FRM1040 – Foundation biology for pharmacists

Course content

FRM1040 provides a thorough introduction to the way in which cells and organisms work, and is made up of elements from biochemistry, microbiology, cell biology, physiology and anatomy.

Learning outcome

After completing the course your competence will include the following:

  • have an overview over the main types of organisms and explain the important differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and their structures.
  • be acquainted with the basic anatomy of the human body and in which way important organs work (general physiology).
  • know how cells maintain, use and transfer genetic information.
  • master how cells convert chemical energy into biological processes.
  • be able to cultivate bacteria, measure enzyme, antibiotic and metabolic activities, and use a microscope to visualize cells and their cellular structures.
  • perform simple laboratory experiments, and evaluate the results in a laboratory report.

Admission

The course is only available to students enrolled at the School of pharmacy at the University of Oslo

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

In order to participate in this course, all manditory activities from FRM1000 and FRM1010 must be approved.
In order to sit for the exam: FRM1000 and FRM1010 must be passed.

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
There are compulsory HSE courses at the beginning of the first semester. For students commencing their program from the autumn semester 2015 the following courses are mandatory:

  • HMS0501 - Safety and Physical Environment
  • HMS0502 - Positive Learning Environment
  • HMS0507 - Fire Safety

In addition to this you will have to complete HMS0503 - Laboratory Safety and HMS0506 Patient clinic Safety for participation in Laboratory and clinic-courses in the program.

You will need to provide documentation that you have passed HMS0501, HMS0502, HMS0503 HMS0506 and HMS0507 when you attend the first mandatory lab.

For students who commenced the program from the Autumn semester 2012 up til and including the spring semester 2015 the following courses are mandatory:

  • MNHMS0015 - Introduction to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) (discontinued) or HMS0501 - Safety and Physical Environment and HMS0502 - Positive Learning Environment and HMS0507 - Fire Safety.
  • MNHMS0010LS - Introduction to Laboratory Safety (discontinued) or MNHMS0020LS - In-Depth Laboratory Safety (discontinued) or HMS0503 - Laboratory Safety
  • MNHMS0015FS - Introduction to Field Safety (discontinued)  or HMS0504 Field Safety.

    For more information on the HSE courses and transitional arrangements:
    http://www.mn.uio.no/english/studies/courses/hse-courses.html