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Undergraduate Course: Molecular Cell Biology 3 (BILG09001)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryCellular communication and signal transduction; second messengers; membrane trafficking and protein sorting in intracellular pathways; endocytosis and exocytosis; organelle biogenesis; cytoskeleton and its role in cellular dynamics and statics; contractility and cell movement; mitosis, the cell cycle and its control; regulation of cell proliferation; nuclear domains.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( The Dynamic Cell 2 (BILG08009) AND Genes and Gene Action 2 (BILG08003)) OR Translation from Japanese to English 4 (ASST10075)
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Cells to Organisms 2 (BIME08011) AND Microorganisms, Infection and Immunity 2 (BIME08012)
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Structures and Functions of Proteins 3 (BILG09015)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Students should provide note book and marker pen.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 24, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 9, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Other Study Hours 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 55 %, Coursework 26 %, Practical Exam 19 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 2 items of in-course assessment plus one 2 hour exam.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Tu, F, 0900-1230 - includes a combination of lectures, practicals and tutorials.
KeywordsMCB3
Contacts
Course organiserProf Ken Sawin
Tel: (0131 6)50 7064
Email: 		Course secretaryMiss Emma Currie
Tel: (0131 6)50 8649
Email:
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