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BMS2204 - Diversity of Life and Microbiology Laboratory

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Credit Units
2
Course Duration
One Semester
Pre-requisite(s)
CHEM1200/BCH1200 (for normative 4-year students) or A Level Biology (for advance standing I students)
Pre-cursor(s)
CHEM2013/BCH2013 ; CHEM2067/BCH2067
Equivalent Course(s)
Course Offering Term*:
Semester A 2025/26
Semester A 2026/27 (Tentative)

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This course aims to provide students with competent skills to discover different life forms in the natural environment including microbes, and deal with these specimens, living and preserved, from collection to design of protocols for detailed examination. This will include basic study and hands-on practice of the following:

a) principles of microscopy and the different microscopic techniques;
b) discovery fieldtrip, collection and treatment of live and preserved specimens;
c) documentation and presentation of observations.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 100%
Examination Duration: 0 hours
Min. Continuous Assessment Passing Requirement: 40%
 

Minimum Passing Requirement : A minimum of 40% both coursework and examination components.

 
Detailed Course Information
BMS2204.pdf