KJM9310 – BIOCAT - Biomolecular Structure and Function
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
This course is the most basic course in the portfolio of the national Ph.D. school in structural biology, BioCat, but is exceptionally up to date, covering structures at the cutting edge of current research. The focus is on protein structure and function, but carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids will also be covered. In addition, the course provides an introduction to experimental methods for structure determination and structure prediction.
Learning outcome
After completing the course, you shall:
- know the structures of the most important types of biomolecules and their architectural principles
- have a fundamental understanding of the relation between structure and function
- learn the different protein classification systems and obtain more detailed knowledge of enzymes, motor proteins, viral proteins, immunoproteins, amyloids and prions, membrane proteins, and large biomolecular complexes such as fatty acid synthase and the ribosome
- get an introduction to experimental methods for 3D structure determination, protein folding, and structure prediction
- learn how to make professional pictures of biomolecules
- get an overview of the structural biology research activities in the Oslo region
Admission to the course
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through?Studentweb.
If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must?apply for a position as a visiting student?within a given deadline.
Recommended previous knowledge
KJM1101 – Generell kjemi, KJM1111 – Organic Chemistry I, KJM1140 – Biochemistry 1 for Chemists or equivalent.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with KJM5310 – BIOCAT - Biomolecular Structure and Function.
- 10 credits overlap with KJ434.
Teaching
The course duration is one semester. The course comprises:
- 28 hours of lecture
- 16 hours of mandatory exercises
- a mandatory?literature task to be presented orally
The mandatory literature task must be approved before you can?take?the final exam.
It is mandatory to attend the first lecture (including students on the waiting list). If you are unable to attend the first lecture, you must notify the Department of Chemistry before the start of the lecture, otherwise your course registration will be cancelled
Examination
- Final oral exam which counts 100 % towards the final grade.
This course has a mandatory exercise that must be approved before you can take the final exam.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for the following course: KJM5310 – BIOCAT - Biomolecular Structure and Function
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.
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.