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Programme structure: Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry (BSc) - what's running in 2023/24

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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
Either 40 credit points from the following:
Physiology 1A PHPH10017 20 Optional TB-1
Physiology 1B PHPH10018 20 Optional TB-2
Or 40 credit points from the following:
Pharmacology 1A PHPH10003 20 Optional TB-1
Pharmacology 1B PHPH10004 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).

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