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Degree Programme Table: Biochemistry (PgDip) (PTPGDBIOCH2F)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
1. 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.

2. An alternative appropriate course may be substituted with the permission of the Programme Director.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Biochemistry A

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11100 10 credits
Biophysical Chemistry for MSc Biochemistry

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11107 10 credits
Biochemistry B

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11101 10 credits
Research Project Proposal (Biochemistry)

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11104 10 credits

Course options

Biochemistry Optional Courses Semester 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following optional course is strongly recommended:
PGBI11098 Practical Skills in Biochemistry A
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Biomacromolecules PGT
CHEM11059 20 credits
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Molecular Modelling and Database Mining
PGBI11023 10 credits
Preparative Methods for Structural Biology
PGBI11026 10 credits
Applicable Mathematics for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology
PGBI11029 10 credits
Quantitating drug binding
PGBI11038 10 credits
Information Processing in Biological Cells
PGBI11051 10 credits
Economics and Innovation in the Biotechnology Industry
PGBI11059 10 credits
Tools for Synthetic Biology
PGBI11092 10 credits
Practical Skills in Biochemistry A
PGBI11098 10 credits
The Origins of Synthetic Biology
PGBI11116 10 credits
AND

Biochemistry Optional Courses Semester 2

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following optional course is strongly recommended:
PGBI11099 Practical Skills in Biochemistry B
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Python Programming for the Life Sciences
BICH11008 10 credits
Detailed Characterisation of Drug or Ligand Interactions Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
BILG11005 10 credits
Protein Structure Determination
PGBI11021 10 credits
Functional Genomic Technologies
PGBI11040 10 credits
Commercial Aspects of Drug Discovery
PGBI11049 10 credits
Drug Discovery (MSc Level)
PGBI11088 10 credits
Applications of Synthetic Biology
PGBI11094 10 credits
Practical Skills in Biochemistry B
PGBI11099 10 credits
Vaccines and Molecular Therapies
PGBI11108 10 credits
Biodesign for Sustainability
PGBI11127 10 credits
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