Parasitology

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Parasitology
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR03. Plan, perform, analyze data and present the results of experimental research in the field of biology. PR08. Know and understand the basic terms, concepts, theories and laws in the field of biological sciences and at the border of subject areas. PR14. To analyze the interactions of living organisms of different levels of phylogenetic relationship with each other, the peculiarities of the influence of various factors on living organisms and to evaluate their role in the biosphere processes of transformation of substances and energy. PR28.6. Analyze the structure and organization of various zoocenoses and evaluate the role of animals in the functioning of ecosystems of various habitats.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of the disciplines "Zoology", "Theory of Evolution", "Ecology and Nature Protection". 2. Ability to independently apply knowledge of general zoology, theory of evolution, animal ecology and other disciplines to solve specific scientific and practical problems; work with scientific and scientific-methodical literature. 3. Possession of basic skills of systems analysis.
Course content
"Parasitology" is a discipline of free choice of students, covering a wide range of issues related to diversity, features of biology and ecology, the formation of adaptations to parasitic lifestyles, the practical significance of unicellular and multicellular animals - human and animal parasites, and outlines a range of methods , methodological approaches and algorithms of analysis that can be used in conducting research in related sciences and in interdisciplinary projects and that require in-depth knowledge of parasitology.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Жуков, О. В. Паразитологія / О. В. Жуков, О. Ф. Пилипенко. – Д. : ДНУ, 2001. 2. Корнюшин В. В. Загальна паразитологія. Конспект лекцій / [В. В. Корнюшин, П. Я. Кілочицький, П. Г. Балан та інш.]. – К. : КНУ, 2017. 3. Невядомська, К. Загальна паразитологія / [К. Невядомська, Т. Пойманська, Б. Магніцька та інш.]. – К. : Наукова думка, 2006.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment: 1. Test 1: PH 1.1-2.2 - 20 points / 10 points. 2. Test work 2: PH 1.1- 2.2 - 20 points / 10 points. 3. Presentations / reports: RN 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1 - 20 points / 10 points. - final assessment: in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Pavlo Balan
Department of Ecology and Zoology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Ecology and Zoology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center