Department of Biology & Biochemistry Programme Catalogue 2013/14 |
USBB-AKB08: BSc (hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology with Professional Placement |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY |
Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11
; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 . - Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification
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Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
BB10001 | Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) | 3 Credits |
BB10147 | Human & animal physiology | 6 Credits |
CH10088 | Introduction to biological chemistry | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
BB10002 | Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) | 3 Credits |
BB10006 | Cell & molecular biology | 6 Credits |
BB10186 | Proteins: purification and characterisation | 6 Credits |
CH10087 | General chemistry | 6 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19
; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 . - Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification
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Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme. |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
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 a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: |
Students must select 24 credits (4 units) from the options available in Year 2 of this programme. |
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 |
BB20014 | Directed studies 2 | 3 Credits |
BB20025 | Practical molecular biology | 6 Credits |
BB20160 | The dynamic cell 2 | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 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 | Molecular and cellular neuroscience | 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 |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Placement Type: Standard.
- This programme year has a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19
; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 . - Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3 |
BB20075 | Professional training placement | 60 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27
; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 . - Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification
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Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. A maximum of 36 credits may be taken in any semester. No more than 12 credits may be taken from Group B across both semesters. |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4 |
BB30162 | Protein synthesis, folding and turnover | 6 Credits |
Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
Students must take either BB30042 or BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. |
BB30042 | Final year project A | 18 Credits |
BB30163 | Final year project B | 18 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list: |
BB30044 | Molecular & medical neuroscience | 6 Credits |
BB30063 | Vaccines and other health interventions | 6 Credits |
BB40078 | Entrepreneurial biotechnology | 6 Credits |
BB40117 |
Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature |
6 Credits |
BB40125 | Plant reproductive biology | 6 Credits |
BB40134 | Molecular phylogenetics and evolution | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: |
Group B: Students may take no more than 12 credits from Group B across both semesters |
BB30123 | Biological ethics | 6 Credits |
BB40082 | Frontiers of neuroscience | 6 Credits |
BB40083 | Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine | 6 Credits |
BB40102 | Molecular mechanisms of disease | 6 Credits |
BB40124 | Human developmental disorders | 6 Credits |
BB40184 | Cell biology of metastasis | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4 |
BB30091 | Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology | 6 Credits |
Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
Students must take either BB30042 or BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. |
BB30042 | Final year project A | 18 Credits |
BB30163 | Final year project B | 18 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list: |
BB30067 | Advanced developmental genetics | 6 Credits |
BB30161 | Systems and developmental neurobiology | 6 Credits |
BB30169 | Concepts in systems biology | 6 Credits |
BB40048 | Enzymes: mechanisms, evolution and control in integrated biological systems | 6 Credits |
BB40139 | Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes | 6 Credits |
BB40140 | Plant biotechnology & the environment | 6 Credits |
MN30076 | Business strategy | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: |
Group B: Students may take no more than 12 credits from Group B across both semesters |
BB40084 | Cellular biochemistry | 6 Credits |
BB40085 | Medical biochemistry | 6 Credits |
BB40086 | Molecular immunology | 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 |
BB40164 | Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration | 6 Credits |
BB40185 | Synthetic biology | 6 Credits |