BSc Hons (Full Time)
Year:13/14
UCAS Code:C700
Minimum Length:3 Year(s)
Credit Points:360
Part II Weight:8
Part II Year 2 Weight:3
Part II Year 3 Weight:5
Part II Year 4 Weight:0
Director of Studies:Dr ML Ginger
Compulsory Modules
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PartI
The student must take the following modules:
PartII (Year 2)
The student must take the following modules:
PartII (Year 3)
The student must take the following modules:
The student must take 1 modules from the following group:
The student must take 1 modules from the following group:
The student must take 3 modules from the following group:
Educational Aims: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
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- To provide a structured and broad understanding of biochemical processes, including a molecular and genetic knowledge of living organisms both in health and disease.
- To offer all students the opportunity to conduct a substantial research project.
- To encourage academic curiosity which will prepare students for lifelong learning.
- To equip students with the intellectual and practical skills necessary for progression to postgraduate study.
- To prepare graduates for careers with a wide variety of employers such as pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries, government agencies and hospitals.
- To develop critical and analytical problem-solving skills as well as general/transferable skills so as to prepare students for more general, non subject-specific graduate employment.
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
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Knowledge and understanding of the structures and functions of biological macromolecules and their relationships in health and disease:
To include core knowledge of:
* Biochemistry
* Genetics
* Physiology
* Cell biology
* Biomedicine
* Microbiology
With an opportunity to specialise in a subset of topics. Students will be given guidance on an appropriate choice of modules.
Intellectual skills
* Plan, conduct and report a substantial individual investigation
* Synthesise and critically evaluate information from a variety of sources
* Analyse and interpret a range of biochemical processes
* Formulate and test concepts and hypotheses
* Apply biochemical principles and methodologies to the solution of problems
* Reason critically
* Interpret numerical data
Practical skills
* Apply quantitative techniques in biochemical analysis
* Use spectroscopic and instrumental methods for the monitoring and measurement of biomolecules
* Retrieve and select information from a variety of source
* Collect, analyse and present observations and experimental data
* Carry out risk assessments and list appropriate safety precautions associated with practical or project work
Transferable skills
* Work independently or as part of a team
* Find information and use relevant information technology
* Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills
* Design and prepare project proposals
* Be self-reliant
* Assess the relevance and importance of the ideas of others
* Manage time and work to deadlines
