Department of Life Sciences Programme Catalogue 2023/4
USSL-AFB01: BSc(Hons) Biochemistry
Route: BSc(Hons) Biochemistry
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 3 Years
[Page last updated: 30 October 2023]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
Certificate of Higher Education [exit award] |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| This course is being replaced by a new version so Year 1 of this version is not available in 2023/24. You can find details of the new course (USSL-AFB10) here. |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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| Students must select 24 credits (4 units) from the options available in this programme year. |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL20003 | Cancer biology (BB20023) | 6 Credits |
| SL20036 | Protein structure (BB20020) | 6 Credits |
| SL20041 | The dynamic cell 1 (BB20024) | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL20014 | Genomics 1 (BB20219) | 6 Credits |
| SL20019 | Infection and immunity I: microbiology (BB20202) | 6 Credits |
| SL20024 | Molecular genetics of vertebrate development (BB20149) | 6 Credits |
| SL20031 | Plant physiology & biochemistry (BB20030) | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL20002 | Biochemical problems & bioinformatics (BB20015) | 6 Credits |
| SL20009 | Enzymology (BB20018) | 6 Credits |
| SL20033 | Practical molecular biology (BB20025) | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL20015 | Genomics 2 (BB20220) | 6 Credits |
| SL20020 | Infection and immunity II: immunology (BB20027) | 6 Credits |
| SL20023 | Molecular and cellular neuroscience (BB20028) | 6 Credits |
| SL20042 | The dynamic cell 2 (BB20160) | 6 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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- Students must select optional units totalling 54 Credits during Year 3 of this programme.
- No more than 12 Credits to be taken from Group B across both semesters.
- A maximum of 36 Credits may be taken in any semester.
- Students must select project unit SL30062 in either S1 or S2.
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Semester 1: Final Stage
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL30075 | Protein synthesis, folding and turnover (BB30162) | 6 Credits |
Must Pass Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL30062 | Final year project A (BB30042) | 18 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL30051 | Cell membranes (BB30045) | 6 Credits |
| SL30069 | Molecular & medical neuroscience (BB30044) | 6 Credits |
| SL30080 | Sensory and signalling networks in plants (BB30129) | 6 Credits |
| SL40101 | Entrepreneurial biotechnology (BB40078) | 6 Credits |
| SL40115 | Molecular phylogenetics (BB40134) | 6 Credits |
| SL40118 | Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes (BB40139) | 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 |
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL30065 | Genetic basis of inherited diseases (BB30229) | 6 Credits |
| SL40094 | Cell biology of metastasis (BB40184) | 6 Credits |
| SL40102 | Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine (BB40083) | 6 Credits |
| SL40104 | Frontiers of neuroscience (BB40082) | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Must Pass Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL30062 | Final year project A (BB30042) | 18 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MN30076 | Business strategy | 6 Credits |
| SL30044 | Advanced developmental genetics (BB30067) | 6 Credits |
| SL30054 | Concepts in systems biology (BB30169) | 6 Credits |
| SL30072 | Pharmacology of regenerative medicine (PA30252) | 6 Credits |
| SL30086 | The molecular biology and treatment of cancer (PA30157) | 6 Credits |
| SL30087 | Trends in molecular signalling (PA30169) | 6 Credits |
| SL30088 | Vaccines and other health interventions (BB30063) | 6 Credits |
| SL40103 | Enzymes: mechanisms, evolution and control in integrated biological systems (BB40048) | 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 |
Unit Code | Title | |
| SL30049 | Cancer therapeutics (BB30230) | 6 Credits |
| SL40098 | Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation (BB40118) | 6 Credits |
| SL40108 | Medical biochemistry (BB40085) | 6 Credits |
| SL40111 | Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration (BB40164) | 6 Credits |
| SL40113 | Molecular immunology (BB40086) | 6 Credits |
| SL40130 | Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine (BB40109) | 6 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Director of Studies approved option allowed: Students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved unit as an alternative to one of the optional units offered in this period