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Department of Biology & Biochemistry
Mode of attendance: Full time
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10012 Ecology & evolution 6 Credits
BB10147 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits
BB10002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 3 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme.
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00021 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
PS10086 Mind and behaviour 12 Credits
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme.
BB20152 Practice of science 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 3 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20032 Plant symbiosis & pathology 6 Credits
BB20040 Concepts in evolution 6 Credits
BB20149 Molecular genetics of vertebrate development 6 Credits
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme.
BB20153 Data interpretation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 3 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
BB20027 Infection and immunity 6 Credits
BB20028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits
BB20154 Introduction to functional genomics 6 Credits
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 3 of this programme.
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 6 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00001 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 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
BB30123 Biological ethics 6 Credits
BB30129 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 Credits
BB30155 Developing entrepreneurial skills in biological science 6 Credits
PS20106 Biological psychology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list:
Students may choose a maximum of 4 units from this list or the equivalent list in Semester 2.
AA00002 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB40106 Plant-animal interactions 6 Credits
BB40124 Human developmental disorders 6 Credits
BB40125 Plant reproductive biology 6 Credits
BB40128 The evolution of genetic systems 6 Credits
BB40145 Microbial cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
Students must select BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
AA00003 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30163 Laboratory project 12 Credits
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 3 of this programme.
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 6 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00011 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30067 Advanced developmental genetics 6 Credits
BB30108 Life, environment & people 6 Credits
BB30131 Evolution in deep time 6 Credits
BB30138 Plant-microorganism interactions 6 Credits
BB30156 Conservation biology 6 Credits
BB30161 Systems and developmental neurobiology 6 Credits
PS20108 Cognitive psychology 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list:
Students may choose a maximum of 4 units from this list or the equivalent list in Semester 1.
AA00012 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular evolution and phylogenetics 6 Credits
BB40139 Microbial communication & development 6 Credits
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of microbial adaptation 6 Credits
MA40146 Mathematical & statistical modelling for biological sciences 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
Students must select BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
AA00013 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30163 Laboratory project 12 Credits
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