Biotechnology (Applied Molecular Biology)
Bachelor's degree
In Aberdeen
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Aberdeen (Scotland)
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Duration
4 Years
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About this course
First year entry Scottish Highers BBBB or Advanced Highers CCC or A levels CCC, including good performance in at least two Mathematics/Science/Technology subjects.
Advanced entry Advanced Highers BBB or A Levels BBB, including Biology and Chemistry.
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Course programme
Programme Structure & Content
First Year
Students take courses in Chemistry and Biology plus additional courses selected from the wide range available from science and other areas.
Second Year
Students take core courses drawn from Biochemistry (Molecular Biology of the Gene, Energy for Life), Genetics (Genes & Evolution) and Microbiology and Immunology (Microbes, Infection and Immunity) programmes. The second year curriculum also includes two courses devoted to development of Foundation and Research Skills in the Life Sciences.
Third Year
The third year curriculum in Biotechnology is interdisciplinary. Courses consider both the fundamental science that has enabled the biotechnology industry to develop, and the applications of different biological systems. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which biological systems function and interact, including gene expression analysis, studies of the functions of genes and their protein products, and how the component biological processes within the cell interact.
Fourth Year (Honours)
All students begin their Honours year by attending a 3-day reading party. An important feature of the Honours course is a 10-week research project, carried out in research laboratories within the School of Medical Sciences, other schools, or in local research institutes. This project provides the opportunity to carry out original research, using state-of-the-art technology alongside postgraduate and postdoctoral staff. The fourth year curriculum is divided into a core course and two options courses in the first semester, with the research project and research tutorials in the second semester.
Variations
Students may undertake a one-year period of research in an appropriate industrial laboratory between third and fourth year. The student is paid a salary while with the industrial partner.
Teaching & Assessment
In the early years, teaching involves attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later years a rather greater proportion of the students' time is taken up in private study.
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Biotechnology (Applied Molecular Biology)