Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2012/13 |
USBB-AKM05: MBiol (hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Leading to the award of MASTER OF BIOLOGY IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY |
Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement |
 Year 4 |
| Years 1, 2 & 3 |
| Not available in 2012/13 |
| Year 4 |
 NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
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| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme. Students may take no more than 6 credits of optional units at level H (i.e. coded BB3*). |
Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Compulsory Units |
| BB40122 | Integrated molecular & cellular biology | 6 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Compulsory Units |
| BB30162 | Protein synthesis, folding and turnover | 6 Credits |
| Designated Essential Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 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 a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 4 Units from the following list: |
| AA00002 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| BB40078 | Entrepreneurial biotechnology | 6 Credits |
| BB40082 | Frontiers of neuroscience | 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 phylogenetics and evolution | 6 Credits |
| BB40184 | Cell biology of metastasis | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
| Students may choose a maximum of 1 unit (6 credits) of units coded BB3* in this year of the programme. |
| AA00001 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| BB30044 | Molecular & medical neuroscience | 6 Credits |
| BB30045 | Cell membranes | 6 Credits |
| BB30063 | Vaccines and other health interventions | 6 Credits |
| BB30123 | Biological ethics | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Designated Essential Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 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 a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 Units 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 |
| BB40185 | Synthetic biology | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
| Students may choose a maximum of 1 unit (6 credits) of units coded BB3* in this year of the programme. |
| 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 |