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Høst 2019

HEL-8023 Genomics in Clinical and Biomedical Research - 5 stp


The course is administrated by

Institutt for klinisk medisin

Type of course

PhD course. The course is available for both program students and course students.

Course overlap

BIO-8101 Functional genomics 4 stp

Course contents

Topic in advanced genomic analysis in a medical translation perspective.

The content will be in three parts:


Application deadline

PhD students and students at the Medical Student Research Program at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway apply for admission by registering for class in Studentweb by 15 June

Application deadline for none-UiT students is 1 June. Application code 9303.


Admission requirements

PhD students or holders of a Norwegian master´s degree of five years or 3+ 2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted. PhD students must upload a document from their university stating that they are registered PhD students. This group of applicants does not have to prove English proficiency and are exempt from semester fee.

Holders of a Master´s degree must upload a Master´s Diploma with Diploma Supplement / English translation of the diploma. Applicants from listed countries must document proficiency in English. To find out if this applies to you see the following list:https://www.nokut.no/en/surveys-and-databases/nokuts-country-database/GSU-list/

Proficiency in English must be documented - list of countries

For more information on accepted English proficiency tests and scores, as well as exemptions from the English proficiency tests, please see the following document: Proficiency in English - PhD level studies

 

For more information on accepted English proficiency tests and scores, as well as exemptions from the English proficiency tests, please see the following document:https://uit.no/Content/254419/PhD_EnglishProficiency_100913.pdf

Proficiency in english - PhD level studies

 

The course has a capacity of 12 students. If there are less than 8 applicants, the course will be cancelled.

If there are more applicants than available spaces in the course, students will be given priority from category 1 to 4:

1. PhD students, research fellows and students participating in the Student Research Programme at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

2. Participants in the Associate Professor Programme.

3. PhD students and students at a Medical Student Research Programme at other universities.

4. People who have minimum a master's degree or equivalent, but have not been admitted to a PhD programme.

 

Recommended prerequisites: Basic course in statistics (bachelor's level).

Note that if fewer than 8 participants have applied to the course, the course will be cancelled. 


Objective of the course

Knowledge

The students should be able to:

 

Skills

The students should acquire to:

 

General competence

The students should be able to:


Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

Lectures, laboratory presentations, data analysis, data exercises and self-study.

Assessment

Work requirements: Attendance at all practical lectures.

 

Examination and assessment:

Three-hour written exam (theory) and an one hour oral exam (presentation of a published manuscript with discussion).  Both exams are weighted equally and are considered accordingly. The exams are graded with character A-F, where F is not passed.

The exam will be held in English.

There will not be given re-sit examination


Date for examination

Written exam (theory) 15.11.2019;Oral examination 14.11.2019

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