Compulsory modules
Molecules and Cells
Fundamentals of Evolution
Medical Microbiology
Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Genetics and Disease
Molecular Biology
Whole Organism Biology
Principles of Biological Research
Computational Statistics for Biologists
Human Biology 1
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Human Biology 2
Final Year Research Project
Advanced Human Biology 1
Advanced Human Biology 2
Optional modules
Advanced Developmental Biology
Antimicrobial, Antineoplastic and Neuropharmacology
Applied Machine Learning for Biologists
Applied Molecular Medicine
Biochemical Basis of Disease
Clinical Genetics and Cytogenomics
Clinical Immunology and Haematology
Computational Statistics for Biologists
Current Perspectives in Bioscience
Data Science in Health and Well-being
Digital and Mobile Health
Ecological Consultancy
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Management
Evolving Brains and Behaviour
Fundamentals of Genes and Cancer
Introduction to Robotics
Measuring Biodiversity
Modelling for Biologists
Nanobiology, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Population Genomics, Diversity and Bioinformatics
Professional Issues in Drug Development and Clinical Trials
Animal Behaviour and Cognition
Biochemical Skills: Practical Methods
Bioinformatics Basis for Systems Biology
Cell Metabolism
Chromosomal and Genomic Basis of Disease
Developmental Biology
Doing Biological Research (cont'd from semester 1)
Essential Skills for Biological Sciences
Genome Biology
Innovation in Biology
Introduction to Programming
Neuroscience, Endocrine and Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
Principles of Biological Chemistry
Proteins and Enzymes
Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics: Practical Methods
Respiratory, Renal and Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Signal and Image Processing
Socio-biology
Course detail & modules
Human biology is a hugely important and ever-expanding branch of science that focuses on human beings and human populations, making for a richly rewarding subject area to study.
You will begin your studies by immersing yourself in the fundamentals of this biological science before, as the course progresses, having increasing flexibility to follow your own specialist interests.
As well as acquiring and fine-tuning your technical, lab, and research abilities, an emphasis on data analysis gives you the opportunity to develop programming, modelling and machine learning skills.
In particular, there will be a strong focus on the following aspects:
the fundamentals of human biology: the structure and function of biological molecules, cells, and the whole organism
biostatistics and experimental design
learning how to analyse big data using bioinformatics tools
continuous practice in the laboratory and field-based research methods
the use of physiological, biomechanical, and psychological equipment for determining the body composition and analysing cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, and neurological indicators of health and disease
DNA sequencing, proteomics, metabolomics, microscopy, and spectroscopy
molecular, biochemical, genetic, cellular, embryological, histological, anatomical, and psychological analytical methods and techniques
data analysis and modelling in R
collecting, analysing experimental data
visualising and communicating research in different ways and to different audiences.
Over the course of your studies, a wide and diverse range of optional modules allows you to hone in on the areas that you find of most interest.
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