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BIOB2200 Medical Microbiology and Immunology Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Medisinsk mikrobiologi og infeksjonsimmunologi
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2026/2027
Course history
  • Introduction

    In order to be permitted to sit the exam, the following must have been approved:

    • a minimum of 90 per cent attendance in laboratory teaching
    • a minimum of 80 per cent attendance in scheduled group work
  • Required preliminary courses

    Individual oral exam, up to 30 minutes.

  • Learning outcomes

    Egenprodusert mappe

  • Content

    The course consists of the following subject areas, specified below as the number of credits:

    • Microbiology, 7 credits
    • Infection immunology, 3 credits
  • Teaching and learning methods

    Portfolio produced by the student

  • Course requirements

    A-F.

  • Assessment

    All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum for every third ordinary examination. If selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 10 answers. The external examiner’s assessment shall form the basis for the assessment of the remaining answers.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    The course consists of the following subject areas, specified below as the number of credits:

    • Histopathological techniques, 4.5 credits
    • Cytology, 3.0 credits
    • Immunohistochemistry, 1.5 credits
    • Urine microscopy, 1.0 credit
  • Grading scale

    8.5 credits overlap with the course BIO2100 Histopathology and Cytology

  • Examiners

    All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum for every third ordinary examination. If selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 10 answers. The external examiner’s assessment shall form the basis for the assessment of the remaining answers.

  • Overlapping courses

    7 credits overlap with the course BIO2200 Medical Microbiology and Immunological Diagnostics