Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation

Course content

Presentation and discussions on frontier subjects in protein, lipid, and carbohydrate biology.

• Mechansims by which nutrients can execute their biological effects
• Methods in studies of molecular nutrition - from single atoms to intact Organisms.
• All the "omics" genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and
  metabolomics, biostatistics
• Lipids - types, synthesis, secretion and degradation
• Lipids - functions and interaction with nutrients
• Lipids and diseases - CVD, obesity & diabetes
• Signal transduction and regulation of body weight
• Glycoconjugates - types, synthesis, secretion and degradation
• Glycoconjugates - functions and interaction with nutrients
• Glycoconjugates and diseases - diabetes, CVD & musculo-skeletal diseases
• Advanced glycated end products.

Learning outcome

See the handbook of the course.

Admission

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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.

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

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

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Bachelors Degree in Nutrition or equivalent.

Teaching

Access to teaching

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Examination

4 presentations (mappeevaluering) and 2 written tests of 30 questions each.

Examination support material

No examination support material is allowed.

Language of examination

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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.

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Complaint

Resit an examination

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.

Withdrawal from an examination

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Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Special needs

Evaluation

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