Department of Chemistry Programme Catalogue 2024/25
USSC-AKM10: MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad
Route: MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biochemistry and Pharmacology) with professional placement
Leading to the award of MASTER IN SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
Normal course duration: 5 Years
[Page last updated: 17 April 2024]
This course is for students who will be in Years 1 or 2 in 2024/25
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Academic Year: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
CH12001 | Introduction to biological chemistry | 10 Credits |
SC12001 | Natural Sciences portfolio 1 | 10 Credits |
SL12001 | Biochemistry | 10 Credits |
SL12002 | Cell biology | 10 Credits |
SL12123 | Fundamentals of pharmacology: health and disease for Natural Sciences | 20 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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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Students must select units worth 25 credits from the options available in this course year: - Either SL22051 Central nervous system pharmacology or SL22050 Cardiovascular, renal and PNS pharmacology (NB. you must take SL22051 unless you are taking biochemistry unit SL22044 (Neuroscience));
- 10 or 20 credits from the lists of Biochemistry options;
- Students choosing 10 credits of biochemistry options may take 10 credits of Management units.
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Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
SC22002 | Natural Sciences portfolio 2 | 10 Credits |
SL22016 | Protein structure and analysis | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22015 | Molecular biochemistry | 10 Credits |
SL22041 | Gene regulation and vertebrate development | 10 Credits |
SL22044 | Neuroscience | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22052 | Drug discovery and experimental pharmacology | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Students must select either this unit or SL22050 in Semester 2. Students must take SL22051 (Central nervous system pharmacology) unless they have chosen to take SL22044 (Neuroscience) from the list above. |
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22051 | Central nervous system pharmacology | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MN22156 | Digital business innovation | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22138 | Immunity and immunotherapy | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Students must select either this unit or SL22051 in Semester 1. Students must take SL22051 (Central nervous system pharmacology) unless they have chosen to take SL22044 (Neuroscience) from the list above. |
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22050 | Cardiovascular, renal and PNS pharmacology | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MN22171 | Marketing | 5 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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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