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Degree Programme Table: Biotechnology (PgDip) (PTPGDBIOTE1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
1. Students are not allowed to take more than a total of 30 credits below level 11.

2. An alternative appropriate course may be substituted with the permission of the Programme Director



Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Economics and Innovation in the Biotechnology Industry

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11059 10 credits
Research Project Proposal (Biotechnology)

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11105 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

MSc Biotechnology Compulsory Course Choices

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students will need to take at least 10 credits from the following options. Please note that your first choice may not be possible to guarantee due to demand.
Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities
BITE11001 10 credits
Principles of Industrial Biotechnology
PGBI11103 10 credits
AND

Biological Sciences - Biotechnology (MSc & PgDip) - Optional Courses for semester 1

Select between 40 and 50 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If a student chooses Principles of Industrial Biotechnology as their choice above, they will need to choose 40 credits from this list.

If you take Bioinformatics 1 in semester 1, you should not take Python Programming for the Life Sciences in semester 2.

It is not permitted to take both 'Automation and Industry' and 'Practical Skills in Biochemistry A' due to similarity in content.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Practical Skills in Biochemistry A
BICH11009 20 credits
Enzymology and Biological Production
BITE10001 10 credits
Gene Expression and Microbial Regulation
BITE10010 10 credits
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Molecular Modelling and Database Mining
PGBI11023 10 credits
Intelligent Agriculture
PGBI11066 10 credits
Bioinformatics Programming and System Management
PGBI11095 20 credits
Biochemistry A
PGBI11100 10 credits
The Origins of Synthetic Biology
PGBI11116 10 credits
Automation and Industry
PGBI11118 10 credits
Tools for Synthetic Biology
PGBI11128 20 credits
Stem Cells and Industry
STEM11006 20 credits
AND

Biological Sciences - Biotechnology - Optional Course Semester 2

Select between 40 and 50 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If a student chooses Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities as their choice above, they will need to choose 40 credits in this semester.

Students may not take all three of the following courses without special permission from their Personal Tutor:

PGBI11090 Industry and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
CMSE11202 Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship
PGSP11331 Biobusiness
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Python Programming for the Life Sciences
BICH11008 10 credits
Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship
CMSE11202 10 credits
Commercial Aspects of Drug Discovery
PGBI11049 10 credits
Drug Discovery (MSc Level)
PGBI11088 10 credits
Industry and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
PGBI11090 10 credits
Applications of Synthetic Biology
PGBI11094 10 credits
Practical Skills in Biochemistry B
PGBI11099 10 credits
Biochemistry B
PGBI11101 10 credits
Vaccines and Molecular Therapies
PGBI11108 10 credits
Biodesign for Sustainability
PGBI11127 10 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
PGSP11476 20 credits
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