Study Programmes 2016-2017
MEDE0430-1  
Biomedical research history
Duration :
15h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in biomedicine2
Lecturer :
Vincent Geenen
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This course tries to describe the evolution of biomedical sciences from Antiquity to nowadays through the following lectures: 1. Hellenistic and Roman medicine. 2. Occidental medicine in the Middle Ages. 3. The Renaissance and the discovery of the body machine. 4. Measure and experimentation in biomedical sciences during 'Les Lumières'. 5. The great leap forward of biomedical research in the 19th century. 6. The development of experimental physiology and medicine. 7. The birth of microbiology. 8. The birth of immunology. 9. The spectacular rise of molecular biology.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face delivery.
Recommended or required readings :
Syllabus (see below).
Assessment methods and criteria :
The evaluation of knowledge is a WRITTEN examination based on 4-5 open questions. This examinattion is organised during the January session.
If this first examination is negative, a 2nd session is organised at the end of August. The evaluation is based on an ORAL or WRITTEN examination depending on the number of students registered for the 2nd session.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Ten lectures of 90 minutes.
Contacts :
Vincent Geenen vgeenen@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
COMPLETE SYLLABUS
The syllabus includes the essential elements of the lectures presented during the course.