Biophysical Chemistry Level 10 (U01220)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : CHE-4-Biophys10

A lecture course covering instruction in both the theory and application of specific techniques in biophysical chemistry. The course comprises individual lectures courses on: Structures of Biological Macromolecules, Biophotonics, Macromolecules in Motion, Macromolecular Structure Determination, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Chemistry 3A (CHE-3-A) and Chemistry 3B (CHE-3-B) at a weighted average at or above Grade D at the first attempt, and Chemistry 3P Practical and Transferable Skills (CHE-3-Pract), and Mathematics qualifications of at least 20 credits to level Applicable Mathematics 1 and Mathematical Methods 1; or with the permission of Head of School.

? Prohibited combinations : Biophysical Chemistry Level 11 (CHE-4-Biophys11).

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Biophysical Chemistry Level 10 (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Chemistry, (School of Chemistry, Schedule L)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2006	10:00	10:50	Lecture Theatre 100, Joseph Black Building	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	10:00	10:50	KB
Lecture	Wednesday	10:00	10:50	KB
Lecture	Friday	10:00	10:50	KB

? Additional Class Information : 30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to:
- describe biological structures from the atomic to the cellular scale.
- understand the uses of electromagnetic radiation for the analysis of structure, dynamics, interactions and chemical reactions of biological molecules
- describe X-ray crystallography, mass spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance methods as applied to biological systems, in particular the information which they can provide, but also their limitations
- understand the basic principles of calorimetric and diffusion techniques, the special sample preparation procedures required for their successful application and the importance of these methods in current biological and pharmaceutical science
- describe contemporary techniques for analysing and comparing the sequences of proteins and nucleic acids
- provide a non-technical account of computer 'experiments' on biological systems, as applied to the prediction of secondary and tertiary structures of proteins and nucleic acids