3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4005457ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor 'Research Seminars 1' moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'De Cel: Biomoleculen en metabolisme' en 'De Cel: moleculaire biologie en signaaltransductie' en 'Wetenschappelijke Lijn 1' EN men moet geslaagd zijn voor 'Wetenschappelijke Lijn 3' OF voor de studenten uit het verkort Bachelor BMW traject geldt : om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor ‘Research Seminars 1’ moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'De Cel: Biomoleculen en metabolisme' en 'De Cel: moleculaire biologie en signaaltransductie' EN men moet geslaagd zijn voor 'Wetenschappelijke Lijn 3' OF voor de studenten uit het verkort Bach BMLT Traject geldt : om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor ‘Research Seminars 1’ moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor ‘De cel : metabolisme’ en ‘De cel : Signaaltransductie’ EN moet men geslaagd zijn voor ‘Research seminars’. OF moet men ingeschreven zijn in de educatieve master gezondheidswetenschappen.
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Pathology/molecular and cellular medicine
Educational team
Karine Hellemans (course titular)
Jordy Stichelmans
Activities and contact hours
30 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

Seminars are organized on Fridays; each year a new program is composed. They consist of data presentations and discussions by Belgian and foreign senior investigators. Time is reserved and students are stimulated to critically discuss the presented data and the concepts after the presentation. The coordinator is present during these seminars, introduces the speaker and leads the discussion after the presentation.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Research Seminars 1, Lecture notes are provided and made available for the student to encourage critical listening and avoid excessive note taking during the presentation.
Digital course material (Recommended) : Research Seminars 1, An introductory course activity can be organized for (a) lecture(s) with a special content; the coordinator can involve investigators with the required knowledge to support this activity.
Additional info

Additional info can be obtained from the teacher

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The student is able to critically follow a broad spectrum of state of the art topics in the Life Sciences.

The student is able to recognize their medical and pharmaceutical relevance.

The student is able to quickly grasp the essence of a new subject presented to him/her in English.

The student is able to recognize conceptual and methodological similarities between different topics presented in the seminars program.

The student is able to participate with a critical and active attitude in these seminars given in English.

The student is able to ask questions after the presentation.

Grading

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

Within the LEC Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

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

    Note: Upon completion of the lecture series, the student writes, from three seminars of his/her choice, a one page summary of the seminar's content, its most important message as well as a personal opinion about its scientific and didactic qualities. In the first Lic, this report is written in Dutch, in the second Lic it is written in English.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Upon completion of the lecture series, the student writes, from three seminars of his/her choice, a one page summary of the seminar's content, its most important message as well as a personal opinion about its scientific and didactic qualities. These reports are written in Dutch, except in the second year Master, where it is written in English.

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 Biomedical Sciences: Management and Business (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Sciences: Clinical Biomedical Sciences (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Research: Standaard traject
Master of Teaching in Health Sciences: standaard traject (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)