Toxicology
Course, Bachelor's level, 1BG209
Autumn 2023 Autumn 2023, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 28 August 2023–30 October 2023
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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Completed courses worth 60 credits in biology including Molecular Biology and Genetics (10 credits), Cell Biology (15 credits) and Physiology (15 credits). Students must also have taken the courses The Basic Principles of Chemistry (15 credits), Organic Chemistry I (10 credits) and Biochemistry I (5 credits), with 20 credits completed.
- Selection
-
Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 32,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 32,500
- Application deadline
- 17 April 2023
- Application code
- UU-17551
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 27 July 2023–27 August 2023
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2023 Autumn 2023, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 28 August 2023–30 October 2023
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Completed courses worth 60 credits in biology including Molecular Biology and Genetics (10 credits), Cell Biology (15 credits) and Physiology (15 credits). Students must also have taken the courses The Basic Principles of Chemistry (15 credits), Organic Chemistry I (10 credits) and Biochemistry I (5 credits), with 20 credits completed.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 27 July 2023–27 August 2023
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 2 September 2024–3 November 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in biology including Molecular Biology and Genetics (10 credits), Cell Biology (15 credits) and Physiology (15 credits). Students must also have taken the courses The Basic Principles of Chemistry (15 credits), Organic Chemistry I (10 credits) and Biochemistry I (5 credits), with 20 credits completed.
- Selection
-
Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 32,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 32,500
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2024
- Application code
- UU-17551
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 26 July 2024–1 September 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 2 September 2024–3 November 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in biology including Molecular Biology and Genetics (10 credits), Cell Biology (15 credits) and Physiology (15 credits). Students must also have taken the courses The Basic Principles of Chemistry (15 credits), Organic Chemistry I (10 credits) and Biochemistry I (5 credits), with 20 credits completed.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 26 July 2024–1 September 2024
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
All chemicals can be dangerous in high enough doses. This course will provide you with the knowledge to understand and explain when, where and how chemicals and pharmaceuticals become toxic. The course mixes lectures with lab training and seminars to cover the following aspects:
- how chemicals are absorbed, metabolised and eliminated from the body
- the importance of different organs for the detoxification of chemicals
- neurological and endocrinological effects of chemicals
- developmental biology; effects of environmental toxins and pharmaceuticals
- general genetic test methods to detect genetically induced damages.
Reading list
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2024
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2023
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2019
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2015
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2011, version 2
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2011, version 1
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2010
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2007