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Degree Programme Table: Biotechnology (PgDip) (PTPGDBIOTE1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: 1. Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met with your Programme Director.

    2. Students are not allowed to take more than a total of 30 credits below level 11. The Programme Handbook giving details, as well as restrictions on choice of courses will be available for students entering the programme to facilitate advance planning.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PGBI11059 Economics and Innovation in the Biotechnology Industry Semester 1 10
    PGBI11066 Intelligent Agriculture Semester 1 10
    PGBI11105 Research Project Proposal (Biotechnology) Semester 2 10
    PGBI11097 Environmental Gene-Mining and Metagenomics Semester 1 10
    PGBI11103 Principles of Industrial Biotechnology Semester 2 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 90 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BITE10001    Enzymology and Biological Production   10  
    BITE10010    Gene Expression and Microbial Regulation   10  
    PGBI11023    Molecular Modelling and Database Mining   10  
    PGBI11049    Commercial Aspects of Drug Discovery   10  
    PGBI11006    Bioinformatics   10  
    PGBI11088    Drug Discovery (MSc Level)   10  
    RCSS11001    Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology   20  
    GMED11109    Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine   20  
    PGBI11095    Bioinformatics Programming and System Management   20  
    PGBI11094    Applications of Synthetic Biology   10  
    PGBI11092    Tools for Synthetic Biology   10  
    PGBI11090    Industry and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology   10  
    PGSP11331    Biobusiness   20  
    PGBI11100    Biochemistry A   10  
    PGBI11098    Practical Skills in Biochemistry A   10  
    PGBI11097    Environmental Gene-Mining and Metagenomics   10  
    PGBI11110    Programming for the Life Sciences   10  
    PGBI11108    Vaccines and Molecular Therapies   10  
    PGBI11101    Biochemistry B   10  
    PGBI11099    Practical Skills in Biochemistry B   10  

    Notes:Further information on the courses listed above can be found at:
    http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/14-15/dpt/cx_sb_pgbi.htm

     


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