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Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2011/12

USBB-AFB05: BSc (hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Mode of attendance: Full-time
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Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


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
BB10147 Human & animal physiology 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
BB10186 Proteins: purification and characterisation 6 Credits
CH10087 General chemistry 6 Credits

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.

Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme.

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units
BB20013 Directed studies 1 3 Credits
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 The dynamic cell 1 6 Credits
BB20144 Techniques in cell biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Units from the following list:
Students must select 24 credits (4 units) from the options available in Year 2 of this programme.
BB20018 Enzymology 6 Credits
BB20020 Protein structure 6 Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20149 Molecular genetics of vertebrate development 6 Credits
BB20202 Microbial cells and genomes 6 Credits
MA20201 Modelling the dynamics of life 1 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units
BB20014 Directed studies 2 3 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
BB20160 The dynamic cell 2 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 2 and 3 Units from the following list:
Students must select 24 credits (4 units) from the options available in Year 2 of this programme.
BB20027 Infection and immunity 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20154 Introduction to functional genomics 6 Credits
BB20203 Microbial interactions with their host and environments 6 Credits
MA20202 Modelling the dynamics of life 2 6 Credits

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.

Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 3 of this programme. No more than 36 credits may be taken in any semester.

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 3
Compulsory Units
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30162 Protein synthesis, folding and turnover 6 Credits
Designated Essential Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
Students must select BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. Students may be able to take BB30042 (Final year project A) instead of BB30163 by special arrangement with the Director of Studies.
AA00003 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30163 Final year project B 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Units from the following list:
AA00001 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 Credits
BB30063 Vaccines and other health interventions 6 Credits
BB30123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB30129 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Units from the following list:
AA00002 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB40078 Entrepreneurial biotechnology 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
BB40134 Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 6 Credits
BB40184 Cell biology of metastasis 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 3
Compulsory Units
BB30091 Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology 6 Credits
Designated Essential Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
Students must select BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. Students may be able to take BB30042 (Final year project A) instead of BB30163 by special arrangement with the Director of Studies.
AA00013 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30163 Final year project B 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Units from the following list:
AA00011 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30052 Scientific communication 6 Credits
BB30067 Advanced developmental genetics 6 Credits
BB30161 Systems and developmental neurobiology 6 Credits
BB30169 Concepts in systems biology 6 Credits
BB30204 Clinical and translational medicine 6 Credits
MN30076 Business strategy 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Units from the following list:
AA00012 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
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
BB40141 Molecular biology of microbial adaptation 6 Credits
BB40164 Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration 6 Credits
BB40185 Synthetic biology 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2011/12 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2012/13 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2011/12.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.