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MBV9200BTS - Molecular Medicine in Cancer and Immunology

Course content

The aim of this course is to provide a serious overview about selected immunological and cancer related topics that all have a substantial impact in disease development.

Learning outcomes

All lectures are given by national and international experts in the field whereby most recent contents are guaranteed. Thus it is anticipated that students affiliated in the basic science area do receive insights from the clinical aspects of science and vice versa more medical orientated students do have the opportunity for new insights of basic science strategies and conclusions. Taken together this course should strengthen the overall intention of translational research in Oslo.

Admission

To participate in this course you must have an admission to a Ph.D.-programme at a Norwegian University or University College.

Ph.D.-students from other universities or university colleges that would like to take the course as a part of their theoretical syllabus for the Ph.D.-degree must apply for the status as a visiting Ph.D-student

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisites

Master of Science, M.D. or admission to the Faculty of Medicines Medical Student Research Program (Forskerlinjen).

Overlap

8 credits against MNBTS9200.

Teaching

The course is given as a two-weeks intensive course.

The course consists of a series of lectures and student seminars. In addition the students are required to write a daily journal: Here the students are to write brief summaries and comments upon the lectures held during the course. The lectures, the student’s seminars and the journal are mandatory.

Most of the topics are presented in a way that the first lecture introduces the field from the basic science point of view followed by a lecture which focuses on more clinical relevant aspects of the same topic. We also included some lectures which cover modern techniques and approaches in Biomedicine.

Exam information

You have to participate at the lectures, give a presentation during the student seminar and write a journal during the whole course. The journal shall consist of daily summaries and comments upon the lectures. Participation at the lectures, the student presentation and the journal are together basis for the evaluation of the students.

Assessment and grading

Students are awarded either a passing or a failing grade. 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.

Explanations and appeals

A student may appeal against an awarded grade and/or file a formal complaint about exam procedures.

Withdrawing from exams and limits on re-takes

You may sit for this exam up to 3 times. Participation at the lectures, giving a presentation at one of the student seminars and writing a journal, are all mandatory and part of the exam. If you wish to withdraw from the exam you must inform the administration at least two weeks prior to the last day of the course. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.

Exam options for students with special needs

Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. More info about this you find here

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".

Other information

The Molecular Medicine in Cancer and Immunology Course is a national research training course for post-graduate students, given by the Ph.D.-School of Molecular Medicine. The course is held at the Biotechnology Centre of Oslo (UiO).

The course was untill 2009 credited 8 ECTS credits. From 2010 it is 10 ECTS credits.

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