Study programme 2015 - 2016
Programme component of Master's Degree in Biology à la Faculty of Science
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Teacher(s)
US-M1-BIOL60-021-MCompulsory UEGILLAN DavidS828 - Protéomie et Microbiologie
    Language
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    HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
      Français0000022
      AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term
      S-BIOG-051
      Integrated Assessment: There will be an overall assessment for the entire Programme component (UE) instead of individual assessments for each Teaching Activity (AA)

      Objectives of general skills

      • Skill 1: Have acquired highly specialised and integrated knowledge and broad skills inbiological sciences, adding to those covered in the Bachelor's programme in biological sciences.
      • Skill 2: Have acquired professional skills relating to the degree.
        • Apply, mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired in order to contribute to the achievement of research project in biology.
        • Master the complexity of such work and take into account the objectives and constraints which characterise it.
      • Skill 3: Conduct extensive research and development projects related to biological sciences.
        • Apply, mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired in order to help lead and complete a project.
        • Contributing to a project by mastering its complexity and taking into account the objectives, allocated resources and constraints that characterise it.
        • Work alone or in teams to understand unprecedented problems in biological sciences and their applications.
      • Skill 6: Apply scientific methodology.
        • Critically reflect on the impact of their discipline in general, and on the contribution to projects.
        • Demonstrate thoroughness, independence, creativity, intellectual honesty, and ethical values.

      UE's Learning outcomes

      After this teaching, the students will control the essential concepts of Microbial Ecology and understand its most recent developments.

      UE Content

      1. Introduction; 2. Major microbial ecosystems (soils, sediments, sea water, fresh water, air, symbioses) 3. Measures of microbial activity
      4. Metagenomics 5. Human contaminants

      Prior experience

      General Microbiology Bac Bloc 3

      Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type

      • N/A

      Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - comments

      Not applicable

      Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

      • Oral Examination

      Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - comments

      Not applicable

      Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

      • Oral examination

      Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - comments

      Not applicable

      Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

      • Oral examination

      Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - Comments

      Not applicable

      Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

      AA
      S-BIOG-051

      Mode of delivery

      AA
      S-BIOG-051

      Required Reading

      AA
      S-BIOG-051

      Required Learning Resources/Tools

      AA
      S-BIOG-051

      Recommended Reading

      AA
      S-BIOG-051

      Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

      AA
      S-BIOG-051

      Other Recommended Reading

      AA
      S-BIOG-051
      UE : Programme component - AA : Teaching activity
      (*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
      Integrated Assessment: There will be an overall assessment for the entire Programme component (UE) instead of individual assessments for each Teaching Activity (AA)