BIO-2008 Introduction to ecotoxicology - 10 stp

Applicants from Nordic countries must have:

Generell studiekompetanse, samt følgende spesielle opptakskrav:

Matematikk R1 eller matematikk S1+S2 og i tillegg ett av følgende programfag:

• Matematikk (R1+R2)
• Fysikk (1+2)
• Kjemi (1+2)
• Biologi (1+2)
• Informasjonstekn (1+2)
• Geofag (1+2)
• Teknologi og forskningslære (1+2)

Søknadskode 9336 enkeltemner i realfag.

All participants must have taken introductory level university courses, and achieved pass grades, in these subjects.

International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English. It is a requirement that students have  some prior knowledge of biology and ecology, chemistry and mathematics. A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education website - nokut.no

Students that have completed the course shall have the following learning outcome:

• Introduction to different types of pollution.
• Know the major classes of contaminants.
• Define specific terms such as toxicity, environmental toxicology, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, etc.
• Gain introductory knowledge on transport processes and specific chemical processes of contaminants.
• Summarize and describe routes of toxicant absorption, distribution by the body, storage sites and sites of toxicity, biotransformation and elimination.
• Describe different types of toxicity.
• Develop an introductory understanding of toxicity testing and dose-response curves.
• Understand the basis for monitoring of pollutants and the tools used.
• Get introduced to different work possibilities within ecotoxicology.
• Introduction to ecotoxicology from different fields/perspectives.

From the project

• Get an introduction to the process of research (from lab work to finalization of a scientific report).
• Take biological samples and process the samples.
• Get introduced to ecotoxicological laboratory methods.
• Learn to write a report/scientific writing.
• Literature search and comprehension.

4 hours written exam (50%) and report (50%). A graded scale of five marks from A to E for pass and F for fail.

In order to sit an examination, the student must complete and gain approval for any coursework requirements.

Coursework requirements: Participation in field and lab analyzes.

Students require to attain a pass grade (A to E) in the laboratory report in order to be able to take the ordinary or re-sit written examination. There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination. The re-sit examination is a written exam only.

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.