ML-306 Pathology (Autumn 2021)
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leaders:
-
- Inger-Lise Fredriksen Neslein
- Camilla Stormo
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian.
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science
Teaching language
Prerequisites
BIO 109 or 110 and BIO104 or ML-112 or
ML-114 Fysiologi, anatomi og histologi, KJ-1115 Kjemi – grunnlag for biokjemisk analyse. Alle arbeidskrav i emnene ML-115 Cellebiologi med biokjemi og ML-210 Hematologi og immunologi må være bestått.
Recommended previous knowledge
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the students shall
- know the basic theoretical and practical concepts in general patology
- describe pathological processes on different levels in the body
- distinguish pathological changes from healty cells and tissue
- in microscope distinguish between cells and tissue from healthy samples and samples with disease
- have the knowledge about how and why use different cytological and histological techniques to make a diagnosis
- Be able to perform sectioning of paraffin embedded tissue for light microscopy
Contents
The course provides general pathology, cytology and histology
Teaching and learning methods
Instruction is comprised of lectures, laboratory exercises and group work. It is compulsory to take part in the laboratory exercises and group work.
Examination requirements
All compulsory assignments must have obtained a Pass.
Examinations
A 4-hour individual written examination under supervision. Graded assessment.
Student evaluation
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| ML-303 – Medical Biochemistry 2 and Pathology. | 5 |
| ML-104 – Laboratory Medicine 2. | 5 |
| BIO200 – Histology and Patology. | 2 |