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Master in Biochemistry (Honours) Biochemistry with External Placement


MBiochem (Hons) Biochemistry: First year
Code Module name Credits
BL1101 Biology 1 20 AND
BL1102 Biology 2 20 AND
CH1401 Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20 AND
CH1601 Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MBiochem (Hons) Biochemistry: Second year (Direct Entry)
Code Module name Credits
^ BL2300 Research Methods in Biology 15 AND
^ BL2302 Molecular Biology 15 AND
^ BL2306 Biochemistry 15 AND
^ BL2309 Applied Molecular Biology 15 AND
^ CH2601 Organic Chemistry 2 30 AND
CH1202 Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Choose 120 - 130 credits in the academic year.

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 15 or better in modules marked ^
  • passes in modules marked ^
MBiochem (Hons) Biochemistry: Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ BL2300 Research Methods in Biology 15 AND
^ BL2302 Molecular Biology 15 AND
^ BL2306 Biochemistry 15 AND
^ BL2309 Applied Molecular Biology 15 AND
^ CH2601 Organic Chemistry 2 30
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 15 or better in modules marked ^
  • passes in modules marked ^

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

Qualified entry to Honours is not available for Integrated Masters programmes.

Students who do not meet the requirements for automatic entry to Honours in an Integrated Masters programme may be eligible for automatic or qualified entry to Honours in a related BSc programme.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

Integrated Masters

The general requirements are 600 credits over a period of normally five years to include a period of placement in the fourth year approved by the School of Biology.

MBiochem (Hons) Biochemistry: Third year
Code Module name Credits
BL3301 Protein Structure and Function 20 AND
BL3302 Gene Regulation 20 AND
BL3311 Infection and Disease 20 AND
BL3320 Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists 10 AND
BL3322 Basic Biochemistry Laboratory 10 AND
BL3324 Advanced Biochemistry 20 AND
( BL3303 Membranes and Cell Communication 20 OR
PN3312 Neuropharmacology 20 )

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year
MBiochem (Hons) Biochemistry: Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
BL5000 Biology Distance Learning (MBioChem/MBiol) 30 AND
BL4603 External Research Placement 90

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
MBiochem (Hons) Biochemistry: Fifth year
Code Module name Credits
BL5603 Advanced Topics in Biomolecular Sciences 1 15 AND
BL5604 Advanced Topics in Biomolecular Sciences 2 15 AND
BL5499 Advanced Research Project (MBiochem/MBiol) 60 AND
View list Between 0 and 15 credits from Restricted Module List: BL4220, ID4001 AND
BL4220 Molecular Mechanisms of Degenerative Diseases 15
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 15 and 30 credits from Module List:BL4211 - BL4216, BL4220 - BL4226, BL4270, BL4273, BL4279, BL4294, BL4295, BL4297, PN4230
BL4211 Antimicrobials - Mode of Action and Resistance 15
BL4212 How Enzymes Work 15
BL4213 Molecular Virology 15
BL4214 The Science of Race and Racism 15
BL4215 Bacterial Virulence Factors 15
BL4216 Structure-based Drug Discovery 15
BL4220 Molecular Mechanisms of Degenerative Diseases 15
BL4221 Forensic Biology 15
BL4222 Metabolic and Clinical Biochemistry 15
BL4223 Molecular and cell biology of eukaryotic DNA replication 15
BL4224 Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Trafficking 15
BL4225 Advanced Microscopy and Image Analysis - Seeing is Believing 15
BL4226 Chromatin and Genome Stability 15
BL4270 Plant-environment Interactions 15
BL4273 Computational Genomics 15
BL4279 The CRISPR system for Antiviral Defence and Genome Engineering 15
BL4294 Biomolecular Sciences Public Engagement 15
BL4295 Applications of Mass Spectrometry 15
PN4230 Maladaptive Changes in the Nervous System 15
BL4297 Current Topics in Antibiotic Research 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Other information

With the permission of the Director of Teaching up to 20 credits per programme may be taken in a module outwith the specified modules in all School of Biology Programmes. Where there are choices between modules in the programmes, some options may have pre-requisites therefore the 1000- and 2000-level modules taken may limit choices. The availability of 4000-level modules in the School of Biology will be dependent on sufficient student demand.

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).