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Degree Programme Table: Drug Discovery and Translational Biology (PgDip) (PTPGDDDITB1F)

Jump to: Year 1

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

Notes:
Exceptionally, after discussion with the Programme Director, and if timetabling/availability permits, optional courses for semester 1 & 2 may be a level 11 course from schedule K, L, O or T.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Applicable Mathematics for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11029 10 credits
Molecular Modelling and Database Mining

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11023 10 credits
Preparative Methods for Structural Biology

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11026 10 credits
Quantitating drug binding

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11038 10 credits
Commercial Aspects of Drug Discovery

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11049 10 credits
Drug Discovery (MSc Level)

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11088 10 credits
Protein Structure Determination

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11021 10 credits
Project Proposal and Literature Review for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology

Must be taken during Semester 2

BICH11005 10 credits

Course options

Biological Sciences - Drug Discovery & Translational Biology (MSc & PgDip) - Optional Courses Semester 1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Introduction to scientific programming for MSc in Drug Discovery & Translational Biology
PGBI11039 10 credits
Information Processing in Biological Cells
PGBI11051 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
Biophysical Chemistry for MSc Biochemistry
PGBI11107 10 credits
AND

Biological Sciences - Drug Discovery & Translational Biology (MSc & PgDip) - Optional Courses Semester 2

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Introduction to web site and database design for drug discovery
BICH11007 10 credits
Detailed Characterisation of Drug or Ligand Interactions Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
BILG11005 10 credits
Functional Genomic Technologies
PGBI11040 10 credits
Bioinformatics Algorithms
PGBI11057 10 credits
Biochemistry B
PGBI11101 10 credits
Preparative Methods for Structural Biology Laboratory Experience
PGBI11113 10 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
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