Study programme 2025-2026Français
Microbial Biotechnology
Programme component of Master's in Teaching (Section 4) : Biology (MONS) (day schedule) à l"Teacher Training School

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UF-M2-MEBIO4-010-MOptional UEGILLAN DavidS828 - Protéomie et Microbiologie
  • GILLAN David

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français20000033.002nd term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
S-BIOG-041Microbial Biotechnology200000Q2100.00%

Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Reflective practitioner skills.
    • Critically read the results of scientific research in education and didactics and draw inspiration from them for their teaching activities, all the while drawing on various disciplines in human sciences to analyse and act in professional situations.
    • Carry out, individually and with peers, a critical and rigorous observation and analysis of their own practices and the impact these have on pupils, in order to improve their teaching and develop the strategies and conditions for implementation to ensure effectiveness and equity.

Learning Outcomes of UE

After this teaching, the students will control the essential concepts of Microbial Biotechnology and understand its most recent developments.
 

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

1. Introduction
2. Therapeutics.
3. Agriculture (GMOs)
4. Food industry
5. Environmental applications  : wastewater treatment; bioregenerative systems (MELiSSA loop); Bioremediation; Microbial Fuel Cells; Microbial reporters
6. Microbial fuels
7. Microbial plastics
8. Biolixiviation
9. Nanoparticles and nanotubes
10. Metagenomics
 

Prior Experience

General Microbiology in Bac Bloc 3
 

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
S-BIOG-041
  • Cours magistraux

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
S-BIOG-041
  • Face-to-face

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
S-BIOG-041Not applicable

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
S-BIOG-041Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
S-BIOG-041Not applicable

Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next

AAGrade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
S-BIOG-041Authorized

Term 2 Assessment - type

AAType(s) and mode(s) of Q2 assessment
S-BIOG-041
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face

Term 2 Assessment - comments

AATerm 2 Assessment - comments
S-BIOG-041Not applicable

Term 3 Assessment - type

AAType(s) and mode(s) of Q3 assessment
S-BIOG-041
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face

Term 3 Assessment - comments

AATerm 3 Assessment - comments
S-BIOG-041Not applicable
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 12/05/2025
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 14/03/2026
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