MSC Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBBT12) FT

2017 - 2018

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (75 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
MBB6303	Cells as Factories	ACAD YR	15 credits
MBB6405	Advanced Research Topics	ACAD YR	15 credits
Any Semester
MBB6011 + Normally available only to PGT students in MBB.	Laboratory Techniques in Molecular Bioscience	GRAD YR	30 credits
MBB6502	Literature Review	GRAD 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 (45 credits)

A student will take 45 credits from this group.

Semester 1
CPE6028 CCo-requisites: CPE6027	Advanced Biochemical Engineering	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
MBB6304	Plant Biotechnology	SPR SEM	15 credits
MBB6340 + Normally only available to PGT students in MBB.	The Microbiology of Extreme Environments	SPR SEM	15 credits
Full academic year
MBB6325	The RNA World	ACAD YR	15 credits

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

A student will take

Any Semester
MBB6403	Research Project	GRAD YR	60 credits

A student may proceed to the Research Project on the recommendation of the Examiners based on performance in the units listed at 1(a) and 1(b).

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1(a) and 1(b), and who does not complete the requirements for the Degree of MSc shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBBT13).

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1(a) and 1(b) and who does not complete the requirements for the Degree of MSc shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBBT14).

⇐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.