Course units for year 1
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Title Code Credit rating Mandatory/optional
Academic Tutorials Year 1 BIOL10000 10 Mandatory
Biochemistry BIOL10212 10 Mandatory
Molecular Biology BIOL10221 10 Mandatory
From Molecules to Cells BIOL10232 10 Mandatory
Introduction to Laboratory Science BIOL10401 10 Mandatory
Introduction to Experimental Biology - Molecular & Cellular Biology BIOL10412 10 Mandatory
Genes, Evolution and Development BIOL10521 10 Mandatory
Microbes, Humankind and the Environment BIOL10532 10 Mandatory
Writing and Referencing Skills (online unit) BIOL10741 0 Mandatory
Health & Safety online course BIOL12000 0 Mandatory
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Course content for year 2
You will continue your studies in greater depth and begin to specialise. You will also undertake a Science Communication unit.
In the Research Skills unit, you have the opportunity to carry out techniques that are widely used in current biological science research.
Course units for year 2
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Title Code Credit rating Mandatory/optional
Academic Tutorials Year 2 BIOL20000 10 Mandatory
Molecular Biology RSM BIOL20352 10 Mandatory
Molecular and Cellular Biology EDM BIOL21041 10 Mandatory
Genome Maintenance & Regulation BIOL21101 10 Mandatory
Proteins BIOL21111 10 Mandatory
The Dynamic Cell BIOL21121 10 Mandatory
Cell Metabolism & Metabolic Control BIOL21132 10 Mandatory
`Omic Technologies & Resources BIOL21152 10 Mandatory
Science Communication BIOL21392 10 Mandatory
Cell Membrane Structure & Function BIOL21141 10 Optional
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Course content for year 3
You will take two papers and six lecture units specific to molecular biology.
You will prepare for the papers through tutorials with current BSc students.
The remaining 40 credits will come from the following MSci units:
Research Project Proposals (10 credits)
Bioinformatics Tools and Resources (10 credits)
Experimental Skills (20 credits)
Course units for year 3
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title Code Credit rating Mandatory/optional
Academic Tutorials Year 3 BIOL30000 0 Mandatory
MSci Project Literature Review and Research Proposal BIOL33000 10 Mandatory
MSci Bioinformatics Tools and Resources BIOL33011 10 Mandatory
MSci Experimental Skills Module BIOL33012 20 Mandatory
Post-Genome Biology (L) BIOL31301 10 Optional
Protein Assembly, Dynamics & Function (E) BIOL31311 10 Optional
Glycobiology: Glycan Function in Health & Disease (E) BIOL31321 10 Optional
Biochemical Basis of Disease (E) BIOL31332 10 Optional
Macromolecular Recognition in Biological Systems (L) BIOL31341 10 Optional
Current Topics in Microbiology (E) BIOL31351 10 Optional
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Course content for year 4
You will undertake a 120-credit research project over a period of six to seven months in research laboratories or a field station run by University staff to complete the work needed for your MSci award.
Course units for year 4
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Title Code Credit rating Mandatory/optional
MSci Research Project BIOL40010 120 Mandatory
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