Biology of individual development
Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) PART-TIME
Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Title
Biology of individual development
Code
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 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.
PR07. Possess the techniques of self-education and self-improvement. Be able to design the trajectory of professional growth and personal development, applying the acquired knowledge.
PR08. Know and understand the basic terms, concepts, theories and laws in the field of biological sciences and on the borders of subject areas.
PR11. Understand the structural organization of biological systems at the molecular level.
PR12. Demonstrate knowledge of the structure, vital processes and functions of living organisms, understand the mechanisms of regulation of physiological functions to maintain homeostasis of biological systems.
PR13. Know the mechanisms of preservation, implementation and transmission of genetic information and their importance in evolutionary processes.
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of the disciplines "General Cytology", "Histology", "Physiology and Anatomy of Humans and Animals", "Molecular Biology", "Biochemistry".
2. Ability to independently apply knowledge of general cytology, histology, physiology and anatomy of humans and animals, molecular biology, etc. academic 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
The academic discipline "Biology of Individual Development" is a component of the professional training program for specialists of the "Bachelor" educational level under the educational program "Biology". "Biology of Individual Development" is a mandatory discipline that highlights the issues of general patterns and mechanisms of ontogenetic transformations of organisms of different taxonomic groups of animals, the features of their course under different influences of environmental factors, in normal and pathological conditions; the features of the microscopic and submicroscopic organization of animal organisms of different taxonomic groups at different stages of embryogenesis; and also outlines a range of methods and methodological approaches that can be used when conducting experiments in related sciences and within the framework of interdisciplinary projects and that require in-depth knowledge of the biology of individual development. The discipline is designed to generalize the idea of the systematic organization of living things and the role of regularly coordinated ontogenetic transformations in the formation, functioning, and plasticity of organisms of various taxonomic groups of animals.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Dzerzhinsky M.E., Skrypnyk N.V., Voronina O.K., Pazyuk L.M. Biology of individual development – Kyiv: VPC "Kyiv University", 2013.– 226 p.
2. Vareniuk I.M., Dzerzhinsky M.E. Fundamentals of postnatal ontogenesis – Kyiv, 2023.– 285 p.
3. Vareniuk I.M., Dzerzhinsky M.E. Fundamentals of gerontology and mechanisms of cell aging.- Kyiv: "Interservice", 2013.– 164 p.
4. Wojciech Pavlina, Michael G. Ross; scientific editors of the translation: O. Stepanenko, Yu. Chaikovsky. Histology: textbook and atlas. With the basics of cell and molecular biology, 8th edition, in 2 volumes. 2021.- 462p.
5. Alberts B., Jonhson A., Lewis J. Molecular Biology of the Cell.– W.W.Norton & Company, 2014.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, laboratory work, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment
1. Modular test (remote, written, open and test questions) RN 1.1. - 2.5. - 40 points / 20 points.
2. Abstracts on the modern development of issues considered in the course of RN 3.1 - 3.2 - 10 points / 5 points.
3. Knowledge of embryological drugs RN 1.1. - 2.5 - 30 points / 15 points.
4. Final test (written, open-ended questions and tests) RN 1.1. - 2.5 - 20 points / 10 points.
Final assessment: in the form of a test
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Olena
Kostyantyunivna
Voronina
Department of Cytology, Histology and Reproductive Medicine
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Cytology, Histology and Reproductive Medicine
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center