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Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2013/14


RSBB-AFM07: Integrated PhD Postgenomic Biosciences (Biosciences Route)

Leading to the award of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Mode of attendance: Full-time


Year 1

Follow this link for further information on the NFAAR NFAAR-PGT assessment regulations for students commencing study from 2011/12 onwards (students who commenced prior to 2011/12 should consult their programme handbook for their assessment regulations):
  • This programme does not have a DAP
  • Assessment Regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view
  • Programme progression requirement: not applicable
  • Taught credits: 36; Dissertation/Project credits: 54

For students studying the MRes Biosciences as Year 1 of the Integrated PhD in Postgenomic Biosciences.

Academic Year: Taught Units

Compulsory Units
BB50143 Critical research analysis skills 12 Credits

Semester 1: Taught Units

Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
You must take 24 credits of optional units over the year. Of these, at least 12 credits must be at Masters level.
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
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40124 Human developmental disorders 6 Credits
BB40125 Plant reproductive biology 6 Credits
BB40128 The evolution of genetic systems 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 6 Credits
BB40184 Cell biology of metastasis 6 Credits
BB40189 Vaccines and other health interventions 6 Credits
BB50210 Evolutionary quantitative genetics 6 Credits
ZZ40005 Director of Studies approved units (Biology & Biochemistry) 6 Credits
MA20201 Modelling the dynamics of life 1 6 Credits
MA30086 Medical statistics 6 Credits
MA30087 Optimisation methods of operational research 6 Credits
MA50179 Mathematical biology 1 6 Credits
MN20072 Managing human resources 6 Credits
MN20074 Business information systems 6 Credits

Semester 1: Project/Dissertation Units

Designated Essential Units Click here for further information
BB50142 Lab project 1 27 Credits

Semester 2: Taught Units

Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
You must take 24 credits of optional units over the year. Of these, at least 12 credits must be at Masters level.
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
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
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
BB40193 Sexual conflict 6 Credits
BB40194 Plant-microorganism interactions 6 Credits
BB40195 Conservation biology 6 Credits
BB40196 Systems and developmental neurobiology 6 Credits
BB50204 Clinical and translational medicine 6 Credits
ZZ40006 Director of Studies approved units (Biology & Biochemistry) 6 Credits
ED50300 Education, globalisation and change 6 Credits
MA20202 Modelling the dynamics of life 2 6 Credits
MA40198 Applied statistical inference 6 Credits
MA50063 Mathematical biology 2 6 Credits
MN20073 Marketing 6 Credits

Semester 2: Project/Dissertation Units

Designated Essential Units Click here for further information
BB50146 Lab project 2 27 Credits


Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2013/14 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* 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.