Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2009/10 |
USBB-AKB02: BSc (hons) Biochemistry |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY |
Mode of attendance: Thick Sandwich |
| Year 1 |
 NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year does not have a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11  ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| BB10001 | Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) | 3 Credits |
| BB10003 | Biochemistry 1 | 6 Credits |
| BB10005 | Cell biology | 6 Credits |
| BB10008 | Introduction to biodiversity | 6 Credits |
| CH10088 | Introduction to biological chemistry | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| BB10002 | Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) | 3 Credits |
| BB10004 | Biochemistry 2 | 6 Credits |
| BB10006 | Cell & molecular biology | 6 Credits |
| BB10007 | Genetics | 6 Credits |
| BB10147 | Human & animal physiology | 6 Credits |
| CH10087 | General chemistry | 6 Credits |
| Year 2 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year does not have a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| BB20018 | Enzymology | 6 Credits |
| BB20020 | Physical biochemistry & proteins | 6 Credits |
| BB20023 | DNA (making, breaking & disease) | 6 Credits |
| BB20024 | The dynamic cell 1 | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| BB20030 | Plant physiology & biochemistry | 6 Credits |
| BB20058 | Microbial genetics | 6 Credits |
| BB20149 | Molecular genetics of vertebrate development | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| BB20015 | Biochemical problems & bioinformatics | 6 Credits |
| BB20021 | Protein purification | 6 Credits |
| BB20025 | Practical molecular biology | 6 Credits |
| BB20028 | Cellular neurobiology | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| BB20033 | Bacteriology | 6 Credits |
| BB20154 | Introduction to functional genomics | 6 Credits |
| BB20160 | The dynamic cell 2 | 6 Credits |
| Year 3 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Academic Year |
| Compulsory Units |
| BB20075 | Professional training placement | 60 Credits |
| Year 4 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Semester 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| BB30162 | Protein synthesis, folding and turnover | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 3 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| NB. You may take no more than 24 credits of BB4* units across this year of the programme. |
| BB30044 | Molecular & medical neuroscience | 6 Credits |
| BB30045 | Cell membranes | 6 Credits |
| BB30046 | Proteins & immunochemistry | 6 Credits |
| BB30055 | Genes & genomes | 6 Credits |
| BB40078 | Entrepreneurial biotechnology | 6 Credits |
| BB40081 | Biochemical ethics | 6 Credits |
| BB40088 | Bioinformatics | 6 Credits |
| BB40125 | Plant reproductive biology | 6 Credits |
| BB40134 | Molecular evolution and phylogenetics | 6 Credits |
| BB40170 | Vertebrate developmental biology | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| BB30050 | Biochemical problems | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| BB30042 | Investigative project | 12 Credits |
| BB30051 | Laboratory project | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 1 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| NB. You may take no more than 24 credits of BB4* units across this year of the programme. |
| BB30052 | Scientific communication | 6 Credits |
| BB30067 | Advanced developmental genetics | 6 Credits |
| BB30169 | Concepts in systems biology | 6 Credits |
| BB40048 | Enzymes: mechanisms, evolution and control in integrated biological systems | 6 Credits |
| BB40109 | Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine | 6 Credits |
| BB40139 | Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes | 6 Credits |
| MN30076 | Business strategy | 6 Credits |