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Undergraduate Course: Biophysical Chemistry Level 10 (CHEM10014)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Chemistry CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryA course of lectures and a workshop that deals with interactions between biomolecules and fundamental physical phenomena. The course will cover the means by which such interactions can be used to measure or infer information concerning the structure, dynamics, spatiotemporal distributions and mutual interactions of biomolecules. The course will teach how and why these physical properties of biomolecules are pivotal to their biological roles. The course will also teach how such knowledge can be used to predict how biological polymers adopt tertiary structures and form complexes. The course comprises components on spectroscopy, fluorescence, hydrodynamics, mass spectrometry, high-resolution structure determination and macromolecules in silico.

Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005) AND Chemistry 3B (CHEM09006) AND Chemistry 3P Practical and Transferable Skills (CHEM09007)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Biophysical Chemistry Level 11 (CHEM11016)
Other requirements Must include a weighted average of Grade D or higher in Chemistry 3A and Chemistry 3B, at the first attempt; or with the permission of Head of School.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 30, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Summative Assessment Hours 2.5, Revision Session Hours 7, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 146 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One degree exam of 2.5 hours.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:30
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
- interpret the output of the key techniques that are available to analyse the thermodynamics, kinetics, structures and spatiotemporal arrangements of biological molecules.
- critically evaluate what currently available experimental physical techniques can and cannot tell us about biomacromolecules, and understand the origins and nature of these known unknowns.
- fully appreciate the value of combining, where appropriate, orthogonal biophysical approaches for the study of macromolecules.
- comprehend the theory, benefits and limitations of computational simulations of macromolecules and macromolecular complexes.
- apply their knowledge of physical chemistry to the formulation of testable hypotheses concerning mechanistic explanations of key biological phenomena.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged.
KeywordsBPC(L10)
Contacts
Course organiserProf Paul Barlow
Tel: (0131 6)50 4727
Email: Paul.Barlow@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anne Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: Anne.Brown@ed.ac.uk
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