Syllabus database for doctoral courses
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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Bioengineering för planetär hälsa |
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| English title | Bioengineering for Planetary Health |
| Course number | 5675 |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för neurovetenskap |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Committee for Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2023-02-20 |
| Purpose of the course | To increase the understanding of the possibilities and technologies employed in bioengineering for planetary health, such as infectious diseases and different ways of combatting infectious agents.
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| Intended learning outcomes | Upon completion of the course, the doctoral students can describe important concepts in bioengineering, describe different technologies employed in bioengineering, and critically evaluate important methods and technologies applied on bioengineering for planetary health. |
| Contents of the course | Overview of possibilities and challenges of bioengineering for planetary health, such as for infectious disesases and different ways of combatting infectious agents. Different engineering and medical technologies employed in prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Critical evaluation of different approaches and methods in bioengineering.
Methods and technologies used in the study of brain aging. |
| Teaching and learning activities | The course is organized as a summer school, which encompasses lectures, small group discussions, student presentations, participation in a scientific symposium and a scientific conference, and site visits to research laboratories. |
| Compulsory elements | Participation in the group discussions and student presentations is mandatory. Compensation is according to the instructions of the course director. |
| Examination | The students are examined with individual and group presentations on the course themes. Each student has to be able to show that all the learning outcomes for the course are reached. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Links to recent scientific publications and web resources will be distributed during the course. | Course responsible |
Anna Herland Institutionen för neurovetenskap anna.herland@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Matti Nikkola Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi Matti.Nikkola@ki.se |
