3571 - Toxicology
Course information
- Title
- Toxicology
- Course number
- 3571.24
- Academic year
- 2024-2025
- ECTS
- 7.50
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- Science and Tecnology
- Educations
- BSc in Molecular Life Sciences
- Prerequisites
- A) Admitted to the bachelor program in biology at the University of the Faroe Islands, and following the normal study progression or B) Students following single courses need to have sufficient background in general and organic chemistry, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, genetics and basic physiology like: 3512 General and inorganic chemistry; 3513 Organic chemistry; 3514 Biochemistry; 3518 Molecular Cell Biology; 3516 Genetics and 3813 Human physiology.
- Language of instruction
- The course is taught in Faroese. The textbook and other instructional materials are in English and possibly Faroese and Scandinavian languages. Discussions, presentations, assignments etc. are in Faroese.
- Registration
- Students on the fifth semester of B.Sc. in Molecular Life Sciences are automatically enrolled. Applicants for an individual course must apply via the Student Service Center at lss@setur.fo
- Beginning date
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- End date
- Friday, December 20, 2024
Academic content
- Purpose
- To provide the students with basic knowledge of toxicology and the many facets of the discipline, especially the principles and mechanisms, the disposition of toxicants and target organ and non-organ directed toxicity.
- Learning outcomes
- On completion of the course, the successful student should be able to: 1. Describe the different delivery mechanisms of the toxicant from the site of exposure to the target. 2. Describe the different reaction types when toxicants react with the target molecule. 3. Describe how toxicant induces cellular dysfunction/dysregulation. 4. Describe mechanisms of molecular and cellular repair with special emphasis on DNA repair and the consequences when repair fails. 5. Explain cellular transport of toxicants. 6. Give an overview of different absorption routes of toxicants in the body. 7. Briefly describe the distribution of toxicants in the body. 8. Briefly describe the different excretion routes of toxicants in the body. 9. Describe in considerable details the principles of xenobiotic biotransformation. 10. Describe in considerable details the hydrolysis, reduction, oxidation and conjugation of xenobiotics. 11. Describe principles and mechanisms of cellular and molecular chemical carcinogenesis. 12. Describe briefly the principles, mechanisms and pathogenesis of maternal and developmental toxicology. 13. Describe mechanisms and types of toxicant induced injuries on some selected organs (liver, kidney and nervous system). 14. Connect and combine information from different parts of the present curriculum. 15. Connect and combine information from the present curriculum with those of previous courses, in particular biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, and genetics.
- Content
- Mechanisms: cellular, biochemical and molecular mechanisms. Disposition of toxicants: absorption, distribution, and excretion of toxicants. Biotransformation of xenobiotics. Chemical carcinogenesis. Genetic toxicology. Developmental Toxicology. Toxic Responses of selected organs (Liver, Kidney and the Nervous System)
- Learning and teaching approaches
- Lectures. Problem solving, discussions, student presentations, and/or other tasks. Some tasks may be obligatory
Assessment
- Assessment method
- Four-hour written examination. Obligatory tasks must be accepted before the examination. When the tasks have been accepted, they are also valid in case of reexamination. If the tasks are not accepted, a potential re-examination cannot be attended.
- Examination (internal/external)
- External
- Grading scale
- 7-scale
- Exam date/dates
- The written exam is set for week 2, 2025
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Jónrit Halling
- Teachers
- Jónrit Halling, Katrin Sunniva Hoydal, Svein-Ole Mikalsen, Sunnvør Klettskarð í Kongsstovu