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Department of Biology & Biochemistry Programme Catalogue 2015/16


USBB-AKB06: BSc(Hons) Biochemistry with Professional Placement

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement

Normal programme duration: 4 years


Click here for further information Possible DAPs for this programme:

Please see your programme handbook for circumstances where transfer to DAP may be permitted/required.

  

Click here for further informationPossible exit awards for this programme:



Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
BB10213 Practical research and academic skills 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
BB10003 Biochemistry 1 6 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
CH10088 Introduction to biological chemistry 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
BB10005 Cell biology 6 Credits
BB10121 Biochemistry 2 6 Credits
BB10186 Proteins: purification and characterisation 6 Credits
CH10087 General chemistry 6 Credits

Notes:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
* Availability of units is 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.

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification


Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
BB20018 Enzymology 6 Credits
BB20020 Protein structure 6 Credits
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 The dynamic cell 1 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20149 Molecular genetics of vertebrate development 6 Credits
BB20202 Infection and immunity I: microbiology 6 Credits
BB20219 Genomics 1 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
BB20015 Biochemical problems & bioinformatics 6 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
BB20027 Infection and immunity II: immunology 6 Credits
BB20028 Molecular and cellular neuroscience 6 Credits
BB20160 The dynamic cell 2 6 Credits
BB20220 Genomics 2 6 Credits

Notes:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
* Availability of units is 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.

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
BB20075 Professional training placement 60 Credits

Notes:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
* Availability of units is 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.

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification


  • Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme.
  • No more than 12 credits may be taken from Group B across both semesters.

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
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:
You must take a project unit (either BB30042 or BB30051) in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
BB30042 Final year project A 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
Group A
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 Credits
BB30129 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 Credits
BB40078 Entrepreneurial biotechnology 6 Credits
BB40125 Plant reproductive biology 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular phylogenetics 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
BB40082 Frontiers of neuroscience 6 Credits
BB40083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40184 Cell biology of metastasis 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
BB30050 Biochemical problems 6 Credits
Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
You must take a project unit (either BB30042 or BB30051) in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
BB30042 Final year project A 18 Credits
BB30051 Laboratory project 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
Group A
BB30067 Advanced developmental genetics 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
MN30076 Business strategy 6 Credits
PA30157 The molecular biology and treatment of cancer 6 Credits
PA30169 Trends in molecular signalling 6 Credits
PA30252 Pharmacology of regenerative medicine 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
BB40085 Medical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40086 Molecular immunology 6 Credits
BB40109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40164 Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration 6 Credits

Notes:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
* Availability of units is 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.