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Physiology and Adaptation

The learning trajectory Physiology and Adaptation aims to develop the student's skills and knowledge of plant and animal physiological processes and to relate these to the functioning of the entire organism. After having followed the courses in this trajectory, the student will comprehend the relationships of plants and/or animals with their environment. The student will also understand how the functioning of plants and/or animals is adapted to the environment by the process evolution. In addition, methods and techniques to conduct research in these fields will be offered in the respective courses.

The learning trajectory will have a joint plant and animal base. The general phase courses Plant Physiology and Animal Physiology will emphasize integrative themes and basic concepts that are central to the biology of both life forms (e.g. communication within and between different organisms, signals between cells and organs, symbiosis, cooperation and plant-animal interactions). In the second part of the trajectory, the student can choose to take specific plant- or animal-directed differentiation courses. That is why there are 4 mandatory courses listed, of which you should choose at least 2.

Coordinator: Juriaan Metz

The table below shows which courses are part of the learning trajectory Physiology and Adaptation.

Courses Physiology and Adaptation
General Phase (first 6 quarters, mandatory for all learning trajectories)
Course Period Type of course
NWI-BP003B Evolution and Developmental Biology of Plants (6 EC) Year 1, Q1 general, mandatory
NWI-BP004C Animal Evolution and Adaptation (6 EC) Year 1, Q1 general, mandatory
NWI-BP012C Statistics 1 (3 EC) Year 1, Q1 general, mandatory
NWI-BP007C Cellular Biochemistry (6 EC) Year 1, Q2 general, mandatory
NWI-BP010C Molecular Biology and Recombinant DNA (3 EC) Year 1, Q2 general, mandatory
NWI-BP006B Histology (3 EC) Year 1, Q3 general, mandatory
NWI-BP030 Ecology (6 EC) Year 1, Q3 general, mandatory
NWI-BP031 Genomics and Big Data (6 EC) Year 1, Q3 general, mandatory
NWI-BP024C Mathematics for Biologists (3 EC) Year 1, Q4 general, mandatory
NWI-BP027B Biodiversity (6 EC) Year 1, Q4 general, mandatory
NWI-BB005C Animal Physiology (3 EC) Year 2, Q1 general, mandatory
NWI-BB069B Plant Physiology (6 EC) Year 2, Q2 general, mandatory
NWI-BB091 Genetics (3 EC) Year 2, Q2 general, mandatory
NWI-FCEM02B Writing about Science (3 EC) Year 2, Q2 general, mandatory
Differentiation Phase
NWI-BB043B Plant Genome Analysis (6 EC) Year 2, Q3 mandatory (2 of 4)
NWI-BB089 Quantitative Bioimaging in Health and Disease (6 EC) Year 2, Q3 elective
NWI-BB018C Ecophysiology of Plants (6 EC) Year 2, Q3 mandatory (2 of 4)
NWI-BB093 Statistics 2 (3 EC) Year 2, Q3 general, mandatory
NWI-BB017C Advanced Molecular Biology (6 EC) Year 2, Q4 elective
NWI-BB060B Animal Ecology (6 EC) Year 2, Q4 elective
NWI-BB047C Medical Embryology (6 EC) Year 2, Q4 elective
NWI-BB048B Endocrinology (6 EC) Year 2, Q4 mandatory (2 of 4)
NWI-BB087 Population and Evolutionary Biology (6 EC) Year 2, Q4 elective
NWI-FFIL100 Philosophy & Ethics of Science (3 EC) Year 2, Q4 general, mandatory
NWI-BB086 Genomics for Health and Environment (12 EC) Year 3, Q1 elective
NWI-BB022B Systems Ecology (6 EC) Year 3, Q1 elective
NWI-BB084B Molecular Principles of Development (6 EC) Year 3, Q2 elective
NWI-BB064B Functional Genomics (6 EC) Year 3, Q3 elective
NWI-BB020C Animal Adaptation Physiology (6 EC) Year 3, Q3 mandatory (2 of 4)
NWI-BB099 Biology Essay (3 EC) Year 3, Q3 general, mandatory
NWI-BB-STAGE Bachelor Internship (12 EC) Year 3, Q4 general, mandatory
NWI-BB076B Bachelor Portfolio (3 EC) Year 3, Q4 general, mandatory