Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2007/08 |
USBB-AKB05: BSc (hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich
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BB10001 | Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) | 3 Credits |
BB10008 | Introduction to biodiversity | 6 Credits |
BB10147 | Human & animal physiology | 6 Credits |
CH10088 | Introduction to biological chemistry | 6 Credits |
BB10002 | Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) | 3 Credits |
BB10006 | Cell & molecular biology | 6 Credits |
CH10087 | General chemistry | 6 Credits |
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme. |
BB20013 | Directed studies 1 | 3 Credits |
BB20023 | DNA (making, breaking & disease) | 6 Credits |
BB20144 | Techniques in cell biology | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
BB20020 | Physical biochemistry & proteins | 6 Credits |
BB20030 | Plant physiology & biochemistry | 6 Credits |
BB20149 | Molecular genetics of vertebrate development | 6 Credits |
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme. |
BB20014 | Directed studies 2 | 3 Credits |
BB20025 | Practical molecular biology | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 2 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
BB20021 | Protein purification | 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 |
BB20075 | Professional training placement | 60 Credits |
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00002 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
BB40078 | Entrepreneurial biotechnology | 6 Credits |
BB40083 | Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine | 6 Credits |
BB40102 | Molecular mechanisms of disease | 6 Credits |
BB40124 | Human developmental disorders | 6 Credits |
BB40125 | Plant reproductive biology | 6 Credits |
BB40134 | Molecular evolution and phylogenetics | 6 Credits |
BB40145 | Microbial cell growth & proliferation | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Students must take either BB30042 or BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. |
AA00003 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
BB30042 | Investigative project | 12 Credits |
BB30163 | Laboratory project | 12 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00001 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
BB30044 | Molecular & medical neuroscience | 6 Credits |
BB30046 | Proteins & immunochemistry | 6 Credits |
BB30063 | Microbial pathogenicity | 6 Credits |
BB30123 | Biological ethics | 6 Credits |
BB30129 | Sensory and signalling networks in plants | 6 Credits |
BB30162 | Protein synthesis, folding and turnover | 6 Credits |
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. |
BB30091 | Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00011 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
BB30052 | Scientific communication | 6 Credits |
BB30067 | Advanced developmental genetics | 6 Credits |
BB30161 | Systems and developmental neurobiology | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00012 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
BB40048 | Enzymes: mechanisms, evolution and control in integrated biological systems | 6 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 |
BB40133 | Plant responses to abiotic stress | 6 Credits |
BB40139 | Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes |
6 Credits |
BB40141 | Molecular biology of microbial adaptation | 6 Credits |
BB40164 | Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00012 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
MN10069 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
MN10073 | Marketing 1 (principles of marketing) | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Students must take either BB30042 or BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. |
AA00013 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
BB30042 | Investigative project | 12 Credits |
BB30163 | Laboratory project | 12 Credits |