Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2007/08 |
USBB-AKM03: MBiol (hons) Biology |
Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich |
Year 1, Academic Year |
| Mandatory units |
| BB10157 | Biodiversity | 12 Credits |
Year 1, Semester 1 |
| Mandatory units |
| BB10001 | Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) | 3 Credits |
| BB10005 | Cell biology 1 | 6 Credits |
| BB10012 | Ecology & evolution | 6 Credits |
| BB10089 | Biochemistry | 6 Credits |
| BB10147 | 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 |
| BB10011 | The biosphere | 6 Credits |
Year 2, Semester 1 |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme. |
| Mandatory units |
| BB20152 | Practice of science | 6 Credits |
| MA20108 | Statistics | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 2 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| BB20023 | DNA (making, breaking & disease) | 6 Credits |
| BB20024 | Cell signalling | 6 Credits |
| BB20029 | Insect biology | 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 |
Year 2, Semester 2 |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme. |
| Mandatory units |
| BB20025 | Practical molecular biology | 6 Credits |
| BB20153 | Data interpretation | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 2 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| BB20027 | Infection and immunity | 6 Credits |
| BB20028 | Cellular neurobiology | 6 Credits |
| BB20031 | Plant biotechnology | 6 Credits |
| BB20033 | Bacteriology | 6 Credits |
| BB20034 | Virology | 6 Credits |
| BB20041 | Field course | 6 Credits |
| BB20058 | Microbial genetics | 6 Credits |
| BB20154 | Introduction to functional genomics | 6 Credits |
| BB20160 | The dynamic cell | 6 Credits |
Year 3, Academic Year |
| Mandatory units |
| BB30115 | Professional Training Placement (MBiol) | 60 Credits |
| BB40112 | Data interpretation in biology | 6 Credits |
| BB40113 | Critical reading in biology | 6 Credits |
Year 4, Academic Year |
| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. |
| Mandatory units |
| BB40135 | Research training | 0 Credits |
| BB40137 | Integrated biology | 6 Credits |
Year 4, Semester 1 |
| 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 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 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| Students may take a maximum of 2 units from this list or the equivalent list in Semester 2. |
| AA00002 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| 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 |
| BB30123 | Biological ethics | 6 Credits |
| BB30129 | Sensory and signalling networks in plants | 6 Credits |
| BB30132 | Sexual conflict | 6 Credits |
| BB30155 | Developing entrepreneurial skills in biological science | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00003 | 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 |
| BB40134 | Molecular evolution and phylogenetics | 6 Credits |
| BB40145 | Microbial cell growth & proliferation | 6 Credits |
Year 4, Semester 2 |
| 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 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 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| Students may take a maximum of 2 units from this list or the equivalent list in Semester 1. |
| AA00012 | 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 |
| BB30161 | Systems and developmental neurobiology | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 6 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00013 | 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 |
| BB40139 | Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes | 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 |