2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MSc Plant Science and Biotechnology
Programme code: | MSC-BSGS/PSB | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Professor Alison Baker | Contact address: | a.baker@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Normally a 2:1 honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject, but relevant experience may be taken into account.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Masters Bioscience Examination Board
Programme specification:
At the end of the programme students should have:
- gained specialist training in plant science;
- received a solid training and personal development experience in genetic and transferable skills and attitudes;
- an integrated and critical understanding of research principles and methodologies in the biosciences and in particular plant science;
- developed critical skills, both qualitative and quantitative, in the interpretation of data;
- received training in a range of practical molecular and cellular laboratory skills that are of broad relevance to research in the biosciences and in particular plant science;
- put these practical, data analysis and writing skills into practice through undertaking a supervised research project in the plant sciences.
Our MSc Plant Science and Biotechnology degree provides training in modern molecular aspects of plant science and is suitable either for those who have done a more organism-based plant biology undergraduate degree or those from a non-plant biosciences background who wish to acquire knowledge and expertise in this area. Teaching is delivered by research active academics from the University of Leeds' Centre for Plant Sciences and is often aligned with their areas of expertise.
Topics covered include, plant cell biology, plant development, plant biotechnology, bioimaging methods and applications of bioinformatics to plant science
The programme consists of 55 credits of compulsory core research training modules designed to equip students with the expertise necessary to work at the cutting edge of a modern plant science) sector - including research planning exercises, methodologies underpinning modern bioscience and an extended practical project intended to give the students experience with the techniques used in molecular biology. Added to this is an independent laboratory-based research project (85 credits) in an area of plant science and specialist plant science taught modules (40 credits).
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study 180 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules: [180 credits]
BIOL5112M | Bioimaging | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BIOL5152M | Topics in Plant Science | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BIOL5172M | Practical Bioinformatics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BIOL5251M | Plant Biotechnology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BIOL5274M | High-throughput Technologies | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BIOL5294M | MSc Bioscience Research Project Proposal | 5 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BIOL5371M | Research Planning and Scientific Communication | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BIOL5372M | Advanced Biomolecular Technologies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
BIOL5373M | Protein Engineering Laboratory Project | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
BIOL5392M | Bioscience MSc Research Project | 80 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug |
Optional modules:
Last updated: 26/04/2016
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