Course code: BIO-2013

Fundamentals of Ecotoxicolgy II

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Campus Tromsø
Semester / Year Autumn 2017
Credits 10
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About the course

The course is the practical component of the course Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology. The course is obligatory for undergraduate students taking the BSc programme Miljøledelse og Forurensningsbiologi. The course is also available for other biology students and exchange students at a biology study program. Available as singular course.

This course aims to give students practical training in experimental design, sampling procedures and chemical and biological analyses. Finally, students will learn to write a scientific report and discuss results in light of literature.Students will perform an ecotoxicity experiment (study species and experiment to be defined later) at the biological station of Kårvika. Analyses of relevant biomarkers will be performed at UiT.

Admission requirements

Nordic applicants: Admission requirements are generell studiekompetanse + REALFA.

Application code: 9336

International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English. A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education website - nokut.no   Obligatory prerequisites: Students that have not taken the courses BIO-2002, KJE-1001 or MBI-1001 must have taken simular courses in physiology, chemestry, cell and molecular biology at university level.

Objectives of the course

Students who have completed this course shall have knowledge about:

  • Critical evaluation of ecotoxicology tools used in research and environmental monitoring

Students who have completed this course shall have skills about:

  • Formulation of hypotheses and predictions
  • Experimental design
  • Biological sampling
  • Biochemical analyses
  • Scientific writing

Students who have completed this course shall have general competance about:

  • Scientific writing
  • Oral presentation
  • Literature search

Prerequisites

Credit reduction

If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:

  • BIO-2008 Introduction to ecotoxicology 8 stp
  • BIO-3007 Ecotoxicology: A practical introduction to environmental monitoring tools 4 stp

Teaching methods

Lectures, lab and seminars.

Language of instruction and examination

English

Recommended reading/syllabus

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Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Concerns only admission to singular courses. Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Assessment

Oral exam (50%), lab report (50%). A graded scale of five marks from A to E for pass and F for fail. The lab report has to be passed in order to take the oral exam. There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination. The re-sit exam consist of oral exam only.

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Contact us

Responsible unit: Department of Arctic and Marine Biology
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Siv Andreassen
Kontorsjef
siv.andreassen@uit.no
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Sophie Bourgeon
Professor
sophie.bourgeon@uit.no