8 ECTS credits
206 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1018077ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
"Ziekteprocessen: moleculaire en cellulaire basis" opnemen houdt in dat je gelijktijdig ‘Fysiologie van de cel en organen’, ‘De cel: biomoleculen en metabolisme, ‘De cel: moleculaire biologie en signaaltransductie’ en ‘Gebruik van diermodellen in de biomedische wetenschappen’ volgt of reeds geslaagd bent voor ‘Fysiologie van de cel en organen’, ‘De cel: biomoleculen en metabolisme, ‘De cel: moleculaire biologie en signaaltransductie’ en ‘Gebruik van diermodellen in de biomedische wetenschappen’
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy
Department
Basis (bio-) medische wetensch
Educational team
Ilse Rooman (course titular)
Melissa Van der Vliet
Vincent De Man
Leontien Verlinden
Activities and contact hours
52 contact hours Lecture
15 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
20 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

To provide entry-level understanding of the cellular consequences of genetic and/or acquired changes in the intra- or extracellular milieu, with emphasis on the mechanisms that allow cellular adaptations avoiding cellular damage and mechanisms that promote this. Starting from this basis it is discussed how biochemical and morphological assays can provide information on the molecular and cellular (physio)pathology. The course is essential for understandig mechanisms of disease, clinical diagnosis and formulating research goals in biomedical research.

Course material
Handbook (Recommended) : Robbins & Kumar: Basic Pathology, Kumar, 11de, Elsevier, 9780323790185, 2022
Digital course material (Required) : Ziekteprocessen: moleculaire en cellulaire basis, Handouts HOC, Canvas
Course text (Required) : Practicumhandleiding, Algemene Pathologie, De Man - Rooman, VUB, 2220170009292, 2022
Practical course material (Required) : Microscopische Preparaten in StudieBegeleidingsCentrum, StudieBegeleidingsCentrum
Additional info

contact: prof Peter In't Veld  email intveld@vub.ac.be

Learning Outcomes

General Competencies

 

Understanding disease, with emphasis on the molecular and cellular processes that are involved.

 Practical skills in recognising disease processes in light microscopy.

The course contributes to the general learning outcomes (OLR) nrs 2,4,14,16 and 19 of the Bachelor program in Biomedical sciences.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 80% of the final mark.
PRAC Lab Work determines 10% of the final mark.
SELF Teamwork determines 10% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen luik HOC with a relative weight of 80 which comprises 80% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Lab Work category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Practica with a relative weight of 10 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Casuïstiek with a relative weight of 10 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

written examination with multiple open questions

The practical courses are evaluated on a continuous basis. They lead to a separate score for the practical course. The practical courses are obligatory. Any absence without formal consent may lead to a score of 0/20.

A score of 7/20 or lower for either the practical course of the written examination may automatically lead to the lowest score being used as final score for the entire course.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences: Abridged (only offered in Dutch)