ERN1100 – Nutrition, module 1
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
This course (module 1) is divided into three blocks. First block: statistics, health, biology and society; second block: cell biology; and third block: blood, immunology, microbiology and thorax anatomy.
Academic content of the first block: behavioural medicine, general medicine, medical statistics, public health and basic human biology.
Academic content of the second block: anatomy, physiology, nutrition, medical biochemistry, medical genetics, internal medicine and surgery.
Academic content of the third block: anatomy, physiology, immunology, medical microbiology and medical nomenclature
Learning outcome
On completion of the first block, students should have knowledge and skills in medical statistics, know about the role of general practitioners and have knowledge about communication and encounters with patients. Students should also know about important relationships between society, health and disease. Students should have an overview of the structure and functions of the human body. On completion of the second block, students should have an understanding of the structure, different functions and processes of cells, including metabolism, genetics and basic embryology. The students should also understand how cells form tissue and know the microanatomical structure of different types of tissue in the human body. On completion of the third block, students should have knowledge and skills in microbiology, immunology and physiology related to blood, bone marrow, haemostasis, inflammation and the immune system. The students should also have knowledge about the thoracic cavity and gross anatomy of the thoracic wall. The teaching from module 1 forms the basis for the subsequent teaching in module 2.
Admission
Closed professional degree.
It is not possible to take this course as an external candidate. Only students who have a place on the course can take the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Required previous knowledge
ERN1010 – Introduction to clinical nutrition
The Faculty may require a programme student who has been absent from the programme for more than two consecutive years to repeat previously approved mandatory teaching and/or previously passed examinations before being allowed to resume his/her studies.
Teaching
The master's programme in clinical nutrition is a full-time degree course.
Forms of work: Lectures, group teaching, courses and clinical practice.
Students are expected to prepare for the teaching.
The course resources in the timetable on the semester pages and in My Studies may not be shared or published without special permission from the Faculty of Medicine.
Mandatory health and safety courses
The following compulsory online health and safety courses are included in MED1100 – Medicine, module 1:
HMS0501 and HMS0502 must be taken in connection with commencement of studies. All students must have completed HMS0503 and HMS0505 in order to be able to attend compulsory laboratory teaching in block 2. All the health and safety courses must be completed and passed before the start of module week 10.
Mandatory teaching – Attendance requirements
It is not possible to change groups in the mandatory teaching.
Attendance is checked by the students signing the supervisor's attendance form, and each student is responsible for remembering to sign the attendance form at each session. Registration is done at the start of the teaching activity. In order to get attendance approved, students must arrive for teaching on time. Students who are late cannot expect to have approved attendance registered.
First block – statistics, health, biology and society (module weeks 1–9):
All teaching in small groups (10 or 20 students per group) is mandatory. There are 16 small group meetings scheduled in the timetable in module weeks 1–8. Students must attend at least 11 of the meetings. Students who attend fewer than 11 of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
All course teaching is mandatory. There are six courses (two PC exercises, two histology courses and two laboratory courses) scheduled in the timetable in module weeks 1–8. Students must attend at least four of these courses. Students who attend fewer than four of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
All practice-based teaching is mandatory. There are three meetings at a doctor's practice scheduled in the timetable in module weeks 2, 3 and 4, and students are expected to attend all these sessions. In the event of legitimate absence, the module coordinator must be contacted immediately so that arrangements can be made to compensate for missed teaching. Documentation of legitimate absence must be submitted or postmarked within three days.
Second block – cell biology (module weeks 10–30):
Teacher-led instruction in basic medicine in small groups (LSB) is mandatory teaching. In module weeks 10–22, there are 13 small group meetings scheduled in the timetable, of which students must attend at least 10. Students who attend fewer than 10 of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
Problem-based learning sessions (PBL) are mandatory teaching. In module weeks 23–28, there are 12 PBL sessions scheduled in the timetable, of which students must attend at least nine. Students who attend fewer than 9 of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
All course teaching is mandatory.
In module weeks 10–30, there are 10 histology courses scheduled in the timetable, of which students must attend at least seven. Students who attend fewer than seven of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
In module weeks 10–30, there are 9 laboratory courses scheduled in the timetable, of which students must attend at least six. Students who attend fewer than six of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
Third block – Blood, immunology, microbiology and thorax (module weeks 31–40):
Problem-based learning sessions (PBL) are mandatory teaching. In module weeks 31–39, there are eight PBL sessions scheduled in the timetable, of which students must attend at least six. Students who attend fewer than six of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
All course teaching is mandatory.
In module weeks 31–39, there are four histology courses scheduled in the timetable, of which students must attend at least two. Students who attend fewer than two of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
In module weeks 31–39, there are 10 dissection, surface and PC courses in thorax anatomy scheduled in the timetable, of which students must attend at least six. Students who attend fewer than six of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
In module weeks 31–39, there are nine laboratory courses scheduled in the timetable, of which students must attend at least six. Students who attend fewer than six of these mandatory sessions lose the right to sit the examination and must repeat the teaching regardless of the reason for the absence.
Adapted teaching arrangements
Students with disabilities can apply for adaptation of the teaching. Furthermore, students who are parents of children up to the age of 10 years can apply for adaptation of the teaching whereby they are placed in groups that often (but not always) are taught early or late in the teaching day. It is not possible to apply for teaching at a particular medical centre or hospital.
The application and supporting documents must be submitted by 15 May for the following autumn semester and by 1 November for the following spring semester. For new students, the application deadline is immediately after the start of the semester. If the relevant documentation has been submitted with previous applications and the current application is for adaptation on the same grounds, it is not necessary to resubmit the same documentation.
Certificate of good conduct from the police
All applicants to programme must submit a certificate of good conduct from the police as part of the admission process.
Examination
There are three examinations during the course of module 1.
The first examination (written) is taken on completion of the teaching in statistics, behavioural medicine, general medicine and public health and is held in module week 9.
The second examination (written) is taken on completion of the teaching in cell biology and is held in module week 30.
The third examination (written digital) is taken on completion of all the teaching in module 1 and is held in module week 40. The written digital examination is only available in Norwegian Bokm?l.
Information about digital examinations
Students must pass all three examinations in module 1 before they can proceed to module 2. Students who are sitting a new or deferred examination may continue to attend courses until the examination results are announced, or, as applicable, until the result of the appeal has been announced.
Use of sources and citation
You should familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citations. If you violate the rules, you may be suspected of cheating/attempted cheating.
Examination support material
Examination block 1 (module week 9)
Citizen SR-270X calculator. No other type of calculator may be brought to the examination.
The collection of statistical formulae.
The collection of statistical formulae and statistical tables will be handed out on the examination day (i.e. students should not bring their own copy).
Examination block 2 (module week 30) and block 3 (module week 40)
Calculator of the type:
Citizen SR-270X
Casio HL-820VA
Texas TI-106 (solar powered)
No other type of calculator may be brought to the examination.
Language of examination
The examination paper is in Norwegian. You can answer in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.
Grading scale
Course ERN1100 has a total of three part-examinations (unevenly weighted), spread over one year, which together form the basis for assessment of the entire course.
The part-examination held in module week 9 accounts for 7/36 of the total overall grade.
The part-examination held in module week 30 accounts for 19/36 of the overall grade.
The part-examination held in module week 40 accounts for 10/36 of the overall grade.
Students admitted under the old curriculum who move down into a year group covered by the new curriculum will be graded using the grading system that applies to the new group they moved down into. This applies regardless of the reason for moving down a group. This provision also applies to research programme students who move down to a different year group than they started out in.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.