From Atom to Organism, 3 credits

The student should acquire knowledge on how different components build cells and tissues,using man as model organism, as well as understanding on how these communicates to organize, control and maintain a tissue/organism.

After passed course the student should be able to synoptically explain:
• How life started, self-organization and biological organization
• Molecular processes necessary for the life, were these take place and their basic function
• Structure and function for the cell and its organelles as well as cell events
• How tissues are organized, constructed and maintained
• The human body plan
• How diseases develop in humans (introduction to general pathology)

During the course the student works to aquire her/his own knowledge in the field of the course from what the universe is composed of and that everything is chemistry, through the definition of life and what it consists of to the building blocks of the organism and how diseases develops in organisms.

As a help the student has access to introductory lectures, performes groupwork with other students and attends seminars with supervisor were the student meets the supervisor in smaller studentgroups to discuss information/knowledge aquired during the course. The final part of the course is a written examination.

Lectures, group work and seminars with supervisor.

A written examination completes the course.
To pass the course the student need to pass the written examination and participate in compulsory moment.

In case of absence an agreement concerning compensation is made between the student and the responsible teacher. One re-examination is given in connection to the course and during a re-examination week in August. Students who have not passed the regular examination are entitled to participate in five more examinations. If the student is not approved after four examinations, he/she is recommended to retake the course at the next regular course date and may, after that, participate in two more examinations.

Examination according to this syllabus will be provided during one year after decision to abolish the course or revision of the syllabus.

Course evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Education.