Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Biology & Biochemistry |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
Period: |
- Semester 2
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Assessment Summary: | ES 20%, EX 30%, OT 10%, SM 40% |
Assessment Detail: |
- Essay (ES 20%)
- Seminar (SM 40%)
- Handout (OT 10%)
- Examination (EX 30%)
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Supplementary Assessment: |
- BB40140 Re-assessment Essay (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Requisites: |
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Description:
| Aims: To define 'Plant Biotechnology' and describe the categories included within the definition and their applications.
Learning Outcomes: After taking this course the student should be able to:
* describe the various categories of plant biotechnology;
* explain the direct and indirect effects of plant biotechnology on the environment in terms of socio-economic costs and benefits;
* explain and discuss the policy and institutional issues related to the exploitation of plant biotechnology by both the public and private sectors in a democratic society.
Skills: Learning and studying T/F/A, Written communication T/F/A, Oral communication T/F/A, Information handling & retrieval T/F/A, Working independently T/F.
Content: The definition of 'Plant Biotechnology', the categories included within the definition and their applications. The link: population + consumption level + (bio) technology = environmental impact. World, regional and national trends in population size and food consumption levels and their implications for agricultural and natural ecosystems. The contribution of plant biotechnology to agricultural systems and their environmental implications. Ex situ and in situ biodiversity conservation strategies and the impact of biotechnology. Risk analysis and the release of genetically manipulated organisms into the environment. Public and private sector research, ownership of biological resources and intellectual property rights. Control of biotechnology R & D and implementation: priority setting; public participation; policies and institutions; developed and developing countries. The Cassava Biotechnology Network as an example of control and implementation of plant biotechnology.
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Programme availability: |
BB40140 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Biology & Biochemistry
- RSBB-AFM07 : Integrated PhD Postgenomic Biosciences (Biosciences Route)
- RSBB-AFM17 : Integrated PhD Postgenomic Biosciences (Molecular Plant Sciences)
- TSBB-AFM03 : MRes Biosciences
- TSBB-AFM17 : MRes Molecular Plant Sciences
- TSBB-AFM06 : MSc Biosciences
- TSBB-AFM08 : MSc Evolutionary and Population Biology
- TSBB-AFM11 : MSc Molecular Plant Sciences
- USBB-AFB03 : BSc(Hons) Biology (Year 3)
- USBB-AKB07 : BSc(Hons) Biology with Professional Placement (Year 4)
- USBB-AFB05 : BSc(Hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology (Year 3)
- USBB-AKB08 : BSc(Hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology with Professional Placement (Year 4)
Programmes in Natural Sciences
- UXXX-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Chemistry stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Pharmacology stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Physics stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biology stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Environmental Science with Biology stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Pharmacology with Biology stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Biology stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Chemistry stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Pharmacology stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Physics stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biology stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Pharmacology stream) (Year 3)
- UXXX-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Biology stream) (Year 3)
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