UFTBIOL001: BSc (hons): Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Year 1, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Mandatory Units
BIOL0001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills)      6 Credits
BIOL0003 Biochemistry 1      6 Credits
BIOL0005 Cell biology 1      6 Credits
PHAR0002 Physiology, pathology & pharmacology 1 (Human physiology)      6 Credits

Optional Units
Select 1 unit from the following list:
BIOL0008 The diversity of bacteria & fungi      6 Credits
CHEY0008 Introductory organic chemistry      6 Credits

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Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory Units
BIOL0002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills)      6 Credits
BIOL0004 Biochemistry 2      6 Credits
BIOL0006 Cell & molecular biology      6 Credits
BIOL0007 Genetics      6 Credits

Optional Units
Select 1 unit from the following list:
BIOL0009 The diversity of animals & plants      6 Credits
CHEY0007 General chemistry      6 Credits

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Year 2, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Mandatory Units
BIOL0013 Directed studies 1      3 Credits
BIOL0024 Cell biology 2      6 Credits
BIOL0026 Recombinant DNA techniques      6 Credits

Optional Units
Select between 2 and 3 units from the following list:
BIOL0018 Enzymology A      6 Credits
BIOL0020 Physical biochemistry & proteins      6 Credits
BIOL0027 Animal reproduction      6 Credits
BIOL0035 Genes & development 1      6 Credits

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Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory Units
BIOL0014 Directed studies 2      3 Credits
BIOL0023 DNA (making, breaking & disease)      6 Credits
BIOL0025 Practical molecular biology      6 Credits

Optional Units
Select between 2 and 3 units from the following list:
BIOL0021 Protein purification      6 Credits
BIOL0028 Cellular neurobiology      6 Credits
BIOL0030 Plant biochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0031 Plant biotechnology      6 Credits
BIOL0033 Bacteriology      6 Credits
BIOL0036 Genes & development practicals      6 Credits
BIOL0093 Practical microbial genetics      6 Credits
MATH0108 Statistics      6 Credits

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Year 3, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Mandatory Units
BIOL0091 Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology      6 Credits

Optional Units
Select between 24 and      30 credits from the following list:
BIOL0042 Investigative project      12 Credits
BIOL0045 Cell membranes      6 Credits
BIOL0046 Proteins & immunochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0055 Genes & genomes      6 Credits
BIOL0056 Plant molecular biology      6 Credits
BIOL0057 Cell growth & proliferation      6 Credits
BIOL0063 Microbial physiology      6 Credits
BIOL0069 Plant development      6 Credits
BIOL0078 Biotechnology      6 Credits
which may not include more than 1 unit from the following:
BIOL0081 Biochemical ethics      6 Credits
BIOL0083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine      6 Credits
BIOL0087 Vaccines      6 Credits
BIOL0102 Molecular mechanisms of disease      6 Credits

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Year 3, Semester 2

Optional Units
Select between 18 and      24 credits from the following list:
BIOL0042 Investigative project      12 Credits
BIOL0049 Biochemical parasitology      3 Credits
BIOL0058 Microbial genetics      6 Credits
BIOL0060 Neurobiology - systems      3 Credits
BIOL0061 Topics in endocrinology      6 Credits
BIOL0064 Plant-microorganism interactions      6 Credits
BIOL0066 Bacterial ecophysiology      6 Credits
BIOL0067 Genes & development 2      6 Credits
BIOL0077 Molecular evolution      3 Credits
BIOL0079 Clinical biochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0101 Neurobiology - development      3 Credits
BIOL0103 Molecular biology of animal adaptation      6 Credits
which may not include more than 1 unit from the following:
BIOL0084 Cellular biochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0085 Medical biochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0086 Molecular immunology      6 Credits
BIOL0088 Bioinformatics      6 Credits

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