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Degree Programme Table: Medical Sciences (BSc Hons) (UTMESCI)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes:
    Before selecting your course options, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MSBM08002 Medical Sciences 1. Semester 1 20
    BILG08015 Molecules, Genes and Cells 1 Semester 2 20
    BIME08004 Medical Biology 1 Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CHEM08022    Biological Chemistry 1A   20  
    CHEM07001    Introductory Chemistry for Biologists   20  

    Notes:
    Exceptionally, with the permission of the Programme Organiser, the courses Introductory Chemistry for Biologists and Biological Chemistry 1A may be replaced by any other course at level 7/8 chosen from Schedules A-Q/T.

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, during Semester 2
    CHEM08023     Biological Chemistry 1B     (20 credits)

    Notes:
    Exceptionally, with the permission of the Programme Organiser, the course Biological Chemistry 1B may be replaced by any other course at level 7/8 chosen from Schedules A-Q/T.


     


    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, during Semester 1

     



    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: 1. Before selecting your course options, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

    2. A booklet giving details of course options, including recommendations and restrictions, will be available for students on the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.

    3. Progression to Honours requires marks of 50% or above in at least two of Anatomy and Pathology 2, Microorganisms, Infection and Immunity 2 and Biomedical Sciences 2 at the first examination diet AND passes in all three of these core second year courses with an average mark of at least 50% by the end of the August (second sitting) exam diet OR permission of the Head of School.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MSBM08001 Anatomy and Pathology 2 Semester 1 20
    BIME08007 Biomedical Sciences 2 Full Year 40
    BIME08012 Microorganisms, Infection and Immunity 2 Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, during Semester 1

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, during Semester 2

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes:
    1. Before selecting your course options, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

    2. A booklet giving details of course options, including recommendations and restrictions, will be available for students on the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MSBM09003 Health, Illness and Society 3 Semester 1 20
    MSBM09001 Clinical Biochemistry and Endocrinology 3 Semester 1 20
    MSBM09005 Clinical Immunology & Haematology 3A Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 60 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedules K and T, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: 1. Before selecting your course options, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

    2. A booklet, "Senior Honours Guide", giving details of course options, including recommendations and restrictions, will be available for students on the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.

    3. Course options in List 1 in the Senior Honours Guide are STRONGLY recommended for this programme.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MSBM10011 Medical Sciences 4 Full Year 20
    MSBM10012 Medical Sciences Project Preview Dissertation Semester 1 10
    MSBM10013 Medical Sciences Project Semester 2 40
    MSBM10014 Medical Sciences Academic Portfolio Full Year 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BIME10031    An introduction to the analysis and modelling of biological pathways   20  
    BIME10030    Cancer Biology and Medicine   20  
    BIME10029    Cardiovascular Pharmacology & Therapeutics   20  
    BIME10028    Conception to Parturition   20  
    BIME10027    Development and Disease   20  
    BIME10026    Developmental and Clinical Neuroscience   20  
    BIME10025    Diagnostics and therapeutics for infectious disease   20  
    BIME10024    Endocrine Physiology and Pharmacology   20  
    BIME10023    Forensic Investigation   20  
    BIME10022    Genetic and Environmental Influences on Behaviour and Mental Health   20  
    BIME10021    Global Health and Infectious Diseases   20  
    BIME10020    Hormones & Behaviour   20  
    BIME10019    Inflammation   20  
    BIME10018    Integrative Physiology   20  
    BIME10011    Neural circuits for learning and memory   20  
    BIME10010    Neurobiology of Cognition   20  
    BIME10032    Neurodegeneration, obesity and cancer: genetics and beyond   20  
    BIME10009    Neuroimaging   20  
    BIME10008    Neurotransmitters In Action   20  
    BIME10007    Receptors, signalling and regulation of cell responsiveness   20  
    BIME10017    Regenerative Medicine   20  
    BIME10016    Reproductive Systems   20  
    BIME10015    Science Communication   20  
    BIME10014    Sensory Physiology and Dysfunction   20  
    BIME10013    Social and Ethical Aspects of Medicine   20  
    BIME10012    Synaptic Function and Plasticity in Health and Disease   20  

    Notes:These courses make up List 1 and are STRONGLY recommended for this programme.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, during Semester 1

     



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