Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2007/08 |
USBB-AKM05: MBiol (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 0 and 1 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 |
| BB30115 | Professional Training Placement (MBiol) | 60 Credits |
| BB40111 | Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology | 6 Credits |
| BB40114 | Critical reading in molecular & cellular biology | 6 Credits |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. |
| BB40122 | Integrated molecular & cellular biology | 6 Credits |
| BB40135 | Research training | 0 Credits |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. |
| BB30162 | Protein synthesis, folding and turnover | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| Students may take a maximum of 1 unit from this list or the equivalent list in Semester 2. |
| 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 |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| Students must take BB40130 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. |
| AA00003 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| BB40130 | Research project (MBiol) | 18 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00002 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| BB40078 | Entrepreneurial biotechnology | 6 Credits |
| BB40081 | Biochemical ethics | 6 Credits |
| BB40082 | Frontiers of neuroscience | 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 |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| Students may take a maximum of 1 unit from this list or the equivalent list in Semester 1. |
| AA00011 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| BB30067 | Advanced developmental genetics | 6 Credits |
| BB30161 | Systems and developmental neurobiology | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| Students must take BB40130 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. |
| AA00013 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| BB40130 | Research project (MBiol) | 18 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00012 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 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 |
