BIOS2900 – Molecular Biology

After completing the course, you will:

• have a grasp of major methods used in molecular biology
• become familiar with principles of genomic organization and dynamics
• understand how the genetic information is stored and expressed
• know major mechanism of gene regulation

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.

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) + R2

And in addition one of these:

• 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 (in Norwegian).

This course consists of

• Lectures
• Tutorials

Mandatory course work must be approved before the student can attend the exam.

Attendance is mandatory for the first lecture. This also applies to those on the waiting list. You will lose your seat on the course unless notice is given to the student administration studieinfo@ibv.uio.no before the first lecture. 

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.

• Written midterm exam that counts 20% towards the final mark
• Written final exam that counts 80% towards the final mark

Mandatory course work must be approved before the student can attend the exam. 

Exam attempts 

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: MBV2010 – Molecular biology (continued) and BIOS2910 – Molecular Biology.

This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:

• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Withdrawal during an examination / Resitting an examination