BIOS5910 – Molecular biology of microbes - host interactions
Course description
Course content
The course covers the themes and diversities of plant and animal associations with microbes that involve beneficial relationships (symbiosis). Emphasis will be placed on the molecular mechanisms acting within both the microbe and host that create, shape and define the symbiotic state. The course provides insight into the critical (but often unappreciated) role of both exo- and endosymbionts to evolutionary processes.
Learning outcome
After completing the course we expect your competence to include the following:
- Have a deep understanding of symbiotic microbial - host interactions at the molecular and ecological levels
- Be able to critically analyze the state of the art literature relating to microbial symbiosis
- Be able to understand the crucial role of microbial symbiosis as a driving element of evolution
- Be able to recognize the commonalities and differences defining symbiotic and pathogenic microbial - host interactions
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 BIOS5910 and BIOS9910?have joint?admission. Applicants are ranked by the following criteria:
1. Master students and PhD students at the MN faculty who have the course as part of the approved curriculum.
2. Other PhD students and visiting PhD students.
3. Students with admission to single courses on master’s level and exchange students
4. Applicants are ranked by credits in each group; all applicants within 1st rank before applicants in 2nd etc. If admission is limited to a fixed number of participants, admission will be decided by drawing lots for students who are ranked equally
Recommended previous knowledge
BIOS1130 – Biokjemi I,?BIOS2900 – Molecular Biology (continued), BIOS3910 – Microbiology
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with BIOS9910 – Molecular biology of microbes - host interactions.
- 10 credits overlap with MBV9150 – Molecular and Cell Biology of Microbes - Host Interactions (continued).
- 10 credits overlap with MBV4150 – Molecular biology of microbes - host interactions (continued).
Teaching
Lectures
Attendance is mandatory for the first lecture, also for those on the waiting list. You will lose your seat on the course if documentation for valid absence is not provided to the student administration?studieinfo@ibv.uio.no?prior to the first lecture.
Examination
Final written exam which counts?100% towards the final grade.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: MBV9150 – Molecular and Cell Biology of Microbes - Host Interactions (continued), MBV4150 – Molecular biology of microbes - host interactions (continued), BIOS9910 – Molecular biology of microbes - host interactions.
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.