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Course content

This course provides an overall understanding of how the properties of biological systems are determined by basic physical laws. Furthermore, the course gives an introduction to physical models for molecular and cellular processes.

Learning outcome

After completing this course:

• you are familiar with a number of processes both on a cellular and organism level where physics increases insight. Examples could be diffusion and active transport, entropic forces and cooperative transitions, excitable cells and how cells move.
• you can do calculations on physical models for molecular and cellular processes.
• you can peruse and obtain knowledge from textbooks and scientific articles on biological physics
• you can explain connections between physics, chemistry, and biology in the natural sciences.

Admission to the course

Students admitted ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ must  in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may .

If you are not already enrolled as a student ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, please see our information about .

Recommended previous knowledge

• FYS2160 – Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (necessary prerequisite is given during the 5 first weeks that can be followed in the same semester)

Overlapping courses

• 10 credits overlap with FYS9715 – Biological Physics.

Teaching

6 hours of organized teaching per week throughout the semester.

The teaching includes lectures, colloquia, problem-solving, teamwork, small and large project assignments, and laboratory exercises.

In this course, there are 4 mandatory project assignments (laboratory and computational assignments) during the semester. All of the mandatory assignments must be completed and approved before you can sit the final exam.

As the teaching involves laboratory and/or field work, you should consider taking out a separate travel and personal risk insurance. Read about your insurance cover as a student.

Examination

• Final oral exam which counts 100 % towards the final grade.

This course has mandatory exercises that must be approved before you can sit the final exam.

It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: FYS9715 – Biological Physics

Examination support material

No examination support material is allowed.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about .

Resit an examination

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a  at the beginning of the next semester.

 are offered at the beginning of the next semester for students who do not successfully complete the exam during the previous semester.

We do not offer a re-scheduled exam for students who withdraw during the exam.

More about examinations ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

• Use of sources and citations
• How to use AI as a student
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.