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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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Degree Programme Table: Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) (BSc Hons) (UTBSMOL)

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

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Students must take 120 credits in total for Year 1. This includes 80 credits of compulsory Biological Sciences courses that MUST be taken and passed.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Biology 1A: Variation

Must be passed

BILG08020 20 credits
Biology 1B: Life

Must be passed

BILG08021 20 credits
Biology 1C: Discovery

Must be passed

BILG08022 20 credits
Biology 1D: Environment

Must be passed

BILG08023 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Biological Chemistry Courses - Level 8

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Exceptionally, the courses; Biological Chemistry 1A and Biological Chemistry 1B may be replaced with any other courses at levels 7 and 8 chosen in schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y.
Biological Chemistry 1A
CHEM08022 20 credits
Biological Chemistry 1B
CHEM08023 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Students must take 120 credits in total for Year 2. This includes 60 credits of compulsory Biological Sciences courses that MUST be taken and passed.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Biology 2A: Data Exploration in Biology

Must be passed

BILG08024 20 credits
Biology 2B: Genetics and Evolution

Must be passed

BILG08025 20 credits
Biology 2C: Systems and Regulation

Must be passed

BILG08026 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences Year 2 courses (20) - Level 8

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Recommended optional courses for Cell Biology Honours are: Microorganisms, Infection and Immunity 2, or The Microbial World 2.
Animal Biology 2
BILG08011 20 credits
The Green Planet 2
BILG08016 20 credits
The Microbial World 2
BILG08018 20 credits
Cells to Organisms 2
BIME08011 20 credits
Microorganisms, Infection and Immunity 2
BIME08012 20 credits
Biological Chemistry 2
CHEM08030 20 credits
Principles of Ecology
ECSC08012 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
AND

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Students should ensure that they choose 60 credits for each semester. Occasionally a course will be suspended or cancelled.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Molecular Genetics 3

Must be passed

BILG09002 20 credits
Structures and Functions of Proteins 3

Must be passed

BILG09015 20 credits
Genomes and Genomics 3

Must be passed

BILG09005 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences Year 3 Specific Courses

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Recommended optional course for Molecular Biology Honours is: Molecular Cell Biology 3.
Molecular Cell Biology 3
BILG09001 20 credits
Molecular Genetics 3
BILG09002 20 credits
Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3
BILG09004 20 credits
Genomes and Genomics 3
BILG09005 20 credits
Behavioural Ecology 3
BILG09006 20 credits
Immunology 3
BILG09007 20 credits
Population and Community Ecology 3
BILG09009 20 credits
Developmental Biology 3
BILG09010 20 credits
Evolution and Ecology of Plants 3
BILG09011 20 credits
Molecular Microbiology 3
BILG09013 20 credits
Biotechnology 3
BILG09014 20 credits
Structures and Functions of Proteins 3
BILG09015 20 credits
Field Zoology 3
BILG09017 20 credits
Animal Diversity and Evolution 3
BILG09019 20 credits
Molecular and Synthetic Plant Biology 3
BILG09021 20 credits
Pathogen Biology 3
BILG09022 20 credits
Medical Microbiology 3
BIME09002 20 credits
Reproductive Biology 3
BIME09006 20 credits
Clinical Immunology & Haematology 3B
MSBM09004 20 credits
AND

Level 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Exceptionally, a level 10 course make be taken, eg. where a School does not offer level 9 courses, as long as prerequisites have been satisfied.

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Occasionally electives may be suspended or cancelled.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Gene Expression

Must be taken during Semester 1

MLBI10009 10 credits
Structural Biology

Must be taken during Semester 1

BICH10007 10 credits
Molecular Biology Research Project

Must be taken during Full Year

MLBI10022 60 credits
Synoptic Skills (Genetics/Molecular Genetics/Cell Biology/Molecular Biology)

Must be taken during Full Year

MOGE10008 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) recommended Honours Elective courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are recommended elective courses for the Molecular Biology programme.
Cell Biology: from fundamental mechanism to human disease
CEBI10001 10 credits
Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions
GENE10004 10 credits
The Cell Cycle: DNA Replication, Segregation and Checkpoints
GENE10015 10 credits
Molecular Biology of Disease
MLBI10017 10 credits
The RNA World
MLBI10019 10 credits
DNA Repair and Genome Instability
MOGE10004 10 credits
AND

Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) list 2

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are suitable elective course for the Molecular Biology programme.
Biology of Regeneration
DEBI10032 10 credits
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Refer to the Senior Honours Guide provided by the School, which gives details of course options, including restrictions and recommendations.
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