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 Core 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.
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 | Core (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 | Core (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 | Core (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 | Core (2 of 4) |
NWI-BB099 Biology Essay (3 EC) | Year 3, Q3 | general, mandatory |
NWI-BB032C Biotechnology of Plants (6 EC) | Year 3, Q3 | elective |
NWI-BB-STAGE Bachelor Internship (12 EC) | Year 3, Q4 | general, mandatory |
NWI-BB076B Bachelor Portfolio (3 EC) | Year 3, Q4 | general, mandatory |