BSc Microbiology

Comments about BSc Microbiology - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire

• Objectives
  Microbes (bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses) provide us with food and natural resources such as oil and life-saving antibiotics, and clean up the biosphere. But microbes also cause epidemics - plague, tuberculosis, foot-and-mouth disease, meningitis - across the world. Microbes thrive in environments that support no other life forms, and will undoubtedly remain when all higher organisms have become extinct. In this degree course you will gain specialist knowledge of microbiology along with a broad grounding in the other molecular biosciences. This course is one of a range of courses in the molecular biosciences offered by the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. In their first year all students in the department take a broadly based programme, gaining experience in a range of areas in the molecular biosciences. At the end of the first year, you may transfer between the different courses taught by the department as your specific interests develop. In your second year, you will consider your chosen subjects in more depth and hone your practical skills. In your third year you have the opportunity to carry out an individual research project in one of the department research groups or in the Medical School. You may graduate after three years with a BSc degree, or you may choose the optional fourth year, leading to an MBiolSci qualification. This involves additional training in skills relevant to a career in research, and an extensive research project, which may be carried out in industry. Transfer between the three and four year programme is possible in either direction during years one to three.
• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - ABB Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AB+BB Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers - AAAB/ABB Irish Leaving Cert. - AABBB BTEC Level N - 2 Distinctions + 1 Merit International Baccalaureate - 33 points Core Requirements - 12 science units (not including Geography). We require Chemistry at GCE A Level or AS Level or equivalent.
• Academic title
  BSc Microbiology
• Course description
  Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.
  
  Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.
  
  Important notice :
  This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
  
  This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
  
  Typical First Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Biochemical Basis of Life  20
   
  From Cells to Organisms  20
   
  Genetics  20
   
  Molecular Biology of the Gene  20
   
  The Diversity of Life  20
   
  Practical Molecular Biology 1  10
   
  Practical Molecular Biology 2  10
   
  Typical Second Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Analysis of Genomes  10
   
  Biological Energy Transformations  10
   
  Gene Expression and Regulation  10
   
  Genetics of Higher Eukaryotes  10
   
  Macromolecular Structure and Function 1  10
   
  Metabolism: Control and Manipulation  10
   
  Micro-Organisms in Human Disease  10
   
  Microbial Genetics  10
   
  Microbial Growth, Structure and Function  10
   
  Practical Molecular Biology 3  10
   
  Practical Molecular Biology 4  10
   
  Typical Third Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Laboratory Project  20
   
  Library Project  10
   
  Microbiology Data Handling  10
   
  Bacterial Molecular Genetics and Differentiation  10
   
  Bacterial Pathogenicity  10
   
  Functional Genomics  10
   
  Genetics of Cell Growth and Division  10
   
  Membrane Protein Structure and Function  10
   
  Microbial Sensing of the Environment  10
   
  Molecular Immunology  10
   
  Special Topics in Biotechnology  10
   
  The Microbiology of Extreme Environments  10
   
  Virus Infections of Humans  10

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