College of Science and Engineering

School of Biological Sciences (Schedule K)

Biology (47 courses)

SCQF Level 7

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U00959	Introduction to the Chemistry of Biology 1	yes	S1	20

SCQF Level 8

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
IP0001	Animal Biology 2	yes	S2	20
U00960	Biological Chemistry (Foundations) 1	yes	S1	20
U00961	Biological Chemistry 1	yes	S2	20
BI0013	Biometrics 2	-	Y	20
U00962	Chemistry for Life Sciences 2	yes	S1	20
BI0015	Environmental and Community Biology 1	yes	S2	20
BI0012	Evolution in Action 2	yes	S1	20
BI0009	Genes and Gene Action 2	yes	S2	20
U01351	Medical Biology 1	-	S2	20
BI0010	Microorganisms, Cells and Immunity 2	yes	S2	20
U03797	Molecules, Genes and Cells 1	yes	S2	20
BI0021	Neuroscience with Pharmacology 2	yes	S2	20
BI0001	Origin and Diversity of Life 1	yes	S1	20
U03681	Physiology 2	yes	S1	20
IC0002	Plants, Fungi and Symbiosis 2	yes	S1	20
U00006	Principles of Animal Science 1	-	*	20
BI0022	Quantification in the Life Sciences 1	-	S1	20
U00007	Quantitative Aspects of Animal Science 2	-	S1	20
BI0023	The Dynamic Cell 2	yes	S1	20

SCQF Level 9

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U00687	Behavioural Ecology 3	yes	S2	20
U00824	Biotechnology 3	yes	S2	20
U00760	Brain and Behaviour 3	yes	S2	20
U03796	Clinical Biochemistry and Endocrinology 3	yes	S1	20
U03798	Clinical Immunology and Haematology 3	yes	S2	20
U00749	Developmental Biology 3	-	S2	20
U00759	Evolution and Ecology of Plants 3	yes	S2	20
U00655	Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3	yes	S1	20
U02783	Field Zoology 3	yes	S2	20
U00669	Genomes and Genomics 3	yes	S2	20
U00696	Immunology 3	yes	S1	20
U03426	Mechanisms of Brain Development 3	yes	S2	20
U01196	Medical Microbiology 3	yes	S2	20
U00554	Molecular Cell Biology 3	yes	S2	20
U00579	Molecular Genetics 3	yes	S1	20
U00761	Molecular Microbiology 3	yes	S1	20
U00586	Parasite Biology 3	yes	S1	20
U01197	Pharmacology 3	yes	S1	20
U01212	Physiology 3	yes	S1	20
U00744	Plant Physiology 3	yes	S1	20
U00746	Population and Community Ecology 3	yes	S1	20
U01188	Practical Skills in the Biomedical Sciences 3	-	S2	20
U03674	Scientific Enquiry in Biology and the Environmental Sciences	-	S1	20
U01224	Structures and Functions of Proteins 3	yes	S1	20

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U03805	Animal-Plant Interaction	yes	B3	10
U03822	Drug Discovery	yes	B3	10

SCQF Level 11

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
P02031	QTL Detection and Genome Analysis	yes	B3	10

Biochemistry (15 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U00685	Actin Binding Proteins and the Cytoskeleton	yes	S1	10
U01154	Biochemical Techniques	yes	S1	10
U01182	Biochemistry Project	yes	S2	40
U01169	Biochemistry Research Proposal	yes	Y	10
U02698	Biochemistry Tutorials and Synoptic Exam	-	Y	20
U00705	Biomembranes and Bioenergetics	yes	S2	10
U01165	Membrane Biology	yes	S1	10
U03938	Project in Biochemistry and Management	yes	S2	40
U01261	Signal Transduction	yes	S2	10
U01156	Structural Biology	yes	S1	10
U00698	Structure-Based Drug Design	yes	S2	10
U00691	Supercoiling in DNA and Chromatin	yes	S1	10

SCQF Level 11

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
P02553	Biophysical Chemistry for MSc Drug Discovery & Translational Biology	yes	B1	10
P02473	Introduction to scientific programming for MSc in Drug Discovery & Translational Biology	yes	S1	10
P01678	Project Proposal and Literature Review for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology	yes	S2	10

Ecology (3 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U01714	Freshwater Ecology	yes	S1	10
U03810	Herbivory	yes	S1	10
U03941	Project in Ecology and Management	yes	S2	40

Biotechnology (11 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U01337	Biotechnology Industrial Visits and Core Skills	yes	Y	10
U01257	Biotechnology Literature Review	yes	S2	10
U01252	Biotechnology Project	yes	S2	40
U01258	Biotechnology Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U01207	Enzymology and Biological Production	yes	S1	10
U01239	Food-Borne Pathogens and Vaccines	yes	S2	10
U02014	Gene Expression and Microbial Regulation	yes	S1	10
U01218	Novel Approaches	yes	S1	10
U01536	Plant Biotechnology/Food-borne Pathogens	yes	S2	10
U03939	Project in Biotechnology and Management	yes	S2	40
U01535	Vaccines/Human Genetics	yes	S2	10

Developmental Biology (11 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U03817	Cellular Mechanisms in Development	yes	S1	10
U01119	Developmental Biology Project	yes	S2	40
U01394	Developmental Biology Research Proposal	yes	S2	10
U01109	Developmental Biology Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U01123	Experimental Systems in Developmental Biology	yes	S1	10
U01917	Gene Expression in Development	yes	S1	10
U02674	Mammalian Stem Cell Biology	yes	S2	10
U03821	Patterning in Development	yes	S1	10
U02669	Plant Development & Its Evolution	yes	S2	10
U02902	Professional Skills in Developmental Biology	yes	S1	10
U03940	Project in Developmental Biology and Management	yes	S2	40

Evolutionary Biology (4 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U02690	Evolutionary Biology Project	yes	S2	40
U02689	Evolutionary Biology Synoptic Examination	-	S2	10
U03444	Molecular Phylogenetics	-	B3	10
U03942	Project in Evolutionary Biology and Management	yes	S2	40

Experimental Pathology (Biological Sciences) (9 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U01446	Cancer Biology	yes	S1	10
U01449	Chronic Inflammatory Disease	yes	S2	10
U01447	Critical Review of Scientific Literature	yes	S1	10
U01450	Experimental Design and Data Analysis	yes	S2	10
U01452	Experimental Pathology Laboratory Project Skills	yes	Y	10
U01451	Experimental Pathology Project	yes	Y	40
U01458	Experimental Pathology Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U01445	Genes, Cells and Tissues	yes	S1	10
U01448	Inflammation and Immunity	yes	S2	10

Genetics (13 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U00693	Evolutionary Genomics	yes	S2	10
U00869	Genetic Approaches	yes	S1	10
U01180	Genetics Library Project	yes	Y	10
U00694	Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions	yes	S1	10
U01116	Genetics Project	yes	S2	40
U02708	Genetics Synoptic/Data Interpretation Examination	yes	S1	20
U00676	Human Genetics/Mammalian Transgenesis and Genome Engineering	yes	S2	10
U02170	Human Genetics/Sex Determination	yes	S2	10
U00682	Molecular & Cellular Aspects of HIV Infection	yes	S2	10
U00720	Population & Evolutionary Genetics	yes	S1	10
U03943	Project in Genetics and Management	yes	S2	40
U02653	The Cell Cycle: DNA Replication, Segregation and Checkpoints	yes	S1	10
U02169	The RNA World/Sex Determination	yes	S2	10

Immunology (10 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U00707	Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases	yes	S2	10
U00725	Experimental Immunology	yes	S2	10
U00713	Immunity to Eukaryotic Parasites	yes	S1	10
U00703	Immunobiology	yes	S1	10
U00726	Immunobiology of Malaria	yes	S1	10
U00727	Immunology Project	yes	S2	40
U00741	Immunology Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U00712	Inflammation and Inflammatory Disease	yes	S1	10
U00709	Molecular Immunology	yes	S1	10
U03944	Project in Immunology and Management	yes	S2	40

Medical Biology (Biological Sciences) (12 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U00984	Appetite and Obesity	yes	S1	10
U02013	Clinical Embryology	yes	S2	10
U02573	Ethical Issues in the Life Sciences	yes	S2	10
U02572	Healthy Ageing and Disease	yes	S2	10
U00982	Hormones, Emotionality and Behaviour	yes	S1	10
U00985	Immunotherapy	yes	*	10
U01290	Medical Biology Core	yes	S1	10
U01289	Medical Biology Project	yes	S2	40
U01288	Medical Biology Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U00978	Neuroendocrinology of Pregnancy and Parturition	yes	S1	10
U00979	Pain and its Management	yes	S1	10
U00983	Stress and the Brain	yes	S1	10

Microbiology and Infection (Biological Sciences) (24 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U01013	Antibiotic Crisis	yes	S2	10
U03301	Bacterial type III secretion: murder and mayhem in cells.	yes	S1	10
U01031	Current Topics in Microbiology and Infection	yes	S1	10
U01029	Cystic Fibrosis Microbiological Challenges	yes	S1	10
U01025	Emerging Infections	yes	S1	10
U01014	Endotoxin	yes	S2	10
U01010	Healthcare Associated Infection	yes	S1	10
U01030	Herpesvirus Pathogenomics	yes	S1	10
U01007	HIV Replication and Pathogenesis	yes	S1	10
U01002	Immune Recognition of and Response to Microorganisms	yes	S1	10
U01011	Intracellular Bacteria	yes	S1	10
U01026	Medical and Veterinary Epidemiology	yes	S2	10
U01032	Microbiology and Infection Project	yes	S2	40
U01033	Microbiology and Infection Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U01015	Oncogenic Viruses	yes	S1	10
U01020	Pathogen Evolution	yes	*	10
U01003	Pathogenesis of Bacterial Gastro-Intestinal Infections	yes	S1	10
U01001	Research Methods in Microbiology and Infection	yes	S2	10
U03303	The biology, immunology and pathology of eukaryote parasites	yes	S1	10
U03302	The evolution and pathogenesis of Staphylococci and Streptococci	yes	S1	10
U01016	Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Prion Diseases)	yes	S1	10
U01023	Vaccines	yes	S2	10
U03792	Virus Cell Interactions	yes	S1	10
U03793	Virus Pathogenesis	yes	S2	10

Molecular Biology (11 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U02654	Cell Biology of Microtubules: Function, Dynamics and Regulation	yes	S1	10
U00560	Chromosome Structure and Function	yes	*	10
U01162	Gene Expression	yes	S1	10
U00688	Human Genetics/The RNA World	yes	S2	10
U01179	Molecular Biology Library Project	yes	Y	10
U03778	Molecular Biology of Disease	yes	S1	10
U01112	Molecular Biology Project	yes	S2	40
U02707	Molecular Biology Synoptic/Data Interpretation Examination	yes	S1	20
U03945	Project in Molecular Biology and Management	yes	S2	40
U01508	The RNA World/Genome Rearrangements	yes	*	10
U00692	The RNA World/Mammalian Transgenesis & Genome Engineering	yes	S2	10

Neuroscience (Biological Sciences) (13 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U03300	Clinical Neuroscience	yes	S2	10
U01060	Cognitive Neuroscience	yes	S1	10
U01070	Developmental Neuroscience - Neuroscience	yes	S2	10
U01063	General Neuroscience	yes	S1	10
U01072	Glucocorticoids in the Brain	yes	S1	10
U01075	Learning and Memory	yes	S2	10
U01073	Mammalian Chronobiology	yes	S2	10
U01071	Motor Control	yes	TBA	10
U01068	Neurogenetics	yes	S1	10
U01062	Neuroscience Project	yes	S2	40
U02098	Neuroscience Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U01069	Somatosensory Mechanisms	yes	S2	10
U01061	The Neuromuscular Junction in Health and Disease	yes	S1	10

Pharmacology (Biological Sciences) (21 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U02686	Applied Molecular Biology	yes	S1	10
U03799	Cardiovascular Pharmacology	yes	S1	10
U01045	CNS Diseases	yes	S2	10
U01043	Eicosanoids A	yes	S1	10
U01044	Eicosanoids B	yes	S1	10
U01039	Endocrine Pharmacology A	yes	S1	10
U01040	Endocrine Pharmacology B	yes	S1	10
U01038	Nature of Receptors Core	yes	S1	10
U01046	Neurotransmitter Mechanisms A	yes	S1	10
U01047	Neurotransmitter Mechanisms B	yes	S1	10
U03800	Pharmacology of Inflammation and Inflammatory Disease	yes	S1	10
U02582	Pharmacology of New Mediators	yes	S2	10
U01034	Pharmacology of New Mediators A	yes	*	10
U01035	Pharmacology of New Mediators B	yes	*	10
U01051	Pharmacology Project	yes	S2	40
U02687	Pharmacology Research Project Performance	yes	S2	10
U01048	Pharmacology Research Project Preparation	yes	S2	10
U01050	Pharmacology Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U01053	PIE Industrial Performance	yes	S2	10
U01054	PIE Oral Examination	yes	S2	10
U01537	PIE Project	yes	S2	40

Physiology (Biological Sciences) (17 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U02547	Bioinformatics	yes	S1	10
U02546	Cardiac Cellular Physiology	yes	S1	10
U03718	Cell biology of G protein-coupled receptors	yes	S1	10
U00995	Development and Disease	yes	S1	10
U03298	Developmental Mechanisms	yes	S1	10
U00996	Developmental Neuroscience - Physiology	yes	S1	10
U01350	Eye Movements, Balance and Brain Plasticity	yes	S1	10
U03802	Ion Channel Physiology	yes	S1	10
U00994	Neuroendocrinology	yes	S1	10
U03801	Neurotransmitter Release and Vesicle Recycling	yes	S1	10
U01539	Oxidative Stress and Neurodegeneration	yes	S1	10
U01000	Physiology Core	yes	S1	10
U01348	Physiology Experimental Design	yes	S2	10
U00986	Physiology Project	yes	S2	40
U01347	Physiology Project Presentation Skills	yes	S2	10
U00998	Physiology Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U03299	Transporter and cell volume regulation in health and disease	yes	S1	10

Plant Science (14 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U01270	Fundamentals of Plant Biology	yes	S1	10
U01275	Fungi and Plant Pathology	yes	S1	10
U01286	Plant Development and Biotechnology	yes	S2	10
U02791	Plant Development/Plant Biotechnology	yes	B3	10
U03446	Plant Evolution	yes	S1	10
U02863	Plant Geography	-	S2	10
U01272	Plant Science Field Course	yes	B5+	10
U01287	Plant Science Project	yes	S2	40
U01277	Plant Science Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10
U02862	Plants and People	-	S1	10
U03946	Project in Plant Science and Management	yes	S2	40
U03433	The Growth of Plants	yes	S1	10
U01280	Tutorials in Plant Science	yes	S1	10

SCQF Level 11

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
P01319	Phylogenetics and Population Genetics	yes	B5+	10

Reproductive Biology (10 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U01553	Control Mechanisms in Reproductive Biology	yes	S1	10
U01563	Experimental Systems in Reproductive Biology	yes	S1	10
U01554	Implantation to Parturition	yes	S1	10
U01561	Manipulation of Fertility	yes	S2	10
U02901	Professional Skills in Reproductive Biology	yes	S1	10
U03947	Project in Reproductive Biology and Management	yes	S2	40
U01555	Reproductive Biology Core	yes	S1	10
U01556	Reproductive Biology Project	yes	S2	40
U01566	Reproductive Biology Project Planning and Practical Skills	yes	S2	10
U01558	Reproductive Biology Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10

Zoology (17 courses)

SCQF Level 10

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
U00673	Animal Evolution	yes	S1	10
U00690	Animal Orientation	yes	*	10
U00674	Arthropod Biology	yes	S1	10
U01665	Biodiversity	yes	S1	10
U00686	Carnivores & Behaviour	yes	S1	10
U00751	Evolution and the Brain	yes	S1	10
U00750	Evolution of Sex & Breeding Systems	yes	S1	10
U00695	Molecular Ecology	yes	S1	10
U00752	Parasitic Diseases of Public Health Importance	yes	S1	10
U03948	Project in Zoology and Management	yes	S2	40
U00675	Quantitative Zoology	yes	S2	10
U00701	Segmentation: Evolution and Development	yes	S1	10
U00753	Social Evolution	yes	S1	10
U00702	The Biology & Control of Malaria	yes	S1	10
U02742	The Cell Biology of Parasites	yes	B3	10
U00743	Zoology Project	yes	S2	40
U00748	Zoology Synoptic Examination	yes	S2	10

Postgraduate (37 courses)

SCQF Level 11

? Code	? Course Name	? Req.	? Period	? Crdts
P01316	Angiosperm Biodiversity Practicals	yes	Y	20
P01315	Angiosperm Evolution and Biodiversity	yes	B1-3	10
P01680	Applicable Mathematics for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology	yes	S1	10
P01313	Biodiversity of Cryptogamic Plants and Fungi	yes	S2	10
P01013	Bioinformatics	-	S2	10
P01939	Bioinformatics Research Proposal	-	S2	20
P01681	Chemical Biology for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology	yes	S2	20
P01679	Chemical Pharmacology for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology	yes	Y	40
P01018	Dissertation (Quantitative Genetics and Genome Analysis)	-	B5+	60
P02151	Dissertation - MSc by Research in Biological Sciences	yes	Y	180
P01562	Drug Discovery	yes	S1	10
P01566	Ethics in Science	yes	S2	0
P01312	Evolution of Plants and Fungi	yes	Y	20
P01015	Evolutionary Genetics	yes	B4	20
P02551	Functional Genomic Technologies	yes	S2	10
P01009	Genetic Interpretation	yes	S1	10
P01011	Genome Analysis	-	B3	20
P01318	Herbarium Taxonomy	yes	B1	20
P01016	Human Genetics	yes	B4	20
P01924	Medicinal Chemistry for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology	-	S2	20
P01014	Mini Research Project	-	B3	10
P01563	Molecular Modelling and Database Mining	yes	S1	10
P02007	Molecular Phylogenetics	-	B3	10
P01940	MSc Dissertation (Bioinformatics)	-	B5+	60
P01317	Plant Biodiversity Field Course	yes	TBA	10
P01310	Plant Geography	yes	S2	10
P01311	Plants and People	yes	S1	10
P01008	Population and Quantitative Genetics	-	S1	20
P01569	Preparative Methods for Structural Biology	yes	S2	10
P01017	Principles of Genetic Improvement	yes	B4	20
P01359	Project and Dissertation (Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants)	yes	B5	60
P01560	Protein Structure Determination	yes	S1	10
P01923	Proteomics	-	S2	10
P02168	Quantitating drug binding	yes	S1	10
P01567	Research Management and Project Design	yes	S2	0
P01677	Research Project in MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology	yes	TBA	60
P01010	Statistics and Data Analysis	-	S1	20