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Department of Biology & Biochemistry Programme Catalogue 2018/9


USBB-AFB05: BSc(Hons) Molecular and Cellular Biology

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

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Normal programme duration: 3 years


Possible DAPs for this programme:

  • This programme has no possible DAPs
  

Possible exit awards for this programme:

  • : Diploma of Higher Education
  • : Certificate of Higher Education


Year 1

This programme is being withdrawn. Year 1 is not available in 2018/19

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.
  • .


Year 2

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification


Students must select optional units totalling 24 credits from the options available in Year 2 of this programme.

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB20013 Directed studies 1 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
BB20023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20024 The dynamic cell 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20144 Techniques in cell biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS 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.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB20020 Protein structure 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20149 Molecular genetics of vertebrate development 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20202 Infection and immunity I: microbiology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20219 Genomics 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MA10201 Modelling the dynamics of life 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB20014 Directed studies 2 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
BB20025 Practical molecular biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20160 The dynamic cell 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS 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.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB20018 Enzymology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20027 Infection and immunity II: immunology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20028 Molecular and cellular neuroscience 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20220 Genomics 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MA10202 Modelling the dynamics of life 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 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.
  • .


Year 3

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: (Section B)PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: (Section B)PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification


  • Students must select optional units totalling 48 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 BB30042 in either S1 or S2.

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 3
: 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
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30162 Protein synthesis, folding and turnover 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Students must select BB30042 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30042 Final year project A 18 credits       [equivalent to 36 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list:
Group A
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30044 Molecular & medical neuroscience 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30045 Cell membranes 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30063 Vaccines and other health interventions 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30129 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40078 Entrepreneurial biotechnology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40134 Molecular phylogenetics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS 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
ECTS Credits
BB30123 Biological ethics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30229 Genetic basis of inherited diseases 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40082 Frontiers of neuroscience 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40102 Molecular mechanisms of disease 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40124 Human developmental disorders 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40125 Plant reproductive biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40184 Cell biology of metastasis 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 3
: 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
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30091 Data interpretation in molecular & cell biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Students must select BB30042 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30042 Final year project A 18 credits       [equivalent to 36 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list:
Group A
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30067 Advanced developmental genetics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30161 Systems and developmental neurobiology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30169 Concepts in systems biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40048 Enzymes: mechanisms, evolution and control in integrated biological systems 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40139 Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN30076 Business strategy 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS 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
ECTS Credits
BB30230 Cancer therapeutics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40085 Medical biochemistry 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40086 Molecular immunology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40109 Structural biology in biotechnology & medicine 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40164 Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 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.
  • .