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UFTBIOL003: BSc (hons): Biochemistry



Year 1, Semester 1

Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)


Mandatory Units

BIOL0001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills)      3 Credits

BIOL0003 Biochemistry 1      6 Credits

BIOL0005 Cell biology 1      6 Credits

BIOL0008 Diversity I      6 Credits

CHEY0008 Introductory organic chemistry      6 Credits

SCNC0046 Human physiology (Physiology, pathology & pharmacology 1)      6 Credits




Year 1, Semester 2


Mandatory Units

BIOL0002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills)      3 Credits

BIOL0004 Biochemistry 2      6 Credits

BIOL0006 Cell & molecular biology      6 Credits

BIOL0007 Genetics      6 Credits

CHEY0007 General chemistry      6 Credits




Year 2, Semester 1

Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)


Mandatory Units

BIOL0018 Enzymology A      6 Credits

BIOL0020 Physical biochemistry & proteins      6 Credits

BIOL0023 DNA (making, breaking & disease)      6 Credits

BIOL0024 Cell biology 2      6 Credits


Optional Units

Select 1 unit from the following list:

BIOL0035 Genes & development 1      6 Credits

MATH0108 Statistics      6 Credits




Year 2, Semester 2


Mandatory Units

BIOL0015 Biochemical problems      6 Credits

BIOL0021 Protein purification      6 Credits

BIOL0022 Practical biochemistry      6 Credits

BIOL0028 Cellular neurobiology      6 Credits


Optional Units

Select 1 unit from the following list:

BIOL0030 Plant biochemistry      6 Credits

BIOL0036 Genes & development practicals      6 Credits




Year 3, Semester 1

Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)


Optional Units

Select 5 units from the following list:

BIOL0044 Molecular & medical neuroscience      6 Credits

BIOL0045 Cell membranes      6 Credits

BIOL0046 Proteins & immunochemistry      6 Credits

BIOL0047 Carbohydrate polymers      6 Credits

BIOL0055 Genes & genomes      6 Credits

BIOL0078 Biotechnology      6 Credits




Year 3, Semester 2


Mandatory Units

BIOL0050 Biochemical problems      6 Credits

BIOL0051 Laboratory project      12 Credits

BIOL0052 Scientific communication      6 Credits


Optional Units

Select           6 credits from the following list:

BIOL0048 Enzymology B      3 Credits

BIOL0049 Biochemical parasitology      3 Credits

BIOL0077 Molecular evolution      3 Credits

BIOL0079 Clinical biochemistry      6 Credits



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