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Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2011/12

USBB-AKM05: MBiol (hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology

Leading to the award of MASTER OF BIOLOGY IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
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Years 1 & 2 not available in 2011/12

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Placement Type: Enhanced.
  • This programme year has a DAP.
  • This is the penultimate stage of the programme.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units
BB30115 Professional Training Placement (MBiol) 48 Credits
BB40111 Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology 6 Credits
BB40114 Critical reading in molecular & cellular biology 6 Credits

Year 4

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 4 of this programme. Students may take no more than 6 credits of optional units at level H (i.e. coded BB3*).

Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units
BB40122 Integrated molecular & cellular biology 6 Credits

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units
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 take BB40130 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
AA00003 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB40130 Research project (MBiol) 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 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
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Units from the following list:
Students may choose a maximum of 1 unit (6 credits) of units coded BB3* in this year of the programme.
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

Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4
Designated Essential Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
Students must take BB40130 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
AA00013 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB40130 Research project (MBiol) 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 5 Units from the following list:
AA00012 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 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
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Units from the following list:
Students may choose a maximum of 1 unit (6 credits) of units coded BB3* in this year of the programme.
AA00011 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 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

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.