Microbial Ecology

Code:

MA314

Acronym:

EM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Environmental Sciences and Ecology

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2T (of 14-11-2022 to 13-01-2023)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Population Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Aquatic Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCMA	29	Official Study Plan	3	-	5	49	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Concepts of Microbial Ecology

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills on Microbial Ecology

Working method

Presencial

Program

Microbiology and microorganims

Evolution from the common ancestral

Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur cycles

Ecology of bacteria

Ecology of archaea

Ecology of viruses

Estuarine microbial ecology

Mandatory literature

nnn; nnn

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures, lab classes and field work

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Teste	5,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	2,00
Estudo autónomo	85,00
Frequência das aulas	48,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

mandatory lab classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam: 75%,assignement 20%, lab test 5%