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Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2018/19

TSBB-AFM11: MSc Molecular Plant Sciences

Leading to the award of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MOLECULAR PLANT SCIENCES

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Year 1

NFAAR-PGT assessment regulations:
  • This programme has the following designated alternative programme (DAP):
  • Assessment Regulations: PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Programme progression requirement: 50%
  • Taught credits: 60; Dissertation/Project credits: 30


Academic Year: Taught Units
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB50197 Critical review of literature 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB50198 Â鶹´«Ã½ training & support skills 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]


Semester 1: Taught Units
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
  • You must take 7 optional units (42 credits) over Semester 1 and Semester 2 of this programme.
  • You may take no more than 2 units at level 2 (i.e. coded BB2*) over the year.
: Students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option from units offered by the Department of Biology & Biochemistry as an alternative to one of the units in the list below.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20032 Plant symbiosis & pathology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40078 Entrepreneurial biotechnology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40125 Plant reproductive biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40191 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Taught Units
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
  • You must take 7 optional units (42 credits) over Semester 1 and Semester 2 of this programme.
  • You may take no more than 2 units at level 2 (i.e. coded BB2*) over the year.
: Students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option from units offered by the Department of Biology & Biochemistry as an alternative to one of the units in the list below.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40195 Conservation biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Dissertation Period: Project/Dissertation Units
Compulsory Units:
Students on this programme must carry out a research project in molecular plant sciences.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB50199 Â鶹´«Ã½ project 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS 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 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 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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