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
• Grasp and use the usual methods the conservation of live materials
• Analyse and interpret, in an appropriate way, biological data collected in natura, through dissection or based on an experimental protocol 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
• Manage doubt and uncertainty

Learning Outcomes of UE

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

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

History of microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Structure of the procaryotic cell
Metabolic diversity, bioenergetics Growth, nutrition, cultures Growth control
Regulation of metabolism
Methods of microbial ecology
Evolution, exobiology and systematics
Archaea Bacteria Micro-Eucaryotes Symbioses

Prior Experience

Not applicable