Studies mandatory and common for all students in Genetics and Molecular Biosciences (GMB)

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1 Studies mandatory and common for all students in Genetics and Molecular Biosciences (GMB) Principles in genetics and molecular biosciences, GMB-001, 15 cr GMB project and career planning, GMB-002, 10 cr Study track Biochemistry and structural biology 95 cr After completing this module, the student can demonstrate general understanding of biology and chemistry can describe and explain the key principles and concepts of biochemistry, structural biology and molecular biology, and present advanced knowledge in biochemistry or structural biology has understanding of the nature of the scientific method and knowledge and an ability to critically read and evaluate scientific literature can generate hypotheses, design and conduct experiments to investigate a scientific problem, and to can work safely and effectively in the laboratory and collaborate with others has oral and written communication skills to present, summarize and discuss scientific data and ideas is aware of the major research areas at the forefront of the discipline is aware of the ethical, societal and economical dimensions of biological research Compulsory courses, 48 cr: Advanced Research Project in Biochemistry/Structural Biology, GMB-008, 10 cr Book exam GMB-006, 5 cr Optional courses: cr from the following: Introduction to Structural Biology and Biophysics, GMB-105 (529236), 5 cr Protein structure, function and folding, GMB-106 (510042), 5 cr Enzymes, GMB-102, 5 cr Membrane biochemistry GMB-101, 5 cr Chemical Biology, GMB-107, 5 cr Advanced Molecular Biology GMB-103, 5 cr Elective courses (2-17 cr): Advanced Intensive Course in Protein Characterization and Crystallization, GMB-108, 3 cr Molecular Biology Lab Course, GMB-104, 5 cr Modeling protein-ligand complexes PROV-604, 5 cr Fundamentals of Molecular Modeling and Molecular Dynamic Simulations in Pharmaceutical Research , 5 cr OR Molecular Modelling 55472, 5 cr Academic Writing, , 2 cr Plant biochemistry and cell biology PBIO cr Introduction to spectroscopy, PROV-709, 5 cr Mass spectrometry in bioanalytics, PROV-606, 5 cr Metabolic engineering lab course, MMB-118, 5 cr Production of recombinant proteins - lab course, MMB-503, 5 cr Elective research project, GMB-005 Elective book exam, GMB-007 or other Master s level courses suitable for the study track (according to personal study plan)

2 Study track Cell and developmental biology 95 cr be able to describe the structure and function of cells and their organelles. understand the mechanisms of cell growth, differentiation and the morphogenetic processes that give rise to tissues, organs and the anatomy of multicellular organisms be able to critically read and evaluate scientific literature be able to generate hypotheses, design and conduct experiments to investigate a scientific problem, and to be able to work safely and effectively in the laboratory and collaborate with others be able to present, summarize and discuss scientific data and ideas in oral and written form be familiar with the major research areas at the forefront of the discipline be aware of the ethical, societal and economical dimensions of biological research Compulsory courses (68 cr): Advanced cell biology, GMB-301, 10 cr Methods in cell biology, GMB-302, 5 cr Methods in functional genetics and development, GMB-304, 5 cr Stem cells and organogenesis- lectures, GMB-305, 5 cr Seminars in cell and developmental biology, GMB-306, 5 cr Book exam, GMB-006, 5 cr Optional courses, 12 cr courses on cell and developmental biology, for examples those listed below: Book exam (elective), GMB-007, 5 cr Research project, GMB-005, 10 cr Academic writing, , 2 cr Cell fractionation and electron microscopy, GMB-308, 5 cr Drosophila genetics, GMB-309, 5 cr Cell biology of microbial infection, MMB-115, 5 cr Cell biology of viral infection MMB-116, 5 cr Developmental neuroscience, NEU-531, 5 cr Regenerative medicine: from bench to bedside, TMED-203, 5 cr Pre-clinal models of neurological diseases and emerging therapies, NEU-522, 5 cr Imaging techniques in biological sciences, ILS-xxx, 5-10 cr Evo-Devo in vertebrate systems, ILS-xxx, 5 cr Growth factors and their receptors, ILS-xxx, 3 cr mrna processing in eukaryotes,, ILS-xxx, 3 cr Internship 1, GMB-003A, 5 cr Internship 2, GMB-003B, 5 cr or other courses suitable for the study track offered by GMB or other Master s or PhD programmes (according to the personal study plan) Elective courses (15 cr) Either courses listed above or other freely selectable courses suitable for the study track (according to the personal study plan).

3 Study track Genetics and genomics 95 cr be able to demonstrate general understanding of genetics and genomics be able to describe and explain the key principles and concepts of genetics, genomics and molecular biology, and present advanced knowledge in genetics and genomics possess laboratory skills possess skills to carry out statistical and bioinformatic data analyses possess transferable skills, including critical thinking, scientific writing, project management, team work and presentation of research to professional and general audience. possess understanding of the nature of the scientific method and knowledge and an ability to critically read and evaluate scientific literature be able to generate hypotheses, design and conduct experiments to investigate a scientific problem, and to be able to work safely and effectively in the laboratory and collaborate with others possess oral and written communication skills to present, summarize and discuss scientific data and ideas be aware of the major research areas at the forefront of the discipline be aware of the ethical, societal and economical dimensions of biological research Compulsory courses (68 cr): Master s thesis, GMB-010, 30 cr Book exam GMB-006, 5 cr Genomes and cytogenetics, GMB-201, 5 cr Essentials of gene regulation & epigenetics, GMB-202, 5 cr Practical course of genomics and gene regulation, GMB-203, 5 cr New trends in genetics and genomics, GMB-207, 5 cr Population genetics and genomics, GMB-204, 5 cr and one course out of four below: Quantitative genetics AGRI-321, 5 cr Evolutionary Ecological genetics EEB-202, 5 cr Optional courses, 15 cr, for example: Research Project, GMB-005, 10 cr Academic writing, , 2 cr Practical course in human genetics, GMB-209, 5 cr Human and cancer genetics, GMB-208, 5 cr Environmental epigenetics, GMB-210, 2 cr Quantitative genetics AGRI-321, 5 cr Evolutionary Ecological genetics EEB-202, 5 cr Methods in functional genetics and development, GMB-304, 5 cr Drosophila genetics, GMB-309, 5 cr Advanced Molecular Biology GMB-103, 5 cr mrna processing in eukaryotes ILS-xxx, 5 cr Introduction to applied bioinformatics, LSI32001, 5 cr Microbial Genetics Journal Club, GMB-212, 2-3 cr Microbial Genomics Journal Club, GMB-213, 2 cr or other courses from own MSc programme or other MSc programmes suitable for the study track (according to personal study plan)

4 Elective courses (12 cr) Either courses listed above or other freely selectable courses suitable for the study track (according to the personal study plan). Study track Molecular and analytical health biosciences 95 cr be able to demonstrate general understanding of molecular biosciences from the perspective of human health, and its analytics be able to understand and describe structure and function of biomolecules and their networks relevant for human health and physiology be able to understand the principles of (big) data technologies and analyses in combination with analytical data of biomolecules (from traditional laboratory testing) develop awareness of the research and applicable areas at the forefront of health biosciences and its related fields in the life science sector understand the nature of the scientific method and knowledge and have an ability to critically read and evaluate scientific literature have the ability to generate hypotheses, design and conduct experiments to investigate a scientific problem, to safely work in a laboratory, to evaluate, interpret and document experimental data, and report the results according to scientific practice have the ability to summarize, report and discuss scientific data and ideas both orally and in writing be aware of the economical, societal and ethical dimensions of research possess and demonstrate transferable skills, including analytical thinking, project management, team work, writing and presenting research data to professional and general audiences Compulsory courses (61 credits) Book exam, GMB-006, 5 cr Integrative health biosciences, GMB cr Laboratory medicine and molecular diagnostics, TMED-907, 3 cr Physiology; Systems physiology, NEU-203, 5 cr, or BIO-203 Ihmisen fysiologia, or an equivalent course or book exam, 5 cr Optional courses (min. 10 credits in analytics), for example Bioanalytical methods and quality control Quality assurance in analytics, KEM-358, 5 cr Introduction to spectroscopy, PROV-709, 5 cr Mass spectrometry in bioanalysis, PROV-606, 5 cr Statistics and bioinformatic analysis Introduction to applied bioinformatics, LSI32001, 5 cr Introduction to Bioinformatics, TMED-915, 5 cr Tilastotiede tutuksi ja R I MAT12001, 5 cr Advanced analytics Proteomics 1, ILS-101, 2 cr Proteomics 2A, ILS-102, 4 cr

5 Proteomics 2B, ILS-103, 4 cr Next generation genomics workshop I, ILS-203, 4 cr Functional lipidomics seminar, NEU-604, 5 cr Annual Workshop on Metabomarkers in population health, DOCPOP-115, 2 cr Translational methods, TMED-914 (TMED-910 Genome profiling and Personalized Medicine TMED-911 Clinical Proteomics and Metabolomics, TMED-917 Introduction to Systems Biology), 5-15 cr Optional courses (min. 9 credits in theoretical courses), for example Health biosciences Essential clinical epidemiology, DOCPOP-111, 3 cr Mechanisms of Human Disease (Cross-disciplinary translational medicine: TMED-103 Cancer from Biology to Research, TMED-105 Pathologic Basis of Disease,TMED-203 Regenerative Medicine from Bench to Bedside, TMED-303 Metabolic Disorders from Aetiology to Therapy, TMED-403 Psychobiology of Stress, TMED-503 Infection Biology, NEU-521 Basic Mechanisms of Nervous System Diseases), TMED-500, cr Systems medicine seminar, LSI36002, 5 cr Immuno- and infection biology Immunobiology, MOLE-701, 2 cr Immunobiology book exam, MOLE-702, 3 cr Advanced Immunobiology, PROV-407, 5 cr Infektiotaudit ja infektioimmunologia MOLE-703, 5 op Infection biology TMED-503, 5 cr Genetics and molecular biosciences Genomes and cytogenetics, GMB-201, 5 cr Basic course of gene regulation & epigenetics, GMB-202, 5 cr Human and cancer genetics, GMB-208, 5 cr NGS symposium, ILS-202, 2 cr Chemical Biology, GBM-107, 5 cr Human nutrition Ravitsemusfysiologia HNFB-112, 5 cr Kansanravitsemus HNFB-121, 5 cr Elective courses (15 cr) Freely selectable courses/modules suitable for the study track (according to the personal study plan) (version )