3 ECTS credits
78 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4021487FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
Department
Bio-Engineering Sciences
Educational team
Geert Angenon (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

Molecular biology of plant development

Differences in developmental strategies of flowering plants and animals
Vegetative plant development
Floral induction
Flower development and development of reproductive organs
Fertilization, self-incompatibility, apomixis
Seed and fruit development
Modification of reproductive processes

Interactions of plants with the biotic and abiotic environment

Additional info

None

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Students understand how molecular biological tools can be used to to gain understanding in functioning of plants at the molecular, cellular and organismal levels and to get insight into how plants develop and interact with their environment.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

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

  • Other exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The evaluation consists of an oral examination (30 min) with written preparation (30 min).

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:
Master of Molecular Biology: Standaard traject
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity