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Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2010/11


TSBB-AFM06: MSc Biosciences

Leading to the award of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOSCIENCES

Mode of attendance: Full-time


Year 1

Academic Year

Compulsory Units
BB50197 Critical review of literature 6 Credits
BB50198 Research training & support skills 12 Credits

Semester 1

Optional Units: Select between 3 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB40078 Entrepreneurial biotechnology 6 Credits
BB40081 Biochemical ethics 6 Credits
BB40082 Frontiers of neuroscience 6 Credits
BB40083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40088 Bioinformatics 6 Credits
BB40102 Molecular mechanisms of disease 6 Credits
BB40124 Human developmental disorders 6 Credits
BB40125 Plant reproductive biology 6 Credits
BB40128 The evolution of genetic systems 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution and phylogenetics 6 Credits
BB40170 Vertebrate developmental biology 6 Credits
BB40184 Cell biology of metastasis 6 Credits
BB40187 Topics in environmental virology 6 Credits
BB40189 Microbial pathogenicity 6 Credits
BB40191 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 Credits
BB40193 Sexual conflict 6 Credits
ZZ40005 Director of Studies approved units (Biology & Biochemistry) 6 Credits

Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 3 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB40048 Enzymes: mechanisms, evolution and control in integrated biological systems 6 Credits
BB40084 Cellular biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40085 Medical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 Credits
BB40139 Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes 6 Credits
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of microbial adaptation 6 Credits
BB40164 Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration 6 Credits
BB40185 Synthetic biology 6 Credits
BB40190 Advanced developmental genetics 6 Credits
BB40192 Evolution in deep time 6 Credits
BB40194 Plant-microorganism interactions 6 Credits
BB40195 Conservation biology 6 Credits
BB40196 Systems and developmental neurobiology 6 Credits
ZZ40006 Director of Studies approved units (Biology & Biochemistry) 6 Credits

Dissertation Period

Compulsory Units
BB50199 Research project 30 Credits