Courses by major subjects 2009 - 2010

Major subjects:
Aquatic Sciences | Biochemistry | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Environmental Sciences
General Microbiology | Genetics | Physiology | Plant Biology
Master/PhD programmes:
MBIOT and HEBIOT | MNEURO |
FGSN
The titles are linked to the websites of the major / department / institute responsible
for providing the teaching. N.B: for some courses it is necessary to enrol
in advance.
Aquatic Sciences
518052 Molecular ecology and systematics of aquatic organisms (5 op)
Biochemistry
Autumn 2009, lecture courses:
92001 Molecular Neurobiology (3 op)
510010 Principles of Business (3 op)
510084 Channels and Transporters (3 op)
Spring 2010, lecture courses:
529008 Protein NMR Spectroscopy (3 op, 3 ects)
51114 Membrane Biochemistry (3 op, 3 ects)
51044 BioBusiness Lecture Course (3 op)
51027 Bionanoscience part IV (5 op)
510023 Origin of Biodiversity (3 op)
510040 Business Planning Course (4 op)
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Lectures and seminars:
523074 Seminar in Ecological genetics (4 cr)
Boreal Biota and Ecology (BBE)
57381 Mathematical Methods in Biology, parts 1 & 2 (2x3 cr) (lectures and practicals)
59907 Introduction to Boreal Ecology and Biogeography in Fennoscandia (2 cr) (lectures)
59950 Environmental changes in the Baltic Sea ecosystem (4 cr) (lectures, practical work in the laboratory, concluding seminar)
523052 Conservation Biology in Fragmented Landscapes (7 cr plus 2 cr optional) (lectures, discussion sessions, week-end seminar, optional book exam)
523021 Workshops in Conservation Biology (6 cr) (lectures and student exercises)
English language support – reading, writing, presenting scientific material
JOURNAL CLUB: current topics in evolutionary ecology 523133 (2-4 ECTS)
523108 Conservation Genetics (4 cr) (lectures and student presentations)
58549 Introduction to ecological modelling (6 cr) (lectures, computer exercises and a closing seminar)
523127 Molecular evolution (3 cr) (lectures)
Lab- and field courses:
523088 Laboratory Methods in Molecular Ecology (4 cr) (lectures and practicals)
58570 Field Excursion in the Taiga (2 cr) (field excursion)
Environmental Sciences
519015 Environmental Ethics (3 op)
519017 Urban Green Space Systems (2 op)
865484 Methods of Environmental Science and Policy (YMPS404), 3 op
Environmental Science and Policy
General Microbiology
Lectures and seminars:
528003 Bacterial pathogenesis - a journal club and a seminar (2-4 op)
528006 Johdanto viruksiin (3-4 op)
NB! 528006: Lectures will be held in Finnish. For English speaking students the exam is based on provided reading material in English.
Course:
528014 Course in microbial ecology/Mikrobiekologian erikoiskurssi (4-6 op )
528012 Methods in Virology and Bioinformatics 2009/2010
NB! 528012: The course manual is in English and teaching is mainly in Finnish.
Genetics
52714 Human genetics (3 cr)
529237 Stem Cells and Organogenesis (3 cr)
52773 Immunobiology (3 op) lectures in Finnish! updated 4.9.09
52939 From genomes to gene function (6 op)
52947 Advanced seminar (3 op)
52718 Seminar of Human Genetics (3 cr)
52709 Graduate seminar (3 cr)
910050 From Cell to Organism – Developmental Biology (3 cr)
52936 Gene regulation in eukaryotes (3 op)
52912 Genomes (3 op)
529264 Practical Training in Cancer Genetics (6 cr)
Physiology
52271 Electrophysiological Techniques
52277 Electrophysiological applications in neurophysiology
522017 Synaptic signaling and plasticity, lab practicals
522020 Neurobiophysics 1
522038 Synaptic signaling and plasticity, lectures
522048 Animal Communcation and Human - Animal Relationship (5 op)
52090 Sensory biology (=Eläinten aistit) (3 op)
See also Master’s Degree Programme in Neuroscience (MNEURO)
See also Finnish Graduate School of Neuroscience (FGSN)
Plant Biology
I Period
526031 Physiological plant ecology ( Fysiologinen kasviekologia ) (3 op)
59907 Introduction to boreal ecology and biogeography in Fennoscandia (2 op)
52549 Puun rakenne, kasvu ja erilaistuminen (Wood structure, growth and differentiation,4op)
III Period
52728 Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology (5 ECTS credits)
52518 Kasvibiotekniikan harjoitustyöt (Practical course on plant biotechnology) (5 op)
IV Periodi
526040 Ecosystem ecology (Ekosysteemiekologia) (3 op)
526107 Practical course in physiological plant ecology (Physiologinen kasviekologian harjoitustyöt) (3 op)
525021 Advanced Computer Methods for Biologists (6 ECTS)
The Master's Degree Programme in Biotechnology MBIOT and HEBIOT:
See websites MBIOT and HEBIOT (some courses in English)
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