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Undergraduate Programme Structures for 2003/04

Department of Biology & Biochemistry

USBB-AFB02: BSc (hons) Biochemistry

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10003 Biochemistry 1 6 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 1 6 Credits
BB10008 Biodiversity I (introduction & bacteriology) 6 Credits
CH10088 Introductory organic chemistry 6 Credits
XX10046 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10004 Biochemistry 2 6 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
CH10087 General chemistry 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB20018 Enzymology A 6 Credits
BB20020 Physical biochemistry & proteins 6 Credits
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB20015 Biochemical problems 6 Credits
BB20021 Protein purification 6 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20033 Bacteriology 6 Credits
BB20036 Genes & development practicals 6 Credits
BB20058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits

Year 3, Semester 1

Optional Units: Select 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 Credits
BB30046 Proteins & immunochemistry 6 Credits
BB30047 Carbohydrate polymers 6 Credits
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30078 Biotechnology 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits

Year 3, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB30050 Biochemical problems 6 Credits
BB30051 Laboratory project 12 Credits
BB30052 Scientific communication 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30048 Enzyme mechanisms & evolution 6 Credits
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB30079 Clinical biochemistry 6 Credits

USBB-AFB03: BSc (hons) Biology

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 1 6 Credits
BB10008 Biodiversity I (introduction & bacteriology) 6 Credits
BB10012 Ecology & evolution 6 Credits
BB10089 Biochemistry 6 Credits
XX10046 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
BB10009 Biodiversity II (the diversity of animals & plants) 6 Credits
BB10011 The biosphere 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB20013 Directed studies 1 3 Credits
Optional Units: Select 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
BB20029 Insect biology 6 Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20032 Plant symbiosis & pathology 6 Credits
BB20035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits
BB20040 Concepts in evolution 6 Credits
MA20108 Statistics 6 Credits
PS20002 Mind, brain & behaviour II 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB20014 Directed studies 2 3 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 3 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
BB20027 Integrative animal physiology and immunology 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20033 Bacteriology 6 Credits
BB20034 Virology 6 Credits
BB20036 Genes & development practicals 6 Credits
BB20041 Field course 6 Credits
BB20058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
PS10057 Becoming a social person 6 Credits
PS10058 Intelligence & mental processes 6 Credits

Year 3, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB30043 Biological data interpretation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30059 Insect-microbe interactions 6 Credits
BB30063 Microbial pathogenicity 6 Credits
BB30071 Topics in environmental plant virology 6 Credits
BB30072 Biology as a world view 6 Credits
BB30106 Plant-animal interactions 6 Credits
BB30125 Plant reproductive biology 6 Credits
BB30132 Sexual conflict 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
PS20008 Cognitive psychology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list, or the equivalent list for S2:
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40124 Human development disorders 6 Credits
BB40126 Human bacterial pathogens: microbiology & population dynamics 6 Credits
BB40127 Plant development 6 Credits
BB40128 The evolution of genetic systems 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB30042 Investigative project 12 Credits

Year 3, Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 0 and 24 Credits from the following list:
BB30060 Systems in neurobiology 3 Credits
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB30101 Neurobiology - development 3 Credits
BB30108 Life, environment & people 6 Credits
PS20009 Social psychology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list, or the equivalent list for S1:
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40129 Environmental signalling in plants 6 Credits
BB40131 Macroevolution & palaeobiology 6 Credits
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40138 Plant-microorganism interactions 6 Credits
BB40139 Microbial communication & development 6 Credits
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB30042 Investigative project 12 Credits

USBB-AFB05: BSc (hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10003 Biochemistry 1 6 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 1 6 Credits
BB10008 Biodiversity I (introduction & bacteriology) 6 Credits
CH10088 Introductory organic chemistry 6 Credits
XX10046 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10004 Biochemistry 2 6 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB10009 Biodiversity II (the diversity of animals & plants) 6 Credits
CH10087 General chemistry 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB20013 Directed studies 1 3 Credits
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
BB20144 Techniques in cell biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20018 Enzymology A 6 Credits
BB20020 Physical biochemistry & proteins 6 Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits
MA20108 Statistics 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB20014 Directed studies 2 3 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 3 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20021 Protein purification 6 Credits
BB20027 Integrative animal physiology and immunology 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20033 Bacteriology 6 Credits
BB20036 Genes & development practicals 6 Credits
BB20058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits

Year 3, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30091 Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 Credits
BB30046 Proteins & immunochemistry 6 Credits
BB30063 Microbial pathogenicity 6 Credits
BB30078 Biotechnology 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list, or the equivalent list for S2:
BB40081 Biochemical ethics 6 Credits
BB40083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40088 Bioinformatics 6 Credits
BB40102 Molecular mechanisms of disease 6 Credits
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40124 Human development disorders 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB30042 Investigative project 12 Credits

Year 3, Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 0 and 18 Credits from the following list:
BB30060 Systems in neurobiology 3 Credits
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB30079 Clinical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB30101 Neurobiology - development 3 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list, or the equivalent list in S1:
BB40084 Cellular biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40085 Medical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40086 Molecular immunology 6 Credits
BB40109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40139 Microbial communication & development 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB30042 Investigative project 12 Credits

USBB-AKB01: BSc (hons) Biology

Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 1 6 Credits
BB10008 Biodiversity I (introduction & bacteriology) 6 Credits
BB10012 Ecology & evolution 6 Credits
BB10089 Biochemistry 6 Credits
XX10046 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
BB10009 Biodiversity II (the diversity of animals & plants) 6 Credits
BB10011 The biosphere 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB20013 Directed studies 1 3 Credits
Optional Units: Select 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
BB20029 Insect biology 6 Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20032 Plant symbiosis & pathology 6 Credits
BB20035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits
BB20040 Concepts in evolution 6 Credits
MA20108 Statistics 6 Credits
PS20002 Mind, brain & behaviour II 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB20014 Directed studies 2 3 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 3 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20027 Integrative animal physiology and immunology 6 Credits
BB20033 Bacteriology 6 Credits
BB20034 Virology 6 Credits
BB20036 Genes & development practicals 6 Credits
BB20041 Field course 6 Credits
BB20058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
PS10057 Becoming a social person 6 Credits
PS10058 Intelligence & mental processes 6 Credits

Year 3, Academic year

Mandatory units
BB20075 Professional training placement 60 Credits

Year 4, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB30043 Biological data interpretation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30059 Insect-microbe interactions 6 Credits
BB30063 Microbial pathogenicity 6 Credits
BB30071 Topics in environmental plant virology 6 Credits
BB30072 Biology as a world view 6 Credits
BB30106 Plant-animal interactions 6 Credits
BB30125 Plant reproductive biology 6 Credits
BB30132 Sexual conflict 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
PS20008 Cognitive psychology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list, or the equivalent list in S2:
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40124 Human development disorders 6 Credits
BB40126 Human bacterial pathogens: microbiology & population dynamics 6 Credits
BB40127 Plant development 6 Credits
BB40128 The evolution of genetic systems 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB30042 Investigative project 12 Credits

Year 4, Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 0 and 24 Credits from the following list:
BB30060 Systems in neurobiology 3 Credits
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB30101 Neurobiology - development 3 Credits
BB30108 Life, environment & people 6 Credits
PS20009 Social psychology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list, or the equivalent list in S1:
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40129 Environmental signalling in plants 6 Credits
BB40131 Macroevolution & palaeobiology 6 Credits
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40138 Plant-microorganism interactions 6 Credits
BB40139 Microbial communication & development 6 Credits
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB30042 Investigative project 12 Credits

USBB-AKB02: BSc (hons) Biochemistry

Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10003 Biochemistry 1 6 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 1 6 Credits
BB10008 Biodiversity I (introduction & bacteriology) 6 Credits
CH10088 Introductory organic chemistry 6 Credits
XX10046 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10004 Biochemistry 2 6 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
CH10087 General chemistry 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB20018 Enzymology A 6 Credits
BB20020 Physical biochemistry & proteins 6 Credits
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB20015 Biochemical problems 6 Credits
BB20021 Protein purification 6 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20033 Bacteriology 6 Credits
BB20036 Genes & development practicals 6 Credits
BB20058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits

Year 3, Academic year

Mandatory units
BB20075 Professional training placement 60 Credits

Year 4, Semester 1

Optional Units: Select 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 Credits
BB30046 Proteins & immunochemistry 6 Credits
BB30047 Carbohydrate polymers 6 Credits
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30078 Biotechnology 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits

Year 4, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB30050 Biochemical problems 6 Credits
BB30051 Laboratory project 12 Credits
BB30052 Scientific communication 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30048 Enzyme mechanisms & evolution 6 Credits
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB30079 Clinical biochemistry 6 Credits

USBB-AKB05: BSc (hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology

Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10003 Biochemistry 1 6 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 1 6 Credits
BB10008 Biodiversity I (introduction & bacteriology) 6 Credits
CH10088 Introductory organic chemistry 6 Credits
XX10046 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10004 Biochemistry 2 6 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB10009 Biodiversity II (the diversity of animals & plants) 6 Credits
CH10087 General chemistry 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB20013 Directed studies 1 3 Credits
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
BB20144 Techniques in cell biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20018 Enzymology A 6 Credits
BB20020 Physical biochemistry & proteins 6 Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits
MA20108 Statistics 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB20014 Directed studies 2 3 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 3 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20021 Protein purification 6 Credits
BB20027 Integrative animal physiology and immunology 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20033 Bacteriology 6 Credits
BB20036 Genes & development practicals 6 Credits
BB20058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits

Year 3, Academic year

Mandatory units
BB20075 Professional training placement 60 Credits

Year 4, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30091 Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 Credits
BB30046 Proteins & immunochemistry 6 Credits
BB30063 Microbial pathogenicity 6 Credits
BB30078 Biotechnology 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list, or the equivalent list in S1:
BB40081 Biochemical ethics 6 Credits
BB40083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40088 Bioinformatics 6 Credits
BB40102 Molecular mechanisms of disease 6 Credits
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40124 Human development disorders 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB30042 Investigative project 12 Credits

Year 4, Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 0 and 18 Credits from the following list:
BB30060 Systems in neurobiology 3 Credits
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB30079 Clinical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB30101 Neurobiology - development 3 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list, or the equivalent list in S1:
BB40084 Cellular biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40085 Medical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40086 Molecular immunology 6 Credits
BB40109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40139 Microbial communication & development 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB30042 Investigative project 12 Credits

USBB-AKM03: MBiol (hons) Biology

Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 1 6 Credits
BB10008 Biodiversity I (introduction & bacteriology) 6 Credits
BB10012 Ecology & evolution 6 Credits
BB10089 Biochemistry 6 Credits
XX10046 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
BB10009 Biodiversity II (the diversity of animals & plants) 6 Credits
BB10011 The biosphere 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB20013 Directed studies 1 3 Credits
MA20108 Statistics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 4 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
BB20029 Insect biology 6 Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20032 Plant symbiosis & pathology 6 Credits
BB20035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits
BB20040 Concepts in evolution 6 Credits
PS20002 Mind, brain & behaviour II 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB20014 Directed studies 2 3 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
PS10057 Becoming a social person 6 Credits
PS10058 Intelligence & mental processes 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 2 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20027 Integrative animal physiology and immunology 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20033 Bacteriology 6 Credits
BB20034 Virology 6 Credits
BB20036 Genes & development practicals 6 Credits
BB20041 Field course 6 Credits
BB20058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits

Year 3, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB30112 Data Interpretation in Biology 6 Credits

Year 3, Academic year

Mandatory units
BB20115 Professional Training Placement (MBiol) 60 Credits
BB30113 Critical reading in biology 6 Credits

Year 4, Semester 1

Optional Units: Select between 6 and 30 Credits from the following list, which must include either or both of BB40123 & BB40124: CELL/MOL STREAM:
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40124 Human development disorders 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 6 and 30 Credits from the following list, which must include either or both of BB40123 & BB40124: ANIMAL STREAM:
BB30059 Insect-microbe interactions 6 Credits
BB30106 Plant-animal interactions 6 Credits
BB30132 Sexual conflict 6 Credits
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40124 Human development disorders 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 12 and 24 Credits from the following list, including either or both of BB40123 & BB40127: PLANT STREAM:
BB30071 Topics in environmental plant virology 6 Credits
BB30125 Plant reproductive biology 6 Credits
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40127 Plant development 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 12 and 30 Credits from the following list, including either or both of BB40123 & BB40126: MICRBIOL STREAM:
BB30059 Insect-microbe interactions 6 Credits
BB30063 Microbial pathogenicity 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40126 Human bacterial pathogens: microbiology & population dynamics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 6 and 24 Credits from the following list, including either or both of BB40123 & BB40128: ECOL/EVL STREAM:
BB30072 Biology as a world view 6 Credits
BB30132 Sexual conflict 6 Credits
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40128 The evolution of genetic systems 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 12 and 30 Credits from the following list, including at least one of BB40123, BB40124, BB40128: GENETICS STREAM:
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30132 Sexual conflict 6 Credits
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40124 Human development disorders 6 Credits
BB40128 The evolution of genetic systems 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB40130 Â鶹´«Ã½ project (MBiol) 18 Credits

Year 4, Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 6 and 30 Credits from the following list, including at least one of BB40118, BB40134, BB40117, BB40141: CELL/MOL STREAM:
BB30060 Systems in neurobiology 3 Credits
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB30101 Neurobiology - development 3 Credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 6 and 30 Credits from the following list, including at least one of BB40131, BB40134, BB40141: ANIMAL STREAM:
BB30060 Systems in neurobiology 3 Credits
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB30101 Neurobiology - development 3 Credits
BB40131 Macroevolution & palaeobiology 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 12 and 24 Credits from the following list: PLANT STREAM
BB40129 Environmental signalling in plants 6 Credits
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 Credits
BB40138 Plant-microorganism interactions 6 Credits
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 6 and 24 Credits from the following list: MICRBIOL STREAM
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40138 Plant-microorganism interactions 6 Credits
BB40139 Microbial communication & development 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 12 and 24 Credits from the following list: ECOL/EVL STREAM
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40131 Macroevolution & palaeobiology 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 6 and 24 Credits from the following list: GENETICS STREAM
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB40130 Â鶹´«Ã½ project (MBiol) 18 Credits

Year 4, Academic year

Mandatory units
BB40135 Â鶹´«Ã½ training 6 Credits
BB40137 Integrated biology 6 Credits

USBB-AKM05: MBiol (hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology

Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10003 Biochemistry 1 6 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 1 6 Credits
BB10008 Biodiversity I (introduction & bacteriology) 6 Credits
CH10088 Introductory organic chemistry 6 Credits
XX10046 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10004 Biochemistry 2 6 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB10009 Biodiversity II (the diversity of animals & plants) 6 Credits
CH10087 General chemistry 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB20013 Directed studies 1 3 Credits
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
BB20144 Techniques in cell biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20018 Enzymology A 6 Credits
BB20020 Physical biochemistry & proteins 6 Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits
MA20108 Statistics 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB20014 Directed studies 2 3 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 3 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20021 Protein purification 6 Credits
BB20027 Integrative animal physiology and immunology 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20033 Bacteriology 6 Credits
BB20036 Genes & development practicals 6 Credits
BB20058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits

Year 3, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB30111 Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology 6 Credits

Year 3, Academic year

Mandatory units
BB20115 Professional Training Placement (MBiol) 60 Credits
BB30114 Critical reading in molecular & cellular biology 6 Credits

Year 4, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 Credits
BB30046 Proteins & immunochemistry 6 Credits
BB30063 Microbial pathogenicity 6 Credits
BB30078 Biotechnology 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
BB40081 Biochemical ethics 6 Credits
BB40083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40088 Bioinformatics 6 Credits
BB40102 Molecular mechanisms of disease 6 Credits
BB40123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB40124 Human development disorders 6 Credits
BB40127 Plant development 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB40130 Â鶹´«Ã½ project (MBiol) 18 Credits

Year 4, Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 6 and 30 Credits from the following list:
BB30060 Systems in neurobiology 3 Credits
BB30067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BB30079 Clinical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB30101 Neurobiology - development 3 Credits
BB40084 Cellular biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40085 Medical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40086 Molecular immunology 6 Credits
BB40109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution 6 Credits
BB40139 Microbial communication & development 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: EITHER S1 OR S2
BB40130 Â鶹´«Ã½ project (MBiol) 18 Credits

Year 4, Academic year

Mandatory units
BB40122 Integrated molecular & cellular biology 6 Credits
BB40135 Â鶹´«Ã½ training 6 Credits

USBB-ANM02: MBiochem (hons) Biochemistry

Mode of attendance: Thin sandwich


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10003 Biochemistry 1 6 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 1 6 Credits
BB10008 Biodiversity I (introduction & bacteriology) 6 Credits
CH10088 Introductory organic chemistry 6 Credits
XX10046 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10004 Biochemistry 2 6 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
CH10087 General chemistry 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB20018 Enzymology A 6 Credits
BB20020 Physical biochemistry & proteins 6 Credits
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB20016 Professional training in Biochemistry 1 30 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
BB20096 Biochemical problems & bioinformatics 3 Credits
BB20097 Protein purification [For MBiochemistry students] 3 Credits
BB20099 Cellular neurobiology [For MBiochemistry students] 3 Credits

Year 3, Semester 1

Mandatory units
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 Credits
BB30046 Proteins & immunochemistry 6 Credits
BB30047 Carbohydrate polymers 6 Credits
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits

Year 3, Semester 2

Mandatory units
BB30053 Professional training in Biochemistry 2 30 Credits

Year 4, Semester 1

Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB40081 Biochemical ethics 6 Credits
BB40082 Neurochemistry 6 Credits
BB40083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40088 Bioinformatics 6 Credits
BB40102 Molecular mechanisms of disease 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB30078 Biotechnology 6 Credits
BB30145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
PA40156 Infection and immunity 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB40076 Â鶹´«Ã½ project (MBiochem) 18 Credits
BB40095 Integrated biochemistry 6 Credits

Year 4, Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB40084 Cellular biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40085 Medical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40086 Molecular immunology 6 Credits
BB40109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of animal adaptation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 6 and 12 Credits from the following list:
BB30048 Enzyme mechanisms & evolution 6 Credits
BB30079 Clinical biochemistry 6 Credits
PA40163 Recent advances in molecular signalling 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB40076 Â鶹´«Ã½ project (MBiochem) 18 Credits
BB40095 Integrated biochemistry 6 Credits

 

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