2KJ231 Biochemistry

    • Number of credits
      10
    • Teaching semester
      2022 Autumn
    • Language of instruction
      English
    • Campus
      Hamar
    • Required prerequisite knowledge

      None

Course content

Three main topics:

  • building blocks in the cell - nucleic acids, amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, fat
  • metabolism in the cell - enzymology, photosynthesis, carbohydrate-, fat-, nitrogen- and nucleic acid-metabolism
  • processing of information in the cell - replication, transcription and translation

Learning Outcome

A candidate having completed the course have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The Candidate has

  • acquired knowledge about important biological molecules
  • acquired knowledge about the regulation of biomolecular processes in the cell, including the pathway from DNA to proteins
Skills

The Candidate

  • is able to explain how molecule turnover occurs in the cell 
Teaching and working methods
  • lectures
Required coursework

None

Form of assessment
  • one individual written midterm assignment that counts 30 %
  • individual written examination, 4-hour, that counts 70 %

Both parts must be passed to receive a final grade.

 

Assessments
Form of assessmentGrading scaleGroupingDuration of assessmentSupport materialsProportionComment
Written assignment
ECTS - A-F
Individual
30%
Written examination with invigilation
ECTS - A-F
Individual
4 Hour(s)
70%

Reading list

Faculty
Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology
Department
Department of Biotechnology