NUI Galway, discipline of Biochemistry
Fourth Year Course 2012-13
Course Director
Dr Adrienne Gorman
Biochemistry
Telephone: 091 492417 Ext: 2417
Email:
adrienne.gorman
nuigalway.ie
The first meeting with the 4th Biochemistry class of 2012-13 will be held on Monday 3rdSeptember, at 15:00 in the New Seminar room (Lower Aran Wing) Biochemistry.
Attendance is compulsory.
Lecture Course Outline
The 4th year course consists of a number of elements, including lecture modules; a laboratory project for one term, including a seminar presentation in PowerPoint at the end of the project; and a literature review project in the other term. Departmental seminars (Fridays at 1 pm) by visiting experts in various topics are an integral part of the course, and students are expected to attend these, as they will form the basis of certain examination questions.
The distribution of marks for the elements of the 4th year Biochemistry course is as follows:
|
Module |
|
ECTS |
| BI404 |
Experimental design |
3 |
| BI404 |
General knowledge and reasoning
|
3 |
| BI412 |
Lab Practical Project and Report |
12 |
| BI414 |
Seminar |
3 |
| BI443
|
Literature review |
6 |
| BI434 |
'Biomolecules' Paper 1 (Christmas)
|
6 |
| BI435 |
'Molecular Cellular Biology' Paper 2 (Summer)
|
6 |
| BI441 |
'Advanced Technologies' Paper 3 (Summer) |
6 |
|
BI442
|
'Research Paper Analysis' Paper 4 (Summer) |
6 |
| BI437 |
'Current Topics' Online report on seminars |
2 |
| BI437 |
'Current Topics' Paper 5 (Summer) |
4 |
| BI411 |
Oral examination
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
Total BI401 |
|
60 |
All course information will be provided on Blackboard.