Biochemistry MSci

University College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
In the first year of the degree you will take compulsory core modules similar to those taken in the first year of other biosciences programmes. This will provide a firm interdisciplinary foundation for your studies. In year two you will take a number of compulsory modules, with some optional module flexibility. This flexibility will increase in year three.
Year three starts to build an integrated, research-based platform for the discovery of research skills and advanced molecular biosciences. It involves an advanced techniques module and a compulsory literature-analysis project. It will prepare you for your final year, which is research intensive.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

You will learn in a research-intensive environment and receive research-based teaching, preparing you for postgraduate research or a career at the cutting-edge of advances in molecular biosciences and health and disease research.
UCL is one of the world's largest centres for academic research in biochemistry, with three major research units based here: the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, the Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology and the interdisciplinary Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering.
Our strong links with members of the bioscience community in London (such as the Francis Crick Institute, the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, the UCL Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK) enhance the range of research opportunities available to our students.
Our excellent resources include the Darwin Research Facility, which provides state of the art centrifugation, cell culture, imaging and biomolecular structural analysis facilities and a drug discovery facility.

Throughout your degree you will acquire a range of specific and transferable skills, including time management and planning, technical laboratory competencies such as manual dexterity and analysis of data, and skills in teamwork, negotiation and decision-making. Research skills are highlighted in years three and four.
Our graduates have found themselves in fields as diverse as toxicology, clinical biochemistry, drug and food research, industrial biotechnology, virus research, cancer research and agricultural research.
MSci graduates have all the same opportunities as those students graduating from the BSc. However, the main focus of this degree is to produce first class research scientists able to progress to a PhD or partake in cutting-edge biosciences research.

English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required.

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Subjects

  • Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular BiologyCells
  • Development Chemistry
  • Biologists
  • Microbiology
  • Genetics
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Biology Science

Course programme

YEAR 1

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Cells and Development
  • Chemistry for Biologists
  • Introduction to Genetics
  • Introduction to Microbiology
  • Principles and Practice of Experimental Biochemistry
Optional modules

All first year modules are compulsory.

YEAR 2

Core or compulsory module(s)

  • Biomolecular Structure and Function
  • Metabolism and its Regulation
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physical Chemistry for Life Science Students

Either The Principles of Cellular Control or The Chemistry of Biologically Important Molecules

Optional modules

You will select 0.5 credits from a wide range of modules.

YEAR 3

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Literature project which involves writing a review based on a specific subject area.
  • Advanced techniques module (to gain experience of metagenomics, molecular biology, illumina sequencing and data analysis)
  • Choice of two advanced modules from: Mechanisms of Molecular Machines, Cellular Regulation in Biotechnology, Health and Disease or Advanced Molecular Biology of Protein Regulatory Networks.
  • Choice of one module from: Cancer Biology, Genes to Disease or Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
Optional modules

Any from a range to make up to 4.0 course units.

YEAR 4

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Extended research project
  • Dissertation
  • Research Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Optional modules

All final-year modules are compulsory.

Your learning

This programme is research-focused and as such you can expect to spend much of your time either in wet laboratories, where you will handle chemicals and biological materials, or in dry laboratories, where computer simulations and exercises are carried out.

You will also take part in seminars, presentations, lectures and small-group tutorials, and you will use an online learning environment (Moodle) to support your studies.

Assessment

Your assessment will include a combination of examinations, coursework, practical work, tutorial work and presentations. You will also produce laboratory and research reports, posters and dissertations. Many modules have in-course tests (web-based or written) and most (but not all) modules have an unseen final examination.

Additional information

Overseas students Fee - £24,040 (2018/19)

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