Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2007/08 |
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 | Introduction to biodiversity | 6 Credits |
| BB10147 | Human & animal physiology | 6 Credits |
| CH10088 | Introduction to biological chemistry | 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 |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme. |
| Mandatory units |
| BB20013 | Directed studies 1 | 3 Credits |
| BB20023 | DNA (making, breaking & disease) | 6 Credits |
| BB20024 | Cell signalling | 6 Credits |
| BB20144 | Techniques in cell biology | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| BB20018 | Enzymology A | 6 Credits |
| BB20020 | Physical biochemistry & proteins | 6 Credits |
| BB20030 | Plant physiology & biochemistry | 6 Credits |
| BB20149 | Molecular genetics of vertebrate development | 6 Credits |
| MA20108 | Statistics | 6 Credits |
Year 2, Semester 2 |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme. |
| Mandatory units |
| BB20014 | Directed studies 2 | 3 Credits |
| BB20025 | Practical molecular biology | 6 Credits |
| BB20160 | The dynamic cell | 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 |
| BB20033 | Bacteriology | 6 Credits |
| BB20058 | Microbial genetics | 6 Credits |
| BB20154 | Introduction to functional genomics | 6 Credits |
Year 3, Academic Year |
| Mandatory units |
| BB20075 | Professional training placement | 60 Credits |
Year 4, Semester 1 |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. |
| Mandatory units |
| BB30055 | Genes & genomes | 6 Credits |
| 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 |
| BB40088 | Bioinformatics | 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 |
| BB30045 | Cell membranes | 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 |
Year 4, Semester 2 |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. |
| Mandatory units |
| 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 |