Seminar Series

Postgraduate course

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

1

Level of Study

Master

Semester of Instruction

Autumn + Spring (2 consecutive semesters starting in autumn)
Required Previous Knowledge
Students of the Biomedical Sciences MSc program at the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Bergen.
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap

HUCEL371

Parts of the course overlap with CCBIO902, BMED380.

Access to the Course
Students of the Biomedical Sciences MSc program at the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Bergen.
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
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Mandatory participation at a minimum of 16 seminars over two semesters (attendance is registered at the seminars). In addition, mandatory information meetings, completion of the module on research dissemination at MittUiB.
Forms of Assessment
Reflection note about the content of the module on research dissemination at MittUiB.
Grading Scale
Pass/Fail
Assessment Semester
Spring
Course Evaluation
Reflection note about the content of the module on research dissemination at MittUiB.