As part of the study program in Biomedical sciences, the Cytology teaching unit contributes to reach the following learning outcomes
- tomaster elements of biology, chemistry and physics, essential to their interdisciplinary knowledge of the human being;
- to be able to use the basic techniques associated with biomedical research.
- to acquire autonomous and critical thinking skills;
- to master the scientific aspects of disease;
- to analyze concrete questions with rigor;
- to acquire knowledge that will enable to participate in the search for new diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive approaches.
More specifically, by the end of the Cytology course, students will be able to:
-outline the intracellular organization of an animal cell
-describe the main intracellular compartments and their main functions
-recognize the main intracellular substructures on electron micrographs