Molecular Biology - BIOCH13991
Stream Summary
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
School: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science
Contact: www.babs.unsw.edu.au
Program: 3991 - Medical Science
Award(s):
Bachelor of Medical Science (Major)
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Stream Outline
Recent advances in Molecular Cellular Biology, especially the continuing development of recombinant DNA technology, have revolutionised our understanding of the structure, function and regulation of individual genes. These advances have opened up the exciting field of Molecular Biology, one of the most rapid growth areas in biology. This marriage of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Cell Biology provides an exciting new approach for the study of all living organisms, including the human. Molecular Biology therefore represents fundamental components of biological and medical science and they will have increasingly important roles to play in many aspects of modern medicine, genetics, evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, biotechnology and genomics.
A major in Molecular Biology is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Medical Science program.
A major in Molecular Biology is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Medical Science program.
Stream Structure
A major in Molecular Biology is comprised of 66 uints of credit of courses as follow:
- BABS1201 Molecules, Cells and Genes (6 UOC)
- CHEM1011 Chemistry A (6 UOC) or CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)
- CHEM1021 Chemistry B (6 UOC) or CHEM1041 Higher Chemistry B (6 UOC)
- MATH1041 Statistics for Life and Social Sciences (6 UOC)
Stage 2
- BABS2202 Molecular Cell Biology 1 (6 UOC)*
- BIOC2101 Principles of Biochem (Adv) (6 UOC)
- BIOC2201 Principles of Mol. Biol (Adv) (6 UOC)
- MICR2011 Microbiology 1 (6 UOC)
*Note: students intending on completing a major in Molecular Biology must take BABS2202 in their second semester of their first year. This will require students to achieve a minimum of a credit in BABS1201
Stage 3
- BIOC3271 Molecular Cell Biology 2 (6 UOC) or BIOC3671 Molecular Cell Biology (Advanced) (6 UOC)
- BABS3121 Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids (6 UOC)
Plus 6 UOC from:
- BABS3281 Molecular Genomics (6 UOC)
- BIOC3111 Molecular Biology of Proteins (6 UOC)
- BIOC3261 Human Biochemistry (6 UOC)
- BABS3021 Microbial Genetics (6 UOC) or MICR3621 Microbial Genetics (Advanced) (6 UOC)
Honours
Students seeking to enrol into Honours in Molecular and Cell Biology should refer to program 4500 – Science (Honours) and contact the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science.
Students seeking to enrol into Honours in Molecular and Cell Biology should refer to program 4500 – Science (Honours) and contact the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science.
