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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Notes:
1. Students should take 60 credits of courses in each semester.

2. Students are not permitted to take more than a total of 30 credits below level 11.

3. Other appropriate Level 11 courses from the School of Biological Sciences may be available as options at the discretion of the Programme Director.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

MSc SBB Lab Course Options

Select between 10 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take AT LEAST ONE of the following courses, with Automation and Industry the recommended option for this programme.
Please note that all lab courses take place in Semester 1 apart from 'Metagenomics', which takes place in Semester 2
AND

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

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
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 taking 'Metagenomics' should select 10 credits from the following courses.

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