Duration
36h Th, 10h Mon. WS
Number of credits
| Bachelor in veterinary medicine | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
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
Intermediary metabolism of proteins, polysaccharides, lipids and nucleic acids are described, as well as their intrinsic and extrinsic regulations. Metabolism adaptations are also studied at the tissue and organism level. A special chapter deals with the metabolism of the ruminants.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the programme, the students will understand how the metabolism of the organism and the different tissues works. Thus, the students will be ready to understand pathological and clinical biochemistry as well as nutrition courses which are presented in masters.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Biochemistry I, blocs 2, FMV, ULg.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminars are organized to help students to understand the theory and resolve problems in relation with the theory. They are mandatory.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The courses and the seminars take place from September to December. The time schedules of courses and seminars are available at the Students' Office and on the website of the faculty.
Recommended or required readings
The notes are available at the "Office des Cours" of the Faculty (Bât. B42) and on the "MyULg" website. The reference book is the "Lehninger: Principles of Biochemistry, Fifth edition", edited in 2008, by David L. Nelson Michael M. Cox, Publisher: W.H. Freeman. This book is available at the library of the faculty and in the Department of Biochemistry.
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation is organized as a 90 min written examination: open questions with short answer as well as true/false propositions covering all courses and seminars.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof. Stéphane Schurmans
Email: sschurmans@ulg.ac.be