MSC Biomedical Science (BMST31) FT

2017 - 2018

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (30 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
BMS6054	Ethics and Public Awareness of Science	AUT SEM	15 credits
Full academic year
BMS6053	Critical Analysis of Current Science	ACAD YR	15 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
BMS6055	Modelling Human Disease	AUT SEM	15 credits
BMS6061	Membrane Receptors	AUT SEM	15 credits
BMS6062	Molecular Physiology of Ion Channels in Health and Disease	AUT SEM	15 credits
BMS6318 XCannot be taken with: BMS381	Developmental Neurobiology	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
BMS6056 + Students taking this module will be expected to have a basic understanding of cell biology (e.g.the common signalling pathways and knowledge about transcription factor function). Students should not have previously taken BMS382 as an undergraduate module..	Stem Cell Biology	SPR SEM	15 credits
BMS6057	Cancer Biology	SPR SEM	15 credits
BMS6063	Epithelial Physiology in Health and Disease	SPR SEM	15 credits
BMS6355	Sensory Neuroscience	SPR SEM	15 credits
BMS6398	Tissue Engineering in Biomedical Science	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
BMS6082	Practical Cell Biology	AUT SEM	15 credits
BMS6083	Practical Developmental Genetics	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
BMS6084	Physiology and Pharmacology	SPR SEM	15 credits
BMS6329	Neuroscience Techniques	SPR SEM	15 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (30 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
BMS6051 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: BMS6052 (when the module is running)	Literature Review	AUT SEM	30 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
BMS6052 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS6051 + Good BSc in relevant biological discipline.	Laboratory Research Project	ACAD YR	60 credits

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, B, C and D above will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Science

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, B, and C above, of which not more than fifteen credits are in respect of units listed at 1B and not more than fifteen credits are in respect of units listed at 1C, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Biomedical Science.

The Examiners may recommend the award of a Postgraduate Masters with merit or distinction.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.