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BIO1000 - Elementary Biology

Course content

The course gives an overview of the diversity of life as an introduction to further studies in biology. The course includes elements from classical genetics, population genetics, evolutionary biology, biodiversity (diversity of life – including prokaryotes, protests, fungi, plants and animals), and ecology.

Learning outcomes

The course will provide a fundamental understanding of biology as a science, with emphasis on evolution as a process. Different groups of organisms will be presented, from the smallest bacteria to the largest animals and plants. The aim is for the students to get an understanding of the most important transitions in the evolution of diversity. By doing that we focus on evolution as a process, and put emphasis on the integration of form and function.

Admission

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisites

In addition to fulfilling the Higher Education Entrance Qualification, applicants have to meet the following special admission requirements:

One of these:

• Mathematics R1
• Mathematics (S1+S2)

And and in addition one of these:

• Mathematics (R1+R2)
• Physics (1+2)
• Chemistry (1+2)
• Biology (1+2)
• Information technology (1+2)
• Geosciences (1+2)
• Technology and theories of research (1+2)

The special admission requirements may also be covered by equivalent studies from Norwegian upper secondary school or by other equivalent studies. Read more about special admission requirements.

Recommended prior knowledge

The course is based on 2 BI from secondary education.

Overlap

BIO1000 have 10 credits overlap with BIO110B, and 10 credits overlap with BIO101.

Teaching

Teaching methods will include lectures, laboratory lessons and colloquia. The laboratory lessons are mandatory, and reports from the laboratory exercises have to be approved prior to the final exam. Exemption from a laboratory class has to be applied for in advance (in writing). Absence due to illness requires medical documentation and this has to be submitted to the student administration's office. The first lecture is compulsory.

BIO1000 uses Fronter.

Exam information

Mid-term exam: compulsory participation in net-based home exam in Fronter (week 41). The exam does not count in the final grade but must be handed in. Final written exam (3 hours; 100%). To be allowed to take the final exam, reports from the laboratory lessons has to be approved and the home exam must be submitted.

This course offers resits in the beginning of the
subsequent term for students who withdraw during an ordinary
examination or fail an ordinary examination. We also offer postponed examination after legitimate absence.

Assessment and grading

Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .

An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.

Evaluation of this course

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. As a student at the University of Oslo you will therefore be asked to participate in various types of evaluation of our courses, facilities and services. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, in-depth evaluation of this course, a so called "periodic evaluation".

Periodic evaluation Autumn 2012.

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