Methods in Circulatory Physiology

Aim and Content

The course is aimed at giving the students a theoretical overview of - and experimental experience with - selected methods used in basic medical research in the field of circulatory physiology, as well as in functional magnetic resonance tomography (fMRI).

Learning Outcomes

After completion of the course the student should be able to:

Knowledge

• Explain methods commonly used within research in circulatory physiology.
• Explain how to select suitable methods for specific scientific applications.

Skills and competences

• Make use of and present relevant academic literature within the field.
• Discuss how useful the various methods are in studying actual problems within circulatory physiology.
• Present laboratory work in writing (managing a laboratory journal).

Course offered (semester)

Autumn. The course admits a limited number of students.

Language of Instruction

Norwegian and/or English

Access to the Course Unit

Master in Medical Biology and Master's Programme in Clinical Nutrition.

Subject Overlap

HUFY361

Teaching Methods

The course´s duration is 2-3 weeks in total: two weeks with mandatory lectures, laboratory presentations and practical lab work from 10:15-16:00, plus a home exam with one week deadline. This means that the course is hard to combine with other courses for the first two weeks.

Assessment methods

Home assignment. Oral exam.

Grading Scale

A-F

Course Unit Evaluation

Written evaluation on My Space/Mi side.

Contact Information

Department of Biomedicine

studie@biomed.uib.no

(+47) 55 58 64 39 / 55 58 64 40 / 55 58 60 95

Course coordinator:

Linda Stuhr, http://uib.no/persons/Linda.Stuhr