Programmes in Natural Sciences2015/16 |
UXXX-AFM01: MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences |
Leading to the award of MASTER IN SCIENCE
IN NATURAL SCIENCES |
Mode of attendance: Full-time |
Normal programme duration: 4 years |
 Possible DAPs for this programme:
Please see your programme handbook for circumstances where transfer to DAP may be permitted/required. | |
Possible exit awards for this programme: |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 15
 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 16 . - Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| PS10086 | Mind and behaviour | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 48 credits from the following list: |
- A maximum of 24 credits of Chemistry units can be taken.
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| CH10134 | Atomic structure, bonding and the Periodic Table for Natural Sciences | 12 Credits |
| CH10136 | Fundamentals of organic chemistry for Natural Sciences | 12 Credits |
| CH10138 | From molecules to materials for natural scientists | 12 Credits |
| PA10315 | Fundamentals of physiology and pharmacology for Natural Sciences students | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| ED10001 | Exploring effective learning | 6 Credits |
| FL10273 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN10545 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking either Physics unit must also take PH10007.
- Students taking PH10048 must also take PH10052.
- Students taking BB10012 or BB10003 or PA10315 must also take BB10006.
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| BB10006 | Cell & molecular biology | 6 Credits |
| BB10012 | Ecology & evolution 1 | 6 Credits |
| PH10007 | Mathematics for scientists 1 | 6 Credits |
| PH10048 | Introduction to quantum physics [WL] | 6 Credits |
| PH10052 | Properties of matter [WL] | 6 Credits |
| XX10085 | The Earth as an ecosystem | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| ED10002 | Learning: Theory & context | 6 Credits |
| FL10274 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN10248 | Introduction to accounting | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking either Physics unit must also take PH10008.
- Students taking PH10051 must also take PH10053.
- Students taking BB10205 or BB10004 or PA10315 must also take BB10005.
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| BB10205 | Ecology & evolution 2 | 6 Credits |
| PH10008 | Mathematics for scientists 2 | 6 Credits |
| PH10051 | Electricity & magnetism [WL] | 6 Credits |
| PH10053 | Vibrations, waves & optics [WL] | 6 Credits |
| XX10212 | Introduction to the state of the environment | 6 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 .
- Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 16% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 36 credits from the following list: |
| CH20148 | Inorganic synthesis, structure and reactivity for natural scientists | 12 Credits |
| CH20150 | Organic synthesis, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy for natural scientists | 12 Credits |
| CH20152 | Principles of physical chemistry for natural scientists | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| ED20003 | Education in society | 6 Credits |
| FL20275 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN20072 | Managing human resources | 6 Credits |
| PS20108 | Cognitive psychology | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking PA20016 must also take PA20291 and PA20292.
- Students taking PH20060 must also take PH20067.
- Students taking any Physics unit must also take PH20019.
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| BB20023 | DNA (making, breaking & disease) | 6 Credits |
| BB20024 | The dynamic cell 1 | 6 Credits |
| BB20040 | Concepts in evolution | 6 Credits |
| PA20016 | Cardiovascular, renal and peripheral nervous system pharmacology | 6 Credits |
| PA20291 | Introduction to practical pharmacology for natural scientists | 3 Credits |
| PA20292 | Immunology & receptor signalling | 3 Credits |
| PH20019 | Mathematics for scientists 3 | 6 Credits |
| PH20060 | Quantum & atomic physics [WL] | 6 Credits |
| PH20067 | Thermal physics (WL) | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| ED20126 | Educational psychology | 6 Credits |
| FL20276 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PS20106 | Biological psychology | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking PA20023 must also take PA20293.
- Students taking PH20061 must also take PH20063.
- Students taking any Physics unit must also take PH20020.
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| BB20027 | Infection and immunity II: immunology | 6 Credits |
| BB20028 | Molecular and cellular neuroscience | 6 Credits |
| BB20160 | The dynamic cell 2 | 6 Credits |
| BB20173 | Behaviour & ecology | 6 Credits |
| MA20202 | Modelling the dynamics of life 2 | 6 Credits |
| PA20023 | Pharmacology of the central nervous system | 6 Credits |
| PA20293 | Gene transcription & DNA | 6 Credits |
| PH20020 | Mathematics for scientists 4 | 6 Credits |
| PH20061 | Electromagnetism 1 [WL] | 6 Credits |
| PH20063 | Condensed matter physics 1 [WL] | 6 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
- This is the penultimate stage of the programme.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 .
- Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 34% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 12 credits from the following list: |
| PA30266 | Pharmacology of infection & immunity | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 3 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| ED30005 | Science education in practice | 6 Credits |
| FL30277 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN20074 | Digital business innovation | 6 Credits |
| PS30083 | Stress, immunity & health | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking CH30128 must also take CH30141.
- Students taking CH30127 must also take CH30203.
- Students taking CH30129 must also take CH20194.
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| BB30162 | Protein synthesis, folding and turnover | 6 Credits |
| BB30208 | Evolutionary quantitative genetics | 6 Credits |
| CE30145 | Environmental management | 6 Credits |
| CE40129 | Legislation & waste management | 6 Credits |
| CH30127 | Topics in inorganic chemistry I | 3 Credits |
| CH30128 | Topics in organic chemistry I | 3 Credits |
| CH30129 | Topics in physical chemistry I | 3 Credits |
| CH30186 | Laboratory chemistry 1 (NS) | 6 Credits |
| CH30209 | Blockbuster drugs | 3 Credits |
| CH30218 | Analytical chemistry for natural scientists | 3 Credits |
| MA30047 | Mathematical biology 1 | 6 Credits |
| PA30251 | Advanced topics, trends and technologies in pharmacology | 6 Credits |
| PH30028 | Condensed matter physics 2 | 6 Credits |
| PH30030 | Quantum mechanics | 6 Credits |
| PH30031 | Simulation techniques | 6 Credits |
| PS30014 | History of psychology | 6 Credits |
| PS30115 | Contemporary educational psychology | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 3 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| ED30006 | Issues in science education | 6 Credits |
| FL30278 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN30076 | Business strategy | 6 Credits |
| PS30156 | Affective neuroscience | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking CH30211 must also take CH30230.
- Students taking CH30231 must also take CH30086.
- Students taking CH30233 must also take CH30227.
- Students taking PH30078 must also take PH30079.
- Students taking PA30148 may not also take PA30252 (and vice versa)
- Students taking any of the Pharmacology options in this year may not subsequently take the level 4 equivalent in their final year (e.g. students taking PA30148 may not subsequently take PA40160 in their final year).
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| BB30131 | Evolution in deep time | 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 |
| CH30086 | Inorganic chemistry in biological systems | 3 Credits |
| CH30187 | Laboratory chemistry 2 (NS) | 6 Credits |
| CH30211 | Chemistry beyond the molecule | 3 Credits |
| CH30227 | Advanced spectroscopic techniques | 3 Credits |
| CH30230 | DNA in the modern world | 3 Credits |
| CH30233 | Liquids and solutions for natural scientists | 3 Credits |
| MA30063 | Mathematical biology 2 | 6 Credits |
| PA30148 | Central nervous system pharmacology | 6 Credits |
| PA30150 | Cardiovascular pharmacology | 6 Credits |
| PA30157 | The molecular biology and treatment of cancer | 6 Credits |
| PA30168 | Drug targets in the immune system | 6 Credits |
| PA30169 | Trends in molecular signalling | 6 Credits |
| PA30252 | Pharmacology of regenerative medicine | 6 Credits |
| PH30025 | Mathematical methods | 6 Credits |
| PH30077 | Electromagnetism 2 | 6 Credits |
| PH30089 | MPhys/MSci laboratory (6 credit) | 6 Credits |
| PS30113 | Developmental disorders | 6 Credits |
| XX30172 | State of the planet | 6 Credits |
| XX30213 | Water cycle and human health | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 .
- Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 50% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
- Students must either select one of these project units or take BB40130 (in either Semester 1 or Semester 2) or PA40288 (in Semester 1).
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| CH40165 | Chemistry research 1 | 24 Credits |
| CH40196 | Chemistry research project (NS12) | 12 Credits |
| PH40065 | Final year project (MSci) | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 42 credits from the following list: |
- Students who have not selected a year-long project unit (CH40188, CH40165 or PH40065) must either select PA40288 from this list or select BB40130 from this list or the options in Semester 2.
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| BB40128 | The evolution of genetic systems | 6 Credits |
| BB40130 | Research project (MSci) | 18 Credits |
| BB40134 | Molecular phylogenetics | 6 Credits |
| CH40098 | Techniques in drug discovery | 3 Credits |
| CH40155 | Advanced structural methods | 3 Credits |
| CH40205 | Topics in inorganic chemistry II | 3 Credits |
| CH40206 | Topics in organic chemistry II | 3 Credits |
| CH40207 | Topics in physical chemistry II | 3 Credits |
| CH40222 | Advanced theoretical methods | 3 Credits |
| MA40197 | Advanced mathematical biology | 6 Credits |
| PA40142 | Molecular applications in pharmacology | 3 Credits |
| PA40214 | Recent advances in drug discovery | 3 Credits |
| PA40288 | Pharmacology dissertation for MSci students | 6 Credits |
| PH40024 | Contemporary physics | 6 Credits |
| ZZ40001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 36 credits from the following list: |
- Students who have not selected a year-long project unit (CH40188 or PH40065) or PA40288 or BB40130 in Semester 1, must select BB40130 from this list.
- Students taking CH40037 must also take CH40209.
- Students taking CH40212 must also take CH40162.
- Students taking CH40039 must also take CH40158.
- Students taking PH40085 must also take PH40086.
- Students may not repeat a Pharmacology unit already taken at level 3 in Year 3 (e.g. students who took PA30148 in Year 3 may not take PA40160 in this year).
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| BB40117 | Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature | 6 Credits |
| BB40130 | Research project (MSci) | 18 Credits |
| BB40139 | Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes | 6 Credits |
| CH40037 | Synthesis of medicinal compounds | 3 Credits |
| CH40068 | Physical organic chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH40158 | Chemistry of functional materials | 3 Credits |
| CH40162 | Advanced organometallic chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH40212 | Contemporary main group chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH40220 | Chemical thermodynamics in context | 3 Credits |
| MA50199 | Topic review in mathematical biology | 6 Credits |
| PA40157 | The molecular biology and treatment of cancer | 6 Credits |
| PA40159 | Cardiovascular pharmacology | 6 Credits |
| PA40160 | Central nervous system pharmacology | 6 Credits |
| PA40162 | Drug targets in the immune system | 6 Credits |
| PA40163 | Trends in molecular signalling | 6 Credits |
| PA40252 | Pharmacology of regenerative medicine | 6 Credits |
| PH40084 | Advanced quantum theory | 6 Credits |
| ZZ40007 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
