Undergraduate Course: Biophysical Chemistry Level 10 (CHEM10014)
Course Outline
School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | Chemistry |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | 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. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
|
Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
|
WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Additional information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
|
|
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:30 | | |
|
Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
|
WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Additional information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
|
|
Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Biophysical Chemistry (VV1) | 2:30 | | |
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 |
Assessment Information
One degree exam of 2.5 hours.
(Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One degree exam of 2.5 hours at the end of Semester 1.) |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
Not entered |
Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Not entered |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Not entered |
Keywords | BPC(L10) |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Paul Barlow
Tel: (0131 6)50 4727
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Sarah Mcneil
Tel: (0131 6)50 4707
Email: |
|
|