Seminar Series
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 1
- Teaching semesters Autumn
- Course code
- BMED382
- Number of semesters
- 2
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The goal is to provide participants with an overview of different disciplines in biomedicine. The student will receive training in listening to scientific presentations in English, interpreting, reflecting over, reporting and writing scientific information.
The seminar series consists of two seminars per month given in English by national or international scientists. The lecturers are experts in their fields that include molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, biomedicine, physiology, neuroscience, translational medicine, structural biology, proteomics and bioinformatics. The invited lecturers are selected based on criteria such as competency, skills in communication and diversity of the topics.
The seminar programme can be found at:
www.uib.no/biomedisin/en/resources/conferences-and-seminars/bbb-seminars
Learning Outcomes
After completion of BMED382 the student can:
Knowledge
- Understand the terminology used in a broad range of bioscientific areas
- Understand different aspects of current «state-of-the-art» developments that lead to new scientific breakthroughs
Skills
- Follow and understand scientific presentations.
- Evaluate scientific presentations by comparing the different ways by which various research projects have been presented.
Competences
- Outline a research project for future studies by expanding scientific understanding.
- Acknowledged the value of participating in scientific seminars given by top-ranked scientists
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
HUCEL371
Parts of the course overlap with CCBIO902, BMED380.
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods:
- Information meetings for all participants (mandatory)
- Two seminars per month (mandatory participation in 16 seminars over 2 semesters)
- Module on research dissemination at MittUiB (mandatory)
Content:
- Two information meetings, each of 1 hr duration
- 16 seminars, each of 1,5 hr duration (including preparation)
- Module on research dissemination at MittUiB of 5 hr