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Programme profile
UCC has an international reputation for research in Biotechnology and Biomedicine so the introduction of a related undergraduate programme was a natural development of this expertise.
The degree guides students through understanding how genes work in individuals and populations. Knowledge and understanding of how genes work is fundamental to all areas of biological study as genes carry the information which largely determines what we are and how we function in the environment. In this programme, there is particular emphasis on the molecular basis of genetics, but all facets are covered throughout the degree and all graduates have a strong foundation in modern Genetics
Programme content
Year 1: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics
Year 2: Biomolecules, Principles of Metabolic Pathways, Current Perspectives in Genetics, Fundamental Principles of Microbiology, Introductory Molecular Biology, Introduction to Plant Biotechnology, Introduction to Biostatistics, Evolution
Elective Modules from: Fundamentals of Ecology; Mammalian Cell and Tissue Structure; Human Nutrition: Macronutrients; Ecological Plant Physiology; Vertebrate Diversity; Animal Function
Year 3: Structural Biochemistry; Cell Signalling; Principles of Medical Genetics; Bioinformatics; Eukaryotic Genetics; Literature Project on Genetics; Virology; Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biotechnology; Immunology: Host Response to Pathogens; Microbial Molecular Genetics and Genomics; Host Response to Pathogens; Applied Plant Genetics; Data Analysis for Biologists
Year 4: Developmental Genetics; Research Project; Genomics and Applications; Genetics and Society; Microbial Cell Biology and Physiology; Molecular Genetics and Genomics II; Computing for Biologists ; Electives
Entry Requirements
Students must present six subjects of which two must be at grade C or above at Advanced GCE (A-Level. The other subjects must be at least at grade C or above on GCSE or Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS) papers. The six subjects must include: English, Mathematics and a language other than English.
A-Level required, at Grade C or above, in Maths and Biology
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