Programme Requirements for 2026/27 Session

M.Sci. Biochemistry with Professional Placement Full-time

Year: 4
2026/27 Session

The following must be taken:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Experimental design, analysis & interpretation of biochemical data	03 24258	20	Semester 1
LM Funding Science	03 33635	10	Semester 1
LM Research Project (PP)	03 34127	50	Full Term

Students must choose 40 credits from the following options, at least 20 credits for a specialism should be at level M.

Specialist Genetics Modules

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LM Cancer Biology	03 23506	20	Semester 1
LM Current developments and advances in Eukaryotic Genetics	03 30795	20	Semester 2
LM Eukaryotic Gene Expression	03 21645	20	Semester 1
LM Functional Genomics and Reverse Genetics	03 25355	20	Semester 2

Specialist Microbiology and Infection Modules

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LM Microbial Pathogenicity and Disease	03 38877	20	Semester 2
LM Molecular and Cellular Immunology	03 22940	20	Semester 2
LM Structures of Destruction: the Structural Biology of Pathogenicity	03 21596	20	Semester 2

Optional modules that contribute to EITHER the Genetics or Microbiology and Infection specialisms

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LM Bacterial Gene Regulation	03 26427	20	Semester 2
LM Omics for Biomedical Research	03 30949	20	Semester 2

General Optional Modules

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LM Cellular Neurobiology	03 21649	20	Semester 1