MBIOMEDSCI Biomedical Science with a Year in Industry (BMSU24) IS

2017 - 2018

For students who commenced their programme of study in 2016/17 or earlier

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (110 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
BMS109 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: APS351 BMS237 BMS239 BMS243 BMS243 BMS244 BMS245 CDL301 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: BMS110 + May only be taken by those students taking BMSU02..	Introduction to Biomedical Science	ACAD YR	110 credits

Unrestricted Some degrees allow students to take unrestricted modules. These modules may be offered by your home department(s) but are often offered by other departments. You will need to choose unrestricted module(s) during Intro Week. Please check your Registration Timetable for details of your module enrolment event. units (10 credits)

A student will take unrestricted units to the value of 10 credits.

* Students may take 10 credits unrestricted. Some modules are excluded e.g. all modules within the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNM modules). Departmental advice will be given regarding the most suitable options.

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (100 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
BMS235 + BMS109.	Integrated Physiology and Pharmacology	AUT SEM	30 credits
BMS236 + BMS109.	Building Nervous Systems	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
BMS227 + Only available to students on BMSU02 or BMSU07..	Career Development Skills	SPR SEM	10 credits
BMS237 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS109 + BMS109. Available to BMS students only.	Advanced Developmental Biology	SPR SEM	20 credits
BMS238 + Available only to students on BMSU02 and BMSU07.	Cell and Molecular Biology	SPR SEM	20 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 (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
BMS246 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: BMS352 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: BMS226 + Restricted for those students reading for a degree in BMS UG Programmes.	Introduction to Human Anatomy	ACAD YR	20 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 (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
BMS226 XCannot be taken with: BMS246 + Available across the university to those students who have taken BMS109 or have Biology A2 at A or B grade. Capped at 20 BMS students and 20 external students..	Communicating Bioscience	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
BMS221 + BMS109 or BMS108. Maximum of 40 students (capped). 20 BMS students maximum..	Physiology in the Extreme	SPR SEM	10 credits

2D.

A student must achieve a weighted mean grade of not less than 59.5 at Level 2 in order to proceed to Level 3. The Examiners may in their discretion recommend that a student who obtains a weighted mean grade of not lower than 54.5 be permitted to proceed to Level 3.

2E.

A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Biomedical Science with a year in Industry (BMSU23) or for the Degree of BSc in Biomedical Science (BMSU02) should a year in industry not be completed the year after Level 2.

Year 3

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

A student will take up to 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
BMS339 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS242 BMS243 XCannot be taken with: BMS31002 BMS31003 BMS349 BMS359 BMS397 + BMS227. Only available for students in Biomedical Science. May not be taken with BMS349 or BMS369..	Patients as Educators Project	AUT SEM	30 credits
BMS349 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS242 BMS243 XCannot be taken with: BMS31002 BMS31003 BMS339 BMS359 BMS397 + Only available for students in Biomedical Science. May not be taken with BMS339 and BMS369..	Library Project - Autumn Semester	AUT SEM	30 credits
BMS369 + Only available for students in Biomedical Science. May not be taken with BMS339, or BMS349.Note for students on the MBIOMEDSCI programme 1.Remember you need to achieve an average of 60 by the end of level 2 and 65 after semester 1 of level 3 to remai....	Laboratory Project	AUT SEM	30 credits
Semester 2
BMS359 XCannot be taken with: BMS339 BMS349 + Only available for students in Biomedical Science. May not be taken with BMS339, BMS349 and BMS369..	Library Project - Spring Semester	SPR SEM	30 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

Level 3 Practical Classes

A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
BMS370 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS154 BMS280 + BMS Level 1 and 2 modules.	Developmental Genetics	AUT SEM	10 credits
BMS385 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS154	Practical Cell Biology	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
BMS316 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS217 CCo-requisites: BMS319 + Restricted to students studying BMSU02, 07,022, 023, 024, 025..	Group Research Initiatives	SPR SEM	10 credits
BMS319 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS213 CCo-requisites: BMS316	Pharmacological Techniques	SPR SEM	10 credits
BMS329 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS242 BMS243 + Available only to students in BMS..	Neuroscience Techniques	SPR SEM	20 credits
BMS352 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS228 BMS246	Forensic Anatomy	SPR SEM	20 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 (70 credits)

L3 Lecture modules approved for all BMS students

A student will take a minimum of 70 and a maximum of 90 credits from this group.

Semester 1
BMS301 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS225	Membrane Receptors	AUT SEM	10 credits
BMS303 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS217	Molecular Physiology of Ion Channels and Human Disease	AUT SEM	10 credits
BMS326 CCo-requisites: BMS382	Modelling Human Disease	AUT SEM	10 credits
BMS353 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS242 BMS243 + BMS237, compulsory entry test.	Bioinformatics for Biomedical Science	AUT SEM	10 credits
BMS356 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS213 + Due to restrictions on space in facilities to be visited a maximum of 30 students can be accommodated in Year 1 (to be reviewed before Year 2 based on experience)..	Biomedical Technology and Drug Development	AUT SEM	10 credits
BMS376	Membrane Trafficking	AUT SEM	10 credits
BMS381 XCannot be taken with: BMS6318	Developmental Neurobiology	AUT SEM	10 credits
CDL302 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS242 + Restricted to BMS only at least for 2017/18.	Pharmacology of Respiratory Disease	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
BMS311 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS11003 + BIS217 Physiology of Cells and Systems recommended.	The Kidney in Health and Disease	SPR SEM	10 credits
BMS346	Epithelial Physiology in Health and Disease	SPR SEM	10 credits
BMS354 + BMS238.	Tissue Engineering in Biomedical Science	SPR SEM	10 credits
BMS355 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS153 + BMS153; BMS 224 or BMS 236.	Sensory Neuroscience	SPR SEM	10 credits
BMS379 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS225 + BMS247 Recommended.	Cancer Biology	SPR SEM	10 credits
BMS382 CCo-requisites: BMS326	Stem Cell Biology	SPR SEM	10 credits
CDL301 ⇐PPre-requisites: BMS109 + BMSU02, BMSU07, BMSU18.	Cardiovascular Pharmacology: personalising medicine	SPR SEM	10 credits
MED310 XCannot be taken with: CDL6301 + Restricted to 3rd yr BMSU02, BMSU07, BMSU18, BMSU21, BSc (Hons) BMS/MBioMedSci with year in industry/abroad (Codes needed), also informed students PSYU01/Bioeng H675, H673, H671, H67H, interview required..	Biological Basis of Brain Disease 1: Neurodegeneration	SPR SEM	10 credits

3D.

A student must achieve a weighted mean grade of not less than 64.5 in the Autumn Semester of Level 3 in order to proceed to the Year in Industry. The Examiners may at their discretion recommend that a student who obtains a weighted mean grade of not lower than 59.5 be permitted to proceed to Level 4. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Biomedical Science (BMSU02).

Year 4

4A.

A student will spend one year working as a placement student in an establishment approved by the department. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be required by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of MBiomedSci in Biomedical Science (BMSU07).

Year 5

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

5A.

A student will take

Semester 1
BMS401 CCo-requisites: BMS402 BMS403 BMS404 + Only available to M.Biomed.Sci. students.	Retrieval and Evaluation of Research Information	AUT SEM	30 credits
BMS404 CCo-requisites: BMS401 BMS402 BMS403 + Only available to M.Biomed.Sci students.	Ethics, the Law and Public Awareness of Science	AUT SEM	15 credits
Full academic year
BMS402 CCo-requisites: BMS401 BMS403 BMS404 + BMS401, BMS403, BMS404. Only available to M.Biomed.Sci. students.	Laboratory Research Project	ACAD YR	60 credits
BMS403 CCo-requisites: BMS401 BMS402 BMS404 + Only available to M.Biomed.Sci. students.	Critical Analysis of Current Science	ACAD YR	15 credits

⇐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.