Main Field of Study and progress level:
Molecular Biology: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Molecular Biology
Revised by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2023-06-06
Contents
Microorganisms are enormously abundant, more phylogenetically diverse than plants or animals. The abundance and diversity of life on earth originates from prokaryotes.
Microorganisms interact with all members of the living world and much of the inanimate world. The study of microorganisms impinges on all of biology, including geoscience. For many years, research using prokaryotes from both the Bacteria and Archaea domains as model systems has added to the understanding of physiological processes such as growth and metabolism. Thus, through understanding the physiology of prokaryotes, advances in ecology, evolution, and biotechnology have been made.
This course will provide a synopsis of microbial diversity and methodology used for classification of the prokaryotes, Bacteria and Archaea. This course will also describe in depth the fundamental physiological processes of Bacteria and Archaea. In particular, cellular structure-function relationships, profiles of growth, membrane function with emphasis on bioenergetics and transport activities, and unique physiological types of bacteria will be covered. Molecular mechanisms of microbial adaptation to constantly changing environments will be discussed as well as unique lifestyles of the prokaryotes.
Required Knowledge
Special requirements: For those not being native English speakers, an internationally recognized test of English proficiency is required: IELTS (Academic) with a minimum overall score of 6.5 and no individual score below 5.5. TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test) with a minimum score of 575 and a minimum TWE score of 4.5). TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test) with a minimum score of 90 and a minimum score of 20 on the Writing Section (equivalent to English B in Sweden) is required. Applicants who have at least two years of university studies in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, or the USA fulfil the requirement for English B. Alternatively, if the medium of instruction in the Bachelor education has been English, an attested copy certifying that would be sufficient.
Additional requirements are: Thirty ECTS-credits in Chemistry, with a minimum of 7,5 ECTS-credits in Biochemistry; 45 ECTS-credits in Life Sciences, including a minimum of 7.5 ECTS-credits in each of Genetics and Microbiology, and in total a minimum of 15 ECTS-credits in Plant- and Animal Physiology, and Cell- and Molecular Biology; and practical experience of laboratory work, corresponding to a minimum of 30 ECTS-credits.
Literature
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