Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September
Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.
Students may wish to make use of the interactive programme builder PATH to help inform their decision regarding course choices (https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/).
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 3
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
BIME08013
|
Biomedical 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 60 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, in discussion with your Personal Tutor, Biological Chemistry 1A/Introductory Chemistry for Biologists may be replaced by any other courses chosen from Schedules A-Q/T and W.
AND
Select
exactly 20 credits
from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
CHEM08023
|
Biological Chemistry 1B
|
20
|
Notes: Exceptionally, in discussion with your Personal Tutor, the course Biological Chemistry 1B may be replaced by any other courses chosen from Schedules A-Q/T and W.
AND
|
Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August
Notes: 1. Before selecting your course options, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor. Students may wish to make use of the interactive programme builder PATH to help inform their decision regarding course choices (https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/).
2. A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions and recommendation on choices of courses, will be available for students entering the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.
3. Progression to Honours requires students to obtain 240 credit points (or 220 credit points with the permission of the Progression Board) by the end of the August examination diet. In addition, students must obtain at least 50% at the first sitting in Biomedical Sciences 2 and one other compulsory course. By the end of the August examination diet students must have passed all three compulsory courses with an overall mean of 50%.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 3
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
BIME08007
|
Biomedical Sciences 2 |
Full Year |
40 |
|
BIME08011
|
Cells to Organisms 2 |
Semester 1 |
20 |
|
BIME08012
|
Microorganisms, Infection and Immunity 2 |
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 40 credits
from these collections:
AND
|
Year 3, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August
Notes: 1. Before selecting your course options, please ensure you have met with your Personal Tutor. Students may wish to make use of the interactive programme builder PATH to help inform their decision regarding course choices (https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/).
2. A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions and recommendations on choices of courses, will be available for students entering the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.
3. In order to proceed to Senior Honours students must have obtained at least 360 credit points and met the requirements set out in the DPT for their selected programme of study. Student must have:
- passes in all core 1st, 2nd and 3rd year courses.
- at least 80 credit points by passing level 9 or level 10 courses in the Junior Honours year at first attempt; and
- an overall aggregate mark of at least 40% in Level 9/10 courses taken in Junior Honours
4. Students are required to take 60 credits in Semester 1 and 60 credits in Semester 2.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 2
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
BIME09002
|
Medical Microbiology 3 |
Semester 2 |
20 |
|
BIME09008
|
Biomedical Sciences 3 |
Full Year |
40 |
|
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 5
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Overarching rule collection group: A
Select exactly 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 09, during Semester 2
MSBM09005
Clinical Immunology & Haematology 3A
(20 credits)
AND
OR
Overarching rule collection group: B
Select exactly 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 09, during Semester 1
BILG09007
Immunology 3
(20 credits)
AND
Select
a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
AND
|
Year 4, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August
Notes:
A booklet giving details of, as well as restrictions on, course options will be available for students entering the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.
Students may also wish to make use of the interactive programme builder PATH to help inform their decision regarding course choices (https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/).
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 4
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
MIBM10052
|
Host-pathogen interactions in Infectious Disease |
Full Year |
20 |
|
MIBM10053
|
Review Essay for Infectious Disease |
Semester 2 |
10 |
|
MIBM10042
|
Infectious Diseases Synoptic Examination |
Semester 2 |
10 |
|
MIBM10041
|
Infectious Diseases Project |
Semester 2 |
40 |
|
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 |
BIME10025
|
Diagnostics and therapeutics for infectious disease
|
20
|
BIME10021
|
Global Health and Infectious Diseases
|
20
|
Notes: These courses are strongly recommended for this programme.
AND
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits
from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
BIME10034
|
Making Sense of Disease Pathways
|
20
|
BIME10023
|
Forensic Investigation
|
20
|
BIME10019
|
Inflammation
|
20
|
BIME10015
|
Science Communication
|
20
|
BIME10013
|
Social and Ethical Aspects of Medicine
|
20
|
EVBI10007
|
Evolutionary Medicine of Infectious Disease
|
10
|
ZLGY10024
|
Evolutionary Ecology of Hosts and Parasites
|
10
|
GENE10004
|
Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions
|
10
|
IMMU10007
|
Immunobiology of Malaria
|
10
|
ZLGY10015
|
Parasitic Diseases of Public Health Importance
|
10
|
IMMU10013
|
Th2 in Immunity, Allergy and Health
|
10
|
|
|