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Degree Programme Table: Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology (PGD) (PTPGDSYBIO2F)

Jump to: Year 1

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

Notes:
Before selecting your courses, please ensure you have read the Programme Handbook and met with your Personal Tutor/Programme Director.

If a student wishes to take a course not listed below, then they should contact the Programme Director to discuss.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Tools for Synthetic Biology

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11092 10 credits
Applications of Synthetic Biology

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11094 10 credits
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGSP11476 20 credits
Research Project Proposal (Biotechnology)

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11105 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 70 credits in this group.

MSc Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology lab course options

Select between 10 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take at least one, and up to 3, of the following courses.

It may not be possible to guarantee first choice of course, depending on demand for places.
Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities
BITE11001 10 credits
Practical Skills in Biochemistry A
PGBI11098 10 credits
Principles of Industrial Biotechnology
PGBI11103 10 credits
AND

Optional Courses from School(s) H-U - Synthetic Biology & Biotechnology (MSc & PgDip) - Semester 1

Select between 30 and 50 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
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Molecular Modelling and Database Mining
PGBI11023 10 credits
Introduction to scientific programming for MSc in Drug Discovery & Translational Biology
PGBI11039 10 credits
Information Processing in Biological Cells
PGBI11051 10 credits
Economics and Innovation in the Biotechnology Industry
PGBI11059 10 credits
Practical Systems Biology
PGBI11089 20 credits
Bioinformatics Programming and System Management
PGBI11095 20 credits
Biochemistry A
PGBI11100 10 credits
Biophysical Chemistry for MSc Biochemistry
PGBI11107 10 credits
The Origins of Synthetic Biology
PGBI11116 10 credits
AND

Optional Courses from School(s) H-U - Synthetic Biology & Biotechnology (MSc & PgDip) - Semester 2

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students also taking Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities should select 10 credits from the following courses.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Next Generation Genomics
BILG11004 10 credits
Functional Genomic Technologies
PGBI11040 10 credits
Commercial Aspects of Drug Discovery
PGBI11049 10 credits
Drug Discovery (MSc Level)
PGBI11088 10 credits
Industry and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
PGBI11090 10 credits
Practical Skills in Biochemistry B
PGBI11099 10 credits
Biochemistry B
PGBI11101 10 credits
Programming for the Life Sciences
PGBI11110 10 credits
Biodesign
PGBI11112 10 credits
Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics
PGBI11115 10 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
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