Molecular and Cell Biology and Synthetic Organic Chemistry

The stream leaders for this combination are:

Molecular and Cell Biology	Dr Harry-Luke McClelland	h.mcclelland@ucl.ac.uk
Synthetic Organic Chemistry	Prof Alethea Tabor	a.b.tabor@ucl.ac.uk

Year 1

Term 1

Core modules

BIOS0019	Life Sciences Foundation	15 credits	T1
CHEM0005	Chemical Foundations	15 credits	T1~3
NSCI0010	Science and Society	0 credits	T1

Choose an NSCI module

NSCI0006	Mathematics for Natural Sciences B	15 credits	T1	[*]
NSCI0005	Mathematics for Natural Sciences A	15 credits	T1	[**]

[*] select if you will not be studying PHAS0011
[**] select if you will be studying PHAS0011

Choose an additional foundation module

GEOL0007	The Earth	15 credits	T1
HPSC0009	Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	15 credits	T1
PHAS0011	Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology	15 credits	T1
STAT0002	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T1

Term 2

Core modules

CHEM0008	Basic Organic Chemistry	15 credits	T2
BIOL0003	Introduction to Genetics	15 credits	T2
CELL0008	Introduction to Cell Biology	15 credits	T2

Choose one module

CHEM0009	Basic Physical Chemistry	15 credits	T2
CHEM0013	Basic Inorganic Chemistry	15 credits	T2

Year 2

Choose one module

NSCI0036	Programming for Scientists	15 credits	T2
NSCI0039	Science Communication	15 credits	T1
NSCI0038	Science for All	15 credits	T2

(Molecular and Cell Biology)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

BIOL0008	Fundamentals of Molecular Biology	15 credits	T1
CELL0009	Intermediate Cell Biology: Cell Structure and Function	15 credits	T1
CELL0010	Intermediate Cell Biology: Cell Signalling and Regulation	15 credits	T2

Choose 0-15 credits

BIOC0006	Essential Protein Structure and Function	15 credits	T2
BIOL0013	The Biology of Development	15 credits	T2	[*]
INIM0005	Immunology	15 credits	T2	[†]
BIOS0030	Introduction to Coding for Bioscience Research (Python)	15 credits	T2	[**]
BIOL0029	Computational Biology	15 credits	T1	[**]
BIOC0035	Eukaryotic Metabolism and Regulation	15 credits	T2
BIOL0010	Introduction to Human Genetics	15 credits	T1

[*] should be taken if students want to take more advanced development courses e.g. CELL0012, CELL0001
[**] appropriate for students interested in computational approaches. BIOS0030 cannot be taken with NSCI0036
[†] required for INIM00030, INIM0031 and INIM0011
If you wish to discuss your module choices speak to the Stream Leader

(Synthetic Organic Chemistry)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

CHEM0016	Organic Chemistry	30 credits	T1&2
CHEM0018	Organic Reaction Mechanisms	15 credits	T2

You can choose 1 module

CHEM0015	Inorganic Chemistry for Physical Science !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0012	Chemistry of Materials !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T1
CHEM0020	Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences !Pre-requisites: CHEM0009	15 credits	T2

Year 3

Core modules

NSCI0004	Literature Project for Natural Sciences BSc/MSci Programme	15 credits	T1&2

(Molecular and Cell Biology)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core modules

CELL0017	Interdisciplinary Cell Biology	15 credits	T1

Major stream choose 45-60 credits; Minor stream choose 15-30 credits

BIOS0040	Advanced statistics and Machine Learning for Biosciences	15 credits	T1	[*]
ANAT0026	Cancer: Insights from Embryonic Development	15 credits	T2	[**]
BIOC0016	Computational and Systems Biology !Pre-requisites: BIOC0006	15 credits	T2
BIOC0017	Cancer Biology	15 credits	T2	[**]
BIOC0020	Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation	15 credits	T2
BIOC0030	Advanced Molecular Biology of Protein Regulatory Networks	15 credits	T1
BIOC0033	Membrane Trafficking and Mechanisms of Disease	15 credits	T1	[†]
BIOL0021	Advanced Human Genetics	15 credits	T1
BIOL0025	Regulatory Genomics and Evolution	15 credits	T2
BIOS0040	Advanced statistics and Machine Learning for Biosciences	15 credits	T1
CELL0001	Mechanisms of Development	15 credits	T1
CELL0003	Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology	15 credits	T1
CELL0012	Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine	15 credits	T2
CELL0013	Functional Genetics of Model Systems	15 credits	T2
CELL0016	Advanced Molecular Cell Biology	15 credits	T1	[†]
CELL0026	Cancer: Cause to Cure	15 credits	T2	[**]
BIOS0058	Missing info

[*] suitable for students interested in computational approaches
[**] only 1 of these modules can be taken
[†] modules go well together
Other MCB related modules speak to Stream Leader

(Synthetic Organic Chemistry)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core modules

CHEM0034	Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0035	Organic Photochemistry Radicals and Heterocycles	15 credits	T2

Core module for major stream

CHEM0024	Synthesis and Characterisation Techniques in Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2

Option Modules

Major stream select 15-30 credits. Minor stream select 0-15 credits

CHEM0033	Principles of Drug Design	15 credits	T2
CHEM0039	New Directions in Materials Chemistry !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T1
CHEM0031	Inorganic Rings, Chains and Clusters	15 credits	T2	[*]

[*] CHEM0013 is a pre-requisite however it is fine to take this module without as long as you do some self-study

Year 4

Choose the relevant research project

BIOS0017	MSci Research Project in Life Sciences	60 credits	T1&2
CHEM0080	Advanced Chemical Research Project	75 credits	T1~3

(Molecular and Cell Biology)
Major stream select 30-60 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules

CELL0018	Research Techniques in Cell Biology	15 credits	T1	[*]
GENE0006	Understanding Bioinformatics Resources and Their Application	15 credits	T1
BENG0040	Industrial Synthetic Biology	15 credits	T1
INIM0034	Molecular Virology	15 credits	T1
CELL0013	Functional Genetics of Model Systems	15 credits	T2
CELL0012	Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine	15 credits	T2
INIM0018	Infectious Diseases in Resource Poor Settings	15 credits	T2
INIM0011	The Immunological Basis of Autoimmune Disease - From Experimental Models to Clinical Practice !Pre-requisites: INIM0005	15 credits	T2
INIM0031	The Immune System, Cancer, and its Treatment !Pre-requisites: INIM0005	15 credits	T2
INIM0030	Immunodeficiency and Therapeutics !Pre-requisites: INIM0005	15 credits	T2

[*] can only be taken if given permission by module organiser
Other MCB related modules speak to Stream Leader

(Synthetic Organic Chemistry)
Major stream select 15-45 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules

CHEM0077	Topics in Modern Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0078	Topics in Modern Chemistry	30 credits	T1&2
CHEM0079	Topics in Modern Chemistry	45 credits	T1&2

Topics to be taught in term 1 and assessed by end of first week of term 2