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Department of Biology & Biochemistry Programme Catalogue 2014/15

USBB-AKB08: BSc(Hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology with Professional Placement

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement

Click here for further information Possible DAPs for this programme:

  

Click here for further informationPossible exit awards for this programme:

  • USBB-AKL08: Diploma of Higher Education
  • USBB-AKC08: Certificate of Higher Education

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Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
BB10213 Practical research and academic skills 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
BB10003 Biochemistry 1 6 Credits
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 Credits
CH10088 Introduction to biological chemistry 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
BB10005 Cell biology 6 Credits
BB10121 Biochemistry 2 6 Credits
BB10186 Proteins: purification and characterisation 6 Credits
CH10087 General chemistry 6 Credits

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification

  • Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme.

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
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 a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Students must select 24 credits (4 units) from the options available in Year 2 of this programme.
BB20018 Enzymology 6 Credits
BB20020 Protein structure 6 Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 Credits
BB20149 Molecular genetics of vertebrate development 6 Credits
BB20202 Microbial cells and genomes 6 Credits
MA20201 Modelling the dynamics of life 1 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
BB20014 Directed studies 2 3 Credits
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
BB20160 The dynamic cell 2 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Students must select 24 credits (4 units) from the options available in Year 2 of this programme.
BB20027 Infection and immunity 6 Credits
BB20028 Molecular and cellular neuroscience 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20154 Introduction to functional genomics 6 Credits
BB20203 Microbial interactions with their host and environments 6 Credits
MA20202 Modelling the dynamics of life 2 6 Credits

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Placement Type: Standard.
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
BB20075 Professional training placement 60 Credits

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification

  • Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 4 of this programme.
  • A maximum of 36 credits may be taken in any semester.
  • No more than 12 credits may be taken from Group B across both semesters.

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
BB30055 Genes & genomes 6 Credits
BB30162 Protein synthesis, folding and turnover 6 Credits
Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Students must take either BB30042 or BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
BB30042 Final year project A 18 Credits
BB30163 Final year project B 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
Group A
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 Credits
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 Credits
BB30063 Vaccines and other health interventions 6 Credits
BB30129 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 Credits
BB40078 Entrepreneurial biotechnology 6 Credits
BB40125 Plant reproductive biology 6 Credits
BB40134 Molecular phylogenetics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Group B: Students may take no more than 12 credits from Group B across both semesters
BB30123 Biological ethics 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
BB40184 Cell biology of metastasis 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
BB30091 Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology 6 Credits
Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Students must take either BB30042 or BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
BB30042 Final year project A 18 Credits
BB30163 Final year project B 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
Group A
BB30067 Advanced developmental genetics 6 Credits
BB30161 Systems and developmental neurobiology 6 Credits
BB30169 Concepts in systems biology 6 Credits
BB40048 Enzymes: mechanisms, evolution and control in integrated biological systems 6 Credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 Credits
BB40139 Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes 6 Credits
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 Credits
MN30076 Business strategy 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Group B: Students may take no more than 12 credits from Group B across both semesters
BB40084 Cellular biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40085 Medical biochemistry 6 Credits
BB40086 Molecular immunology 6 Credits
BB40109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 Credits
BB40164 Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration 6 Credits
BB40185 Synthetic biology 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.