Postgraduate Course: Analysis of Biomolecules (CHEM10062)

Course Outline
School	School of Chemistry	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course will cover some selected methods for analysis of biomolecules. The aim is to contextualise and build upon on theoretical concepts introduced in the first semester, illustrating these with examples of their application to analysis of biomolecules, as well as to introduce other useful techniques. The content will cover three broad themes; structural analysis, biomolecular interactions, and functional analysis. These will be used as a basis for developing students¿ abilities to describe and appropriately apply particular techniques from a suite of methodologies available to researchers. These will include spectroscopies (NMR, circular dichroism, vibrational), microscopy (including electron microscopy), fluorescence and UV/visible methods, mass spectrometry and proteomics, calorimetry and surface plasmon resonance, chromatographic and electrophoretic methods, and kinetic characterization and assay development.
Course description	Lecture-based introduction to techniques used to analyse Biomolecules, divided into three main topics: - Structural analysis of proteins and nucleic acids - Interactions between biomolecules - Analysing the function of enzymes and other proteins

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 12, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 18, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 68 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	100% coursework
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Apply their knowledge of the fundamentals of various analytical methods to the study of biomolecules. Identify which techniques are most appropriate to use to analyse the structure and function of biomolecules, and their interactions. In workshops and small-group work, collaborate with peers in self-learning exercises and share findings and informed judgements on the analysis of biomolecules with the rest of the class.