Name of the
module/subject
Faculty
Major
Specialization
Level of studies
Syllabus
Part A - Description of the subject
Molecular Biology,
Group of detailed education results
Genetics
Group code B, C Group name
Dentistry
Dentistry
uniform MA studies* X
BA studies
MA studies
PhD studies
Post-graduate studies
full-time X part-time X
I
Semester of studies:
obligatory X elective
major-oriented basic X
Polish English X other
Form of studies
Year of studies
Type of class
Kind of class
Language of
instruction
*choose accordingly by marking with X
Form of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Major-oriented class (non-clinical)
Clinical class
Laboratory class
Specialization class (MA)
Simulated conditions class
Lectorate
Practical classes with a patient
Physical education exercises
Apprenticeship
Self-study
Other
I
Hours
10
5
25
-
Total 40
Education aims:
1. Students should learn the basics of contemporary genetics and experimental methods used in
genetics.
2. Students gain information about the influence of environment pollution by mutagenic and
carcinogenic substances on the human organism.
3. Students learn the fundaments of medical parasitology, the structure and life cycles of human
parasites and learn how to recognize the symptoms of parasitic infection.
The methods of verifying the intended education results and the form of class in the
context of the matrix of education results for module/subject:
Methods of verifying
Student who completes the
whether the intended Type of class
No. of the
module/subject will know/be
education results have
education result
able to:
been achieved (forming ** enter
symbol
and summarizing)
written test and exam
L, S
W 01
define the basic terms used in
genetics
written test and exam
L, S
W 02
list the genetic factors
determining the human traits
written test and exam
L, S
W 03
explain the basic processes
involved in gene expression and
its regulation
written test and exam
L, S
W 04
explain the impact of
environment pollution by
mutagenic and carcinogenic
factors on human organism and
to describe the phenotype
effects of mutagenesis, chosen
genetic diseases and
mechanisms of their inheritance
written test
MC
W 05
describes the biology and
morphology of human parasites
(Protozoa, Platyhelminthes and
Nemathelminthes)
MC
W 06
describes the epidemiology and written test
prophylactics of parasitic
infections
written test
MC
W 07
describes the basic methods
used in diagnosis of parasitic
infections
written test
U 01
recognizes the relations
between environment pollution
and human pathology
written test
U 02
uses the methods of genetics
and molecular biology in disease
diagnosis
U 03
analyses the genetic crosses and written test
pedigree trees
practical test
U 04
uses the optic microscope
written test
U 05
recognizes the form and stages
of parasites that are invasive for
U 06
K 01
K 02
K 03
humans
recognizes the basic symptoms
of parasitic infections and uses
the prophylactic methods
actively participates in didactic
process
cooperates to solve the given
problems
actively searches information
sources and critically analyses
them
written test
** L - lecture; S - seminar; T - tutorial; MC - major-oriented classes (non-clinical); CC - clinical classes; LC - laboratory
classes; SC – specialization classes (MA); SC - simulated conditions classes; LE - lectorate; P - practical classes with a
patient; PE - physical education classes (obligatory); A - apprenticeship; SS - self-study
Please mark with pluses (scale 1-3) how the abovementioned effects place your
module/subject in the sections: passing on knowledge, skills or forming behaviors, e.g.:
Knowledge +++
Skills ++
Behaviors +
Student's work input (ECTS points):
Type of student's work
Student's workload (h)
(participating in class, activity, preparation,
tests etc.)
40
1. Hours on-site
15
2. Own work
55
Summary of the student's workload
6
ECTS points per module/subject
Remarks
Subject of class: (enter the topic of each class, including the division for the type of class; remember the topic of
class has to translate into intended education results)
Lectures
1. Structure of genetic material (DNA, RNA), double helix structure. Replication,
transcription and translation in Prokaryota and Eukaryota.
2. Gene expression and its regulation.
3. Human genome organization, mitochondrial genome.
4. DNA variability, mutations, mechanisms of DNA repair. Mutagenic factors, influence of
drugs, chemical compounds, physical factors and environmental pollution.
5. Basic methods of molecular biology and their applications
Seminars
1. Protein biosynthesis, operons.
2. Mechanisms of gene mutations, chromosomal structural and numerical aberrations.
3. Chosen autosomal and X-linked genetic diseases.
Classes
1. Protozoa of gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems.
2. Tissue protozoa.
3. Flukes and tapeworms of gastrointestinal and respiratory systems.
4. Gastrointestinal nematoda.
5. Tissue helmints.
6. Mendelian genetics, meiosis, gametogenesis.
7. Gene cooperation, cytoplasmic inheritance.
8. Morgan theory of chromosomal inheritance.
9. Sex determination, Lyon hypothesis.
Other
Basic sources: (list according to significance, no more than 3 items)
1.
2.
3.
A. Cisowska, D. Tichaczek-Goska, M. Wesołowska, D. Wojnicz ”Medical biology for students faculty
of medicine and faculty of dentistry” University of Medicine in Wrocław 2009
W.S. Klug, Cummings M.R. “Genetics: a molecular perspective” Prentice Hall 2003
B.J. Bogitsch, T.C. Cheng „Human parasitology“ Second edition, Academic Press 1998
Additional sources and other resources: (no more than 3 items)
1. Connor M., Ferguson-Smith M. “Essential medical genetics” Blackwell Science Ltd 1997
2. R. Muller “Worms and human disease” Second edition, CABI Publishing 2002
Requirements for teaching resources: (e.g. laboratory, projector, other...)
Classroom equipped with microscopes and multimedia
Entry requirements: (the minimum conditions the student has to meet prior to entering the module/class)
Knowledge of basic terms in genetics and ecology
Conditions for completing the course: (what are the terms and conditions of obtaining credits from
particular classes within the module/subject, the terms and conditions of being allowed to take the final exam, the
terms and conditions for passing the final exam, the requirements for particular grades)
Passing partial tests in genetics and parasitology, passing the final exam (test form).
Grade:
Very good
(5.0)
Good plus
(4.5)
Good
(4.0)
Sufficiently good
(3.5)
Sufficient
(3.0)
Grading criteria: (only for subjects/modules ending with an exam)
91-100%
82-90%
73-81%
64-72%
55-63%