BIOS3700 – Cell Biology 2
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course covers how protein and lipid molecules constitute membranes, and how these function in cells and organelles in cooperation with the cellular cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix in tissues and organisms. The course also covers mechanisms for how newly made proteins are sorted and transported to the correct destination in cells and tissues. Fundamental principles in cellular biology are used to explain signal transfer and immunological mechanisms.
Learning outcome
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- explain how cellular membranes are built and function, how membrane transport functions in eukaryotic cells, how molecules pass through membranes, and the physiological importance of these mechanisms.
- explain how proteins are made, modified, sorted and transported to different membrane destinations and organelles in the cell, based on information in the protein structure.
- understand how cells send and receive signals and understand how these mechanisms are important for regulation of cell division, cell death, and the immune system.
- discuss the evolutionary origin of eukaryotic cells and their organelles and how cell adhesion and adhesion to the extracellular matrix shapes tissues and organisms.
- read original and review articles on cell biology topics, and in a group present important parts of the subject in a suitable form to fellow students.
- analyse and assess immunological tests in the laboratory.
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
Priority will be given to students in the bachelor program in Biosciences.
Special admission requirements
In addition to fulfilling the Higher Education Entrance Qualification, applicants have to meet the following special admission requirements:
- Mathematics R1 (or Mathematics S1 and S2)
And in addition one of these:
- Mathematics R2
- Physics (1+2)
- Chemistry (1+2)
- Biology (1+2)
- Information technology (1+2)
- Geosciences (1+2)
- Technology and theories of research (1+2)
Mathematics R2 was a requirement up until and including the study year 2021/2022, as part of a trial arrangement. From and including the study year 2022/2023, Mathematics R2 is no longer a requirement.
The special admission requirements may also be covered by equivalent studies from Norwegian upper secondary school or by other equivalent studies (in Norwegian).
Formal prerequisite knowledge
The course HMS0503 – Laboratory Safety must be passed before attending the lab sessions.
Recommended previous knowledge
BIOS1110 – Celle- og molekylærbiologi, BIOS1130 – Biokjemi I, and BIOS1120 – Fysiologi
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with MBV3010 – Advanced cell biology (continued).
Teaching
This course consists of
Lectures
Tutorials and group work (mandatory)
Lab session (mandatory)
Students are expected to participate actively in the course. Mandatory course work must be approved before the student can attend the exam. Approved mandatory course work is valid for 3 years.
Attendance is mandatory for the first lecture, lab session, and part of the group tutorials, also for those on the waiting list. You will lose your seat on the course if documentation for valid absence is not provided to the student administration studieinfo@ibv.uio.no before the first lecture.
Students should consider buying a personal travel and personal injury insurance as the course contains lab and/or fieldwork. Click here for further information about student insurance.
Access to teaching:A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
- Final written exam which counts 100 % towards the final grade.
Mandatory course work must be approved before the student can attend the exam.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: MBV3010 – Advanced cell biology (continued)
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English and Norwegian.You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.