autumn 2024
ERN-2013 Immunology, pharmacology, epigenetics and microbiology - 7 ECTS
Course content
This course focus on four topics that have great impact on the health conditions of humans. These areas are immunology, which is how the immune system protects the host from pathogenic microorganisms. Cell communication and signal pathways is the learning objective in epigenetics. The course will also include pharmacology, which concerns how drugs work on the cellular and physiological level and what the body do to eliminate these drugs. In microbiology you will learn about the composition of the microbiota, and the effect of gut microbiota on health and disease.Objectives of the course
After completing this course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
- Explain how the immune system is activated by infection, both via innate and adaptive responses
- Explain microbiota and its effects on health and disease
- Explain pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs
- Explain how heredity and environment can affect gene expression
Skills
- Communicate the health effects of microbiota, drugs, immune system and environmental influence of diet on cell communication.
- Identify relevant information and present it orally within immunology, pharmacology, epigenetics and microbiology.
Competence
- Apply knowledge and skills on how the body can be affected by microbiota, drugs, immune responses, and environmental impact on gene expression.
- Apply knowledge and skills about immunology in education and research in discussions related nutrition and disease using a scientific approach
- Apply critical thinking skills
Information to incoming exchange students
The course is available for exchange students on approved exchange agreements for the bachelor program in nutrition at UiT.
Basic knowledge in physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, immunology, cell biology, microbiology, pharmacology is required.
Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: https://en.uit.no/education/art?p_document_id=510412
Schedule
Examination
| Examination: | Duration: | Grade scale: |
|---|---|---|
| Oral exam | 45 Minutes | A–E, fail F |
Coursework requirements:To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements: |
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| Group work | Approved – not approved | |
| Seminars | Approved – not approved | |
| Student presentation | Approved – not approved | |
| Peer grading | Approved – not approved | |
- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 7
- Course code: ERN-2013
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for medisinsk biologi
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