Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2007/08 |
USBB-AKM05: MBiol (hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Leading to the award of MASTER OF BIOLOGY IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY |
Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich (Full-time on campus) |
Year 1, Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
BB10001 | Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) | 3 Credits |
BB10008 | Introduction to biodiversity | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
* Students without A level Chemistry must take BB10171.
* Students with A level Chemistry must take CH10088. |
BB10171 | Introduction to chemistry | 6 Credits |
CH10088 | Introduction to biological chemistry | 6 Credits |
Year 1, Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
BB10002 | Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) | 3 Credits |
BB10006 | Cell & molecular biology | 6 Credits |
BB10147 | Human & animal physiology | 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 |
BB20024 | The dynamic cell 1 | 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 |
BB20058 | Microbial genetics | 6 Credits |
BB20149 | Molecular genetics of vertebrate development | 6 Credits |
MA20201 | Modelling the dynamics of life 1 | 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 |
BB20160 | The dynamic cell 2 | 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 |
BB20154 | Introduction to functional genomics | 6 Credits |
MA20202 | Modelling the dynamics of life 2 | 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. Students may take no more than 6 credits at level H (i.e. coded BB3*). |
BB40122 | Integrated molecular & cellular biology | 6 Credits |
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. Students may take no more than 6 credits at level H (i.e. coded BB3*). |
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 |
BB40170 | Vertebrate developmental biology | 6 Credits |
Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. Students may take no more than 6 credits at level H (i.e. coded BB3*). |
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 |
BB30169 | Concepts in systems biology | 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 |