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 second semester
Schedule
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 is described, as well as their intrinsic and extrinsic regulations. Metabolism adaptations are also studied at the tissue and organism level. A specific 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/Biology as well as Nutrition courses which are presented in masters.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Biochemistry I, bloc 2, FMV, ULg.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Five seminars are organized to help students to understand the theory and resolve problems in relation with the theory. They are mandatory (see below under "evaluation"), except for students who must present a second time the course and the evaluation, and who were present at all 5 seminars the year before. However, for these specific students, it is still possible to follow the seminars a second time if they write an email to S. Schurmans at the beginning of the quadrimestre (February).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The courses and the seminars take place during the second semester. The time schedules of courses and seminars are available at the Students' Office and on the website of the faculty.The theoretical course and the seminars take place only in person in an audience, in normal time.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
If all students do not have access to in-room lectures, the lectures will be streamed live via Lifesize. If possible, a course recording will be available on eCampus. The Lifesize link will be emailed to students.
If in-class lectures are prohibited for everyone, they will be broadcast only via Lifesize during the class times provided in the class schedule. If possible, a recording will be available on eCampus.
The first and second session exams take the form of a written exam, if possible (see below). If it is not possible to organize a written exam, an oral exam of a maximum of 30 minutes without preparation time will be organized.
Recommended or required readings
The notes are available on eCampus on the web site of the University. 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
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.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
The evaluation at the first and second sessions (May and August) 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@uliege.be