BIOS4610 – Molecular Plant Science
Course description
Course content
The course is a broad introduction in plant development, function and interaction with other organisms. The focus is on the connections from genes to genomes to cells and organs in various types of plants, and understanding the evolution, development and function of plants in such a perspective. The context is the role of plants in society, e.g. domestication, agriculture, environment, climate and gene technology.
Learning outcome
After completing this course, you
- have fundamental knowledge of various kinds of development, life cycles and physiological processes in plants as well as their evolutionary origin
- have knowledge of the genetic and molecular background of development and function in plants ?
- have fundamental knowledge of how plants interact with their environment and other organisms
- have a good understanding of how plant science affects society on different levels
- have practical and theoretical knowledge of how a research project is planned, managed and reported on
- have learned how to use the knowledge you have acquired in a written assignment, eg. an essay, a chronicle or a review
Admission to the course
Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
The courses BIOS3610 and BIOS4610 have common admission. Applicants are ranked by the following criteria:
1. Bachelor's programme students at the Department of Biosciences and master's programme students at the MN Faculty who have the course approved in their study plan.
2. Other program students.
3. Single course students and exchange students.
Applicants are ranked by number of credits within each group; all applicants within the 1st group are ranked before applicants in the 2nd group etc. For students who have equal number of credits within one group, admission is determined by random selection.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
HMS0503 – Laboratory Safety must be completed before the laboratory teaching starts.?
Recommended previous knowledge
BIOS1100 – Introduction to computational models for Biosciences, BIOS1120 – Fysiologi, BIOS1140 – Evolusjon og genetikk and?BIOS1150 – Biodiversity
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with BIOS3610 – Plant Science.
- 10 credits overlap with BIOS3611 – Plant Science (continued).
- 10 credits overlap with BIOS4611 – Plant Science (continued).
Teaching
- Lectures?
- Participation on group tutorials (Mandatory)
- Lab sessions (Mandatory)
- Multiple choice test (Mandatory)
- In-depth written assignments within topics taught in the course. The form and topic of the written assignment must be approved by the course leader, and can, for example, be an essay, chronicle, review, research application, etc. (Mandatory)?
Mandatory course work must be approved and the project assignment must be handed in before the student can attend the final exam.?Approved mandatory course work?and activities are valid for 3?years.?The grade achieved on the project work is valid for 2?years and will count in a continuation exam or if a new final exam is taken.
Attendance is mandatory for the first lecture. This also applies to those on the waiting list. You will lose your seat on the course if documentation for absence is not provided to the student administration studieinfo@ibv.uio.no prior to the first lecture.
As?the?teaching involves laboratory and/or field work, you should consider taking out a separate travel and personal risk insurance.?Read about your insurance cover as a student.
Access to teaching?
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
The exam consists of two parts:
- Part 1:?Laboratory-based project assignment with one-time submission of a report that counts for 20%
- Part 2: A written exam?that counts 80 % towards the final grade
Mandatory course work must be approved and the project assignment must be handed in before the student can attend the final exam.?Approved mandatory course work?and activities are valid for 3?years.?The grade achieved on the project work is valid for 2?years and will count in a continuation exam or if a new final exam is taken.
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English. You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.