Course list
Courses at the Department of Biological Sciences (BIO)
Courses offered at BIO, sorted by semester and level. Please note that not all courses are taught in English, and that some courses are only available for programme students at BIO. 100-level courses are introductory courses in Norwegian, mainly for bachelor students. 200-level courses can be taken by both bachelor and master students, while 300-level courses are for master and ph.d. students.
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Autumn semester
100-level courses (bachelor level):
- BIO100 - Introduction to Evolution and Ecology
- BIO102 - Basic Ecology and Field Methods
- MOL100 - Introduction to Molecular Biology
- MOL103 - Gene Structure, Function and Applications
200-level courses (bachelor & master level):
- BIO201 - Ecology: From Individual to Ecosystem
- BIO203 - Introduction to Aquaculture
- BIO206 - Fish Nutrition
- BIO213 - Marine Ecology, Environment and Resources
- BIO214 - General Microbiology
- BIO217 - Microbial Ecology
- BIO264 - The Big Questions about Nature's Building Blocks, the Universe, Life and the Future
- BIO250 - Palaeoecology
- BIO280 - Fish Biology I - Systematics and Anatomy
- BIO291 - Fish Biology II - Physiology
- BIO297 - Field Course Teaching
- BIO299 - Research Practice in Biology
- MOL200 - Metabolism: Reactions, Regulations and Compartmentalization
- MOL210 - LIPIDS: Molecular, Cellular and Biochemical Properties in Health and Diseases
- MOL213 - Developmental Genetics
- MOL220 - Techniques, Model Systems and Current Research Topics in Molecular Biology
- MOL231 - Project in Molecular Biology
300-level courses (master & ph.d. level):
- BIO300A - Academic Writing
- BIO300B - Biostatistics
- BIO301 - Current Topics in Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology
- BIO325 - Ocean Science
- BIO332 - Phylogenetic Methods
- BIO340 - Selected Topics in Fisheries and Marine Biology
- BIO382 - Aquatic Food Production
- MOL300 - Practical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Educational science courses:
Spring semester
100-level courses (bachelor level):
- BIO101 - Organismal Biology
- BIO103 - Cell Biology and Genetics
- BIO104 - Comparative Physiology
- MOL102 - Experimental Molecular Biology I
200-level courses (bachelor & master level):
- BIO205 - Regulations, Management and Practical Training in Aquaculture
- BIO205A - Regulations and Management i Aquamedicine and Aquaculture
- BIO207 - Seafood Microbiology
- BIO207A - Seafood Microbiology
- BIO208 - Environmental Impact of Aquaculture
- BIO210 - Evolutionary Biology
- BIO216 - Toxicology
- BIO219 - Molecular Microbiology
- BIO226 - Marine Benthic Fauna
- BIO297 - Field Course Teaching
- BIO298 - Workplace Practice in Biology
- BIO299 - Research Practice in Biology
- MOL201 - Molecular Cell Biology
- MOL204 - Applied Bioinformatics
- MOL214 - Molecular Biology of the Nervous System
- MOL222 - Experimental Molecular Biology II
- MOL231 - Project in Molecular Biology
- MOL232 - Innovation in Industrial Biotechnology
- MOL270 - Bioethics
- SDG215 - UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land
300-level courses (master & ph.d. level):
- BIF301 - Workplace Practice in Aquaculture
- BIF310 - Workplace Practice in Aquamedicine
- BIO302 - Methods for Reproducible and Open Science
- BIO303 - Ordination and Gradient Analysis
- BIO315 - Selected Topics in Microbiology
- BIO316 - Selected Topics in Environmental Toxicology
- BIO318 - Current Geobiological Topics
- BIO349 - Theory and practice of Sustainable Management of Living Marine Resources
- BIO356 - Stock Monitoring and Responsible Harvesting
- BIO368 - Global Ecology and Biodiversity
- BIO370 - Cell and Developmental Biology
- MOL310 - Structural Molecular Biology
Courses only for students in the Fish health - Aquamedicine program and civilengeering program in Aquaculture
Autumn:
- BIF100 - Introduction to Aquatic Medicine and Aquaculture
- BIO270 - Fish Diseases - Parasites
- BIO273 - Fish Immunology
- BIO275 - Fish Histopathology
Spring:
- BIF101 - Organismal Biology in Aquatic Medicine and Aquaculture
- BIF200 - Aquaculture Technology
- BIF210 - Molecular Biology Methods
- BIO271 - Fish Diseases - Virology
- BIO272 - Fish Diseases - Bacteria, Fungi, Non-Infectious Diseases
- BIO274 - Fish Diseases - Pharmacology
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