms for the preservation, mutation, and exchange of genetic information between organisms, including plasmid and bacteriophage genetics. The laboratory work introduces you to strain construction, selection and screening for mutants, and DNA sequence analysis in the computer lab.
Reading list
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2024, version 2
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2024, version 1
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2023
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2020
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2019
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2015
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2010
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2007