VETE0004-3

Duration

36h Th, 20h Pr, 24h Mon. WS

Number of credits

	Bachelor in veterinary medicine	7 crédits

Lecturer

Fabrice Bureau, Dimitri Pirottin

Coordinator

Fabrice Bureau

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

The first 11 chapters describe the structure and function of the major components of the cell. These components are water, amino acids and proteins, carbohydrates, nucleotides and nucleic acids, and fatty acids and lipids. In the twelfth chapter, the focus is on cell signalling pathways.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The aim of the biochemistry and molecular biology course is to explain how the inanimate molecules that make up a living being are organised and interact to give, maintain and perpetuate life.
In addition, the course focusses on concepts that the student will need to understand the biochemistry of domestic animals II course (BLOC 3) and the pathological biochemistry and clinical biochemistry courses (BLOC 5).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Concepts of mathematics, physics, chemistry, organic chemistry and biology must also be incorporated.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The theory classes take place in the lecture hall. The supervised and practical work is organised in the form of seminars and oral presentations by the students, respectively. Participation in the practical and supervised work is compulsory, with the exception of repeat students who have been admitted for the exam in the previous year.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Teaching takes place face-to-face. The theoretical classes begin at the start of the academic year and end before the beginning of the supervised and practical classes. Practical and supervised works end before the Christmas holidays. The weekly timetable is available on the Intranet, is displayed in the student secretariat and is sent to class representatives.

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment of the biochemistry course takes the form of a written exam, i.e., open questions with short answers to be completed within two hours. The questions are identical for all students in the same session and cover all the material presented in the lectures, practical and supervised work sessions. Students who have not taken part in practical and supervised work sessions are not eligible to sit the exam. The list of non-admitted students is displayed in the student secretariat before the start of the exam session. Assessment of the practical and supervised work sessions takes the form of an oral exam. Active participation in all practical and supervised work sessions and a grade of at least 10/20 for all these sessions may give rise to an exemption from this examination of the practical and supervised work sessions. The list of exempted students is displayed in the student secretariat before the start of the exam session. Students who are not exempt are examined orally on the subject matter of the practical and supervised work. A grade of less than 10/20 in this oral exam reduces the grade of the written exam by 2 points out of 20.
It should be noted that a mandatory written exam ("first exam") will take place at the end of the 2-week practical/supervised work session (i.e. on the Wednesday of the second week). This first exam cannot be detrimental to the student. On the contrary, the grade of this first exam will count for 1/5th of the final exam grade if the grade of the final exam is lower than the grade of the first exam. The aim of this first exam is to encourage students to study their course work before the exam session. The day after the first examen (i.e. on the Thursday of the second week), students will receive the grade of their first exam as well as explanations on how they have been evaluated.

Work placement(s)

not applicable

Organizational remarks