Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in pharmacy | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course on Molecular biology will allow to the students to discover the basic mechanisms that gover gene expression and regulation
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Allow an understanding of DNA replication, gene transcription, translation and targeting of cellular proteins. This course will also allow to the students to understand important differences between pro- and eukaryotes. On some occasion, we will discover how pharmacological agents can influence gene expression.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Pré-requis: Biologie 2
Co-requis: General Biochemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
No praticals
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
face-to-Face
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Text books are Genes X by B. Lewin (Ed. Jones & Bartlett, USA) and Molecular Biology of the gene by James Watson et al. (Ed. Pearson Education). A CDRom with all the figures shown during the course will be distributed at the first lesson.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Written examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Student identification card will be mandatory to obtain the access to the written examination. In case of non presentation of the card, acces to the examination will be denied.