| Department of Plant Biology
67 % Department of Agricultural Sciences 33 % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 24 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | practical-oral examination Aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, external examiner Description of Examination: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Seminars, colloquia, excursions and practical thematic project | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | F SUP Check course homepage | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English may be conducted in Danish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 055441 056918 Plant Physiology 035911 Plant Biochemistry Applied Plant Genetics, Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry plus at least one of the following courses: Plant Biology (057518), Experimental Biochemistry (038010) or Molecular and Physiol. Plant Pathology (048014). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||
| The course provides the student with a deeper understanding of the theoretical background for plant biotechnology as well as its practical application in research and development of new plant cultivars. Having passed the theme course, students will be able to understand, communicate and apply information from the scientific literature. They will also be able to advise projects in one or several crucial areas of plant biotechnology. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| This thematical course forms a final synthesising element of the M. Sc. programme and it is a preparation for M. Sc. projects. As such the course project should comprise both theoretical and practical aspects. Plant biotechnology is used as a working method within a wide number of scientific areas at KVL. The theme course is a interdisciplinary collaboration between the Dept. of Plant Biology and Dept. of Agricultural Sciences, and teaching will take a starting point in ongoing research. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||
| The theme comprises colloquia, seminars, and discussion classes with contributions from participating students. A major part of the course consists of a practical course project the area of which will be determined early in the course. Projects typically involve elements from the participating department's ongoing research. A number of excursions to relevant plant biotechnology companies/institutions are included. The course project identified is pursued theoretically and experimentally and presented as a written report, which should clarify crucial aspects of the project in a general light of potentials and limitations of Plant Biotechnology. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific papers handed out during the course. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sven Bode Andersen, sba@life.ku.dk, Department of Agricultural Sciences/Plant and Soil Science, Phone: 35333444 Michael Gjedde Palmgren, palmgren@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology/Plant Physiology and Anatomy Laboratory, Phone: 35332592 | |||||||||||||||||||
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