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Degree Programme Table: Biotechnology (PgDip) (PTPGDBIOTE1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
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

You must take these courses
Economics and Innovation in the Biotechnology Industry

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11059 10 credits
Intelligent Agriculture

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11066 10 credits
Research Project Proposal (Biotechnology)

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11105 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 90 credits in this group.

MSc Biotechnology Compulsory Course Choices

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities
BITE11001 10 credits
Principles of Industrial Biotechnology
PGBI11103 10 credits
AND

Biological Sciences - Biotechnology (MSc & PgDip) - Optional Courses for semester 1

Select between 30 and 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Enzymology and Biological Production
BITE10001 10 credits
Gene Expression and Microbial Regulation
BITE10010 10 credits
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
GMED11109 20 credits
Molecular Modelling and Database Mining
PGBI11023 10 credits
Tools for Synthetic Biology
PGBI11092 10 credits
Bioinformatics Programming and System Management
PGBI11095 20 credits
Practical Skills in Biochemistry A
PGBI11098 10 credits
Biochemistry A
PGBI11100 10 credits
The Origins of Synthetic Biology
PGBI11116 10 credits
AND

Biological Sciences - Biotechnology - Optional Course Semester 2

Select between 40 and 50 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Commercial Aspects of Drug Discovery
PGBI11049 10 credits
Drug Discovery (MSc Level)
PGBI11088 10 credits
Industry and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
PGBI11090 10 credits
Applications of Synthetic Biology
PGBI11094 10 credits
Practical Skills in Biochemistry B
PGBI11099 10 credits
Biochemistry B
PGBI11101 10 credits
Vaccines and Molecular Therapies
PGBI11108 10 credits
Programming for the Life Sciences
PGBI11110 10 credits
Biodesign
PGBI11112 10 credits
Introduction to Bioinformatics for Life Scientists
PGBI11117 10 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
PGSP11476 20 credits
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