BIOS4601 – Genetics and Developmental Biology

After completing this course, you

• know of and can use the terminology in genetics and developmental biology
• have an understanding of the main concepts in developmental biology and their mechanisms and principles
• know the main morphological principles for development and reproduction in classical model organisms
• know the genetic and molecular mechanisms that operate in development and reproduction
• have insight in and understanding of how connections between genes and genomes play a role in genetics and developmental biology
• You will learn to use the knowledge you have acquired in a written assignment, eg. an essay, an article or a review

Students admitted at UiO must apply for courses in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may apply to take this course as a single course student.

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

The courses BIOS4601 and BIOS3601 have common admission. Applicants are ranked by the following criteria:

1. Bachelor´s programme students at the Department of Biosciences and master´s programme students at the MN Faculty who have the course approved in their study plan.

2. Other program students.

3. Single course students and exchange students.

Applicants are ranked by number of credits within each group; all applicants within the 1st group are ranked before applicants in the 2nd group etc. For students who have equal number of credits within one group, admission is determined by random selection.

• BIOS1100 – Introduction to computational models for Biosciences (discontinued)
• BIOS1120 – Fysiologi
• BIOS1140 – Evolusjon og genetikk (continued)
• BIOS1150 – Biodiversity

• Lectures
• Interactive group tutorials (mandatory)
• Written assignment about a theme from the course, agreed upon with the professor. Can include an essay, a research application, a review or similar papers (mandatory)

Lectures are grouped thematically: organisms, concepts, and principles.

Mandatory activities and in-depth written assignment must be approved before the student can attend the exam.

Approved mandatory course work is valid for 2 years.

Attendance is mandatory for the first lecture. This also applies to those on the waiting list. You will lose your seat on the course if documentation for absence is not provided to the student administration studieinfo@ibv.uio.no prior to 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.

Final written exam which counts 100% towards the final grade.

This course has mandatory activities that must be approved before you can sit the final 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: BIOS3600 – Genetics and Developmental Biology (discontinued), BIOS3601 – Genetics and Developmental Biology and BIOS4600 – Genetics and Developmental Biology (discontinued)

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.

Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass, the original examination.