The programme will:
consist of 60 credits of compulsory core research training modules designed to equip students with the expertise necessary to work at the cutting edge of a modern bioscience sector - including research planning exercises, methodologies underpinning modern bioscience and an extended practical project intended to give the students experience with the techniques used in molecular biology. Added to this is an independent research project (60 credits) which will be in an area related to infection, immunity or human disease and hence substantial specialist training will be achieved through this project. Specialist taught modules will make up the remaining 60 credits. These modules will describe advanced concepts underpinning the basis of selected human diseases, infectious and non-infectious and will present current treatments and new treatment strategies. In particular, students should gain a strong appreciation of the molecular, genetic and cellular approaches currently being used to understand, diagnose and treat human disease.
As part of the programme, students will be able to interact with a number of external speakers working in the diagnostic and pharmaceutical sector and hence build up an understanding of the employment prospects in these sectors.
Students will also be expected to attend at least one research seminar per week from the various seminar series that the Faculty offers, and therefore will be able to broaden their knowledge of the discipline area that they are working in.
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All modules are compulsory. Where students have a strong educational background in Immunology, if approved by the programme leader, they should select either BIOL5135M Bioimaging, S1 (15c) OR BIOL5178M High Throughput Technologies, S1 (15c) module instead of BIOL5147M Advanced Immunology. In addition, students may be directed to take BIOL5135M Bioimaging (15c)) or BIOL5178M High Throughput Technologies, S1 (15c) instead of BIOL5373M Protein Engineering Laboratory Project where appropriate and where material has been covered within undergraduate programmes (mainly University of Leeds graduates from the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology).
To obtain the award of MSc, students must achieve a pass mark in 30 credits of the 40 credits of subject specialism modules (which include BIOL5147M Advanced Immunology, BIOL5125M Infectious & Non-infectious Diseases, BIOL5207M Medical Diagnostics, and BIOL5209M Treatment Infectious Disease and Cancer) and satisfy the Rules for Award for a Taught
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL5125M | Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases | 15 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BIOL5126M | Practical Bioinformatics | 15 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BIOL5147M | Advanced Immunology | 15 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BIOL5148M | Research Planning and Scientific Communication | 15 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BIOL5201M | Advanced Biomolecular Technologies | 15 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BIOL5207M | Medical Diagnostics | 15 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BIOL5209M | Treatment of Infectious Disease and Cancer | 15 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BIOL5373M | Protein Engineering Laboratory Project | 15 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BIOL5393M | Bioscience MSc Research Project | 60 | 1 Feb to 30 Sep | PFP |
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