Life Sciences

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Flexible Bachelor a new curriculum in Groningen
Paul van Hutten Jan Piet Franke 17 December 2004
Life Sciences
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• Objectives
• Basic knowledge, comprehension and skills
• Orientation on majors
• Motivation
• Selection
• 1st semester
• common programme for all Life Sciences students

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Flexible Bachelor Life Sciences

specialized minor 30 EC

• 7 majors
• biomedical engineering
• pharmaceutical sciences
• medical biology
• behavioural neurosciences
• molecular biology biotechnology
• ecology, evolution marine biology
• biology

free minor 30 EC
Major
120 EC
Bachelor pharmacy
Common 1st semester
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1st year, 1st semester Common to all major
programmes 30 EC
Genesis and evolution of life increasing
complexity
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Schematic course programme majors minors
lt compulsory subjects gtlt electives
gt
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Majors, 2nd semester (3rd quarter)
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• Educational goals
• (through tutorials, practical courses, projects)
• learning how to learn
• stimulation of deep learning
• integration of knowledge from diverse
  disciplines
• assimilation application of knowledge
• approaching and solving a (complex) problem
• experimentation skills
• communication skills
• Testing!
• Portfolio

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• Flexible bachelor Life Sciences
• Activating and motivating education
• 1st year education around themes
  (problem-centred)
• 3 semesters of compulsory subjects electives in
  major
• Academic skills learning tracks / achievement
  levels

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1st semester common to all major
programmes Genesis and evolution of life
increasing complexity

• Properties of chemical elements and compounds
• Role of life in the evolution of the atmosphere
• Genesis of prokaryotes
• Genesis of eukaryotes
• Origin and function of multicellularity
• Neural systems
• Interactions between organisms
• Diversification of body plans
• Interactions between organism and environment
• From animal behaviour to human behaviour

increasing complexity
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Majors, 2nd semester
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Majors, 2nd semester
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Schedule 3 years 6 semesters 12 quarters 1
quarter 10 weeks 15 EC
3 subjects in one quarter 2 consecutively and 1
in parallel