UNTBIOL001: MBiochem (hons): Biochemistry



Year 1, Semester 1

Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)


Mandatory Units

BIOL0001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills)      3 Credits

BIOL0003 Biochemistry 1      6 Credits

BIOL0005 Cell biology 1      6 Credits

BIOL0008 Diversity I      6 Credits

CHEY0008 Introductory organic chemistry      6 Credits

SCNC0046 Human physiology (Physiology, pathology & pharmacology 1)      6 Credits




Year 1, Semester 2


Mandatory Units

BIOL0002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills)      3 Credits

BIOL0004 Biochemistry 2      6 Credits

BIOL0006 Cell & molecular biology      6 Credits

BIOL0007 Genetics      6 Credits

CHEY0007 General chemistry      6 Credits




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

MATH0108 Statistics      6 Credits




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

BIOL0107 Plant biochemistry [MBiochem]      3 Credits




Year 3, Semester 1

Mode of Attendance: Period of mixed study and experience


Mandatory Units

BIOL0044 Molecular & medical neuroscience      6 Credits

BIOL0045 Cell membranes      6 Credits

BIOL0046 Proteins & immunochemistry      6 Credits

BIOL0047 Carbohydrate polymers      6 Credits

BIOL0055 Genes & genomes      6 Credits




Year 3, Semester 2


Mandatory Units

BIOL0048 Enzymology B      3 Credits

BIOL0053 Professional training in Biochemistry 2      30 Credits

BIOL0105 Third year pre-placement course (MBiochem)      15 Credits




Year 4, Semester 1

Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Depending on the semester in which the project is allocated:
Optional Units

Select 1 unit from the following list:

BIOL0076 Research project (MBiochem)      18 Credits

BIOL0095 Integrated biochemistry      6 Credits
Select between 1 and 2 units 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 between 1 and 2 units from the following list:

BIOL0056 Plant molecular biology      6 Credits

BIOL0057 Cell growth & proliferation      6 Credits

BIOL0078 Biotechnology      6 Credits





Year 4, Semester 2

Depending on the semester in which the project is allocated:
Optional Units

Select 1 unit from the following list:

BIOL0076 Research project (MBiochem)      18 Credits

BIOL0095 Integrated biochemistry      6 Credits

Select between 1 and 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

BIOL0109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine      6 Credits

Select between 6 and      12 credits from the following list:

BIOL0049 Biochemical parasitology      3 Credits

BIOL0077 Molecular evolution      3 Credits

BIOL0079 Clinical biochemistry      6 Credits

BIOL0103 Molecular biology of animal adaptation      6 Credits

PHAR0163 Recent advances in molecular signalling      6 Credits



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