Department of Biology & Biochemistry Programme Catalogue 2018/9 |
UXXX-AFB11: BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES |
Mode of attendance: Full-time |
Normal programme duration: 3 years |
 Possible DAPs for this programme:
- This programme has no possible DAPs
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Possible exit awards for this programme: |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
- 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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Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB10213 | Practical research and academic skills | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| HL10182 | Human physiology | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB10003 | Biochemistry 1 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB10006 | Cell & molecular biology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| HL10034 | Functional anatomy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB10005 | Cell biology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB10121 | Biochemistry 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB10214 | Human molecular genetics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 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 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 .
- Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification
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| Students must select optional units totalling 24 credits from the options available in Year 2 of this programme. |
Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| HL20185 | Exercise physiology | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB20023 | DNA (making, breaking & disease) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB20024 | The dynamic cell 1 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB20223 | Pathology | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] |
| PA20317 | Introduction to receptor biology | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB20020 | Protein structure | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB20219 | Genomics 1 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB20221 | Human physiology in health and disease | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| PA20023 | Pharmacology of the central nervous system | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB20027 | Infection and immunity II: immunology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB20222 | Molecular medicine | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB20224 | Medical microbiology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB20018 | Enzymology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB20028 | Molecular and cellular neuroscience | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB20160 | The dynamic cell 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB20220 | Genomics 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| PA20016 | Cardiovascular, renal and peripheral nervous system pharmacology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 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 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 (Section B); Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 (Section B).
- Part 3 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification
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- Students in this programme year must select either BB30227 or BB30042 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2, or year-long unit HL30502.
- Students must select units totalling 60 credits.
- A maximum of 36 Credits may be taken in any semester.
- Students may select no more than 12 credits from Group B across both semesters.
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 3 |
| Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
- Students must select either this unit or BB30042 or BB30227 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
- Students who select HL30502 must also take HL30044 and HL30054 in Semester 1, and HL30188 in Semester 2
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Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| HL30502 | Research project (Biomedical Sciences) | 24 credits [equivalent to 48 CATS credits] |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 3 |
| Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| Students must select either BB30042 or BB30227 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2, or year-long unit HL30502. |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB30042 | Final year project A | 18 credits [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] |
| BB30227 | Biomedical sciences dissertation | 18 credits [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB30044 | Molecular & medical neuroscience | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB30045 | Cell membranes | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB30063 | Vaccines and other health interventions | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB30162 | Protein synthesis, folding and turnover | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB40078 | Entrepreneurial biotechnology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| HL30044 | Physiology of exercise and health | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| HL30054 | Nutrition & metabolism | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS 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. |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB30123 | Biological ethics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB30229 | Genetic basis of inherited diseases | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB30231 | Human genomics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB40083 | Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB40102 | Molecular mechanisms of disease | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB40124 | Human developmental disorders | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB40184 | Cell biology of metastasis | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 3 |
| Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| Students must select either BB30042 or BB30227 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2, or year-long unit HL30502. |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB30042 | Final year project A | 18 credits [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] |
| BB30227 | Biomedical sciences dissertation | 18 credits [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB30067 | Advanced developmental genetics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB30161 | Systems and developmental neurobiology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB30169 | Concepts in systems biology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB30232 | Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB40139 | Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| HL30188 | Environmental & occupational physiology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| PA30148 | Central nervous system pharmacology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| PA30150 | Cardiovascular pharmacology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| PA30157 | The molecular biology and treatment of cancer | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| PA30169 | Trends in molecular signalling | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS 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. |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| BB30230 | Cancer therapeutics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB40085 | Medical biochemistry | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB40086 | Molecular immunology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| BB40164 | Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 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 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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