Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Acquire, understand and use knowledge in the fields of biology and other fields
• Demonstrate an understanding of the general principles of life to understand questions and solve situations related to biology
• Integrate knowledge from other fields of knowledge with biology (earth science, physics, chemistry, mathematics), in a critical way, to foster an interdisciplinary approach
• Synthesise and summarise, in a critical way, information from scientific literature in different forms (textual, numerical, verbal and graphic)
• Solve issues relevant to biology
• Have developed practical skills in the various fields of biology through practical sessions in the laboratory and in the field, during which they have worked individually or in groups
• Make accurate observations in the context of activities in the field and in the laboratory
• Apply a scientific approach and critical thinking
• Understand and apply the basic principles of reasoning (obtaining data, analysis, synthesis, comparison, rule of three, syllogism, analogy, etc.)
• Understand the statistical and/or probabilistic methods
• Work with efficiency / accuracy / precision
• Present a hypothesis and hypothetical-deductive reasoning
• Develop critical thinking, test and monitor conclusions understanding the domain of validity, and explore alternative hypotheses
• Manage doubt and uncertainty

Learning Outcomes of UE

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

Content of UE

Nucleic acids, genomics, mutation and recombination, repair systems, introns/exons, post-transcriptional modifications of RNA, autocatalytic RNA, transposable elements, viruses, genomes of procaryotes.

Prior Experience

General Biology (BA1)

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Oral examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Oral examination : 80% Practical courses (report) : 20%

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Oral examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Oral examination : 80% Practical courses (report) : 20%

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• Oral examination

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Oral examination : 80% Practical courses (report) : 20%