UNTBIOL001: MBiochem: Biochemistry

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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
CHEY0008 Introductory organic chemistry           6 Credits
PHAR0002 Physiology, pathology & pharmacology 1 (Human physiology)      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
CHEY0007 General chemistry      6 Credits

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Year 2, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Period of mixed study and experience

Mandatory Units
BIOL0018 Enzymology A      6 Credits
BIOL0020 Physical biochemistry & proteins      6 Credits
BIOL0023 DNA (making, breaking & disease)      6 Credits
BIOL0024 Cell biology 2      6 Credits

Optional Units
Select 1 unit from the following list:
BIOL0035 Genes & development 1      6 Credits

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Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory Units
BIOL0016 Professional training in Biochemistry 1           30 Credits
BIOL0096 Biochemical problems [for MBiochemistry students]      3 Credits
BIOL0097 Protein purification [For MBiochemistry students]           3 Credits
BIOL0098 Practical biochemistry [For MBiochemistry students]      3 Credits
BIOL0099 Cellular neurobiology [For MBiochemistry students]           3 Credits

Optional Units
Select 1 unit from the following list:
BIOL0100 Genes & development practicals [for MBiochemistry students]      3 Credits
MATH0127 Statistics [For MBiochemistry students]           3 Credits

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Year 3, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Period of mixed study and experience

Mandatory Units
BIOL0044 Clinical neurochemistry      3 Credits
BIOL0045 Cell membranes      6 Credits
BIOL0046 Proteins & immunochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0047 Carbohydrate polymers      3 Credits
BIOL0048 Enzymology B      3 Credits
BIOL0055 Genes & genomes      6 Credits
BIOL0104 Molecular neuroscience      3 Credits

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Year 3, Semester 2

Mandatory Units
BIOL0053 Professional training in Biochemistry 2           30 Credits
BIOL0105 Third year pre-placement course (MBiochem)           15 Credits

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Year 4
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Students will be required to follow one of the following patterns, depending on the semester in which they are allocated their project.

Either:
Semester 1
Mandatory Unit
BIOL0076 Research project (MBiochem)      18 Credits

Optional Units
Select 1 unit from the following list:
BIOL0081 Biochemical ethics      6 Credits
BIOL0082 Neurochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine      6 Credits
BIOL0087 Vaccines      6 Credits
BIOL0102 Molecular mechanisms of disease           6 Credits
Select 1 unit from the following list:
BIOL0056 Plant molecular biology      6 Credits
BIOL0057 Cell growth & proliferation      6 Credits
BIOL0078 Biotechnology      6 Credits


Semester 2
Mandatory Unit
BIOL0095 Integrated biochemistry      6 Credits

Optional Units
Select 2 units from the following list:
BIOL0084 Cellular biochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0085 Medical biochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0086 Molecular immunology      6 Credits
BIOL0088 Bioinformatics      6 Credits
BIOL0103 Molecular biology of animal adaptation           6 Credits
Select      12 credits from the following list:
BIOL0049 Biochemical parasitology      3 Credits
BIOL0077 Molecular evolution      3 Credits
BIOL0079 Clinical biochemistry      6 Credits
PHAR0163 Recent advances in molecular signalling      6 Credits

Or:
Semester 1
Mandatory Unit
BIOL0095 Integrated biochemistry      6 Credits

Optional Units
Select 1 unit from the following list:
BIOL0081 Biochemical ethics      6 Credits
BIOL0082 Neurochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine      6 Credits
BIOL0087 Vaccines      6 Credits
BIOL0102 Molecular mechanisms of disease           6 Credits
Select 1 unit from the following list:
BIOL0056 Plant molecular biology      6 Credits
BIOL0057 Cell growth & proliferation      6 Credits
BIOL0078 Biotechnology      6 Credits


Semester 2
Mandatory Unit
BIOL0076 Research project (MBiochem)      18 Credits

Optional Units
Select 1 unit from the following list:
BIOL0084 Cellular biochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0085 Medical biochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0086 Molecular immunology      6 Credits
BIOL0088 Bioinformatics      6 Credits
BIOL0103 Molecular biology of animal adaptation           6 Credits
Select      12 credits from the following list:
BIOL0049 Biochemical parasitology      3 Credits
BIOL0077 Molecular evolution      3 Credits
BIOL0079 Clinical biochemistry      6 Credits
PHAR0163 Recent advances in molecular signalling      6 Credits

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