Programme structure: Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry (MSci) - what's running in 2021/22

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Biological Chemistry 1A: Molecules of Life	BIOC10001	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Biological Chemistry 1B: Powering Biomolecular Interactions	BIOC10002	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Biochemistry: Cellular Composition	BIOC10003	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Biochemistry: Cellular Processes	BIOC10004	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Select 40 credit points from either:
Mechanisms of Drug Action	PHPH10015	20	Optional	TB-1
and
Pharmacology 1B	PHPH10004	20	Optional	TB-2
or 40 credit points from:
Physiology 1A	PHPH10017	20	Optional	TB-1
and
Physiology 1B	PHPH10018	20	Optional	TB-2
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).