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Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2016/17

RSBB-AFM07: Integrated PhD Postgenomic Biosciences (Biosciences Route)

Leading to the award of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Year 1

Follow this link for further information on the NFAAR NFAAR-PGT assessment regulations: for students commencing study from 2011/12 onwards (students who commenced prior to 2011/12 should consult their programme handbook for their assessment regulations):
  • This programme does not have a DAP
  • Assessment Regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view
  • Programme progression requirement: not applicable
  • Taught credits: 36; Dissertation/Project credits: 54

For students studying the MRes Biosciences as Year 1 of the Integrated PhD in Postgenomic Biosciences.

Academic Year: Taught Units
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB50143 Critical research analysis skills 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 1: Taught Units
Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
You must take 24 credits of optional units over the year. Of these, at least 12 credits must be at Masters level.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB40078 Entrepreneurial biotechnology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40082 Frontiers of neuroscience 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40102 Molecular mechanisms of disease 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40124 Human developmental disorders 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40125 Plant reproductive biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40128 The evolution of genetic systems 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40134 Molecular phylogenetics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40184 Cell biology of metastasis 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40189 Vaccines and other health interventions 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40191 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB50210 Evolutionary quantitative genetics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
ZZ40005 Director of Studies approved units (Biology & Biochemistry) 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MA20201 Modelling the dynamics of life 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MA30086 Medical statistics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MA30087 Optimisation methods of operational research 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MA40198 Applied statistical inference 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MA50179 Mathematical biology 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20072 Managing human resources 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 1: Project/Dissertation Units
Designated Essential Units Click here for further information:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB50142 Lab project 1 27 credits       [equivalent to 54 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 2: Taught Units
Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
You must take 24 credits of optional units over the year. Of these, at least 12 credits must be at Masters level.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB40048 Enzymes: mechanisms, evolution and control in integrated biological systems 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40085 Medical biochemistry 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40139 Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40164 Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40190 Advanced developmental genetics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40192 Evolution in deep time 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40193 Sexual conflict 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40195 Conservation biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB40196 Systems and developmental neurobiology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
BB50204 Clinical and translational medicine 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
ZZ40006 Director of Studies approved units (Biology & Biochemistry) 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
ED50300 Education, globalisation and change 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MA20202 Modelling the dynamics of life 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MA50063 Mathematical biology 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20073 Marketing 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 2: Project/Dissertation Units
Designated Essential Units Click here for further information:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB50146 Lab project 2 27 credits       [equivalent to 54 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2016/17 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2017/18 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
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