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Degree Programme Table: Systems and Synthetic Biology (MSc) (PTMSCSSBIO1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students are not allowed to take more than a total of 30 credits below level 11.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Practical Systems Biology

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11089 20 credits
Tools for Synthetic Biology

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11128 20 credits
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGSP11476 20 credits
Dissertation Project in Systems and Synthetic Biology

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

PGBI11055 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

MSc Systems and Synthetic Biology recommended options

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take AT LEAST ONE of the following courses. Please note the delivery periods of each course which are shown below:

'Information Processing in Biological Cells' is a Semester 1 course
'Applications of Synthetic Biology' is a Semester 2 course
Information Processing in Biological Cells
PGBI11051 10 credits
Applications of Synthetic Biology
PGBI11094 10 credits
AND

Biological Sciences - Systems and Synthetic Biology (MSc & PgDip) - Optional Courses 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
Economics & Innovation in the Biotechnology Industry
BITE11003 20 credits
Mathematical Biology
MATH10013 10 credits
Bioinformatics Programming and System Management
PGBI11095 20 credits
Biochemistry A
PGBI11100 10 credits
Automation and Industry
PGBI11118 10 credits
AND

Biological Sciences - Systems and Synthetic Biology (MSc & PgDip) - Optional Courses Semester 2

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Next Generation Genomics
BILG11004 10 credits
Metagenomics
BITE11004 10 credits
Functional Genomic Technologies
PGBI11040 10 credits
Bioinformatics Algorithms
PGBI11057 10 credits
Industry and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
PGBI11090 10 credits
Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics
PGBI11115 10 credits
Introduction to Python Programming for Data Science
PGBI11123 10 credits
Biodesign for Sustainability
PGBI11127 10 credits
Introduction to Bioinformatics
PGBI11137 10 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Biological Physics
PHYS11040 10 credits
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