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Programme Academic Structure for 2024 - 2025, PhD

This information is provisional & subject to change.

Full-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD01Research Thesis - Year 1P01001

Year 1 Optional Modules -

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
BE515Fundamentals of Bioreaction Engineering5Semester 101001
BE516Bioseparations5Semester 201001
BE519Fundamental and Applied Immunology5Semester 101001
BE521AUApplied Biostatistics5Semester 201001
BE527Recombinant DNA Technology5Semester 101001
BE533Gene Cloning and Gene Expression 25Semester 101001
BE535Precision Medicine 110Semester 101001
BE536Precision Medicine 210Semester 201001
BE537Professional Skills for Scientists5Semester 201001
BE538Intro to Cell Biology and Biotechnology5Semester 101001
BE539AUTranslational Bioinformatics5Semester 201001
BE550Biosafety & Lab Standard Operating Procedures5Year long01001
BE580Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering5Semester 101001
BE581Bioprocess Scale Up & Technology Transfer5Semester 201001
BE583Biopharmaceutical Industry Regulation & Mgt5Semester 201001
BE584Bioreactor Design, Modelling & Monitoring5Semester 101001
BT607Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Final Year10Year long01001
BT6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
BT6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
CS6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
CS6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
EE611AEnterprise Exp for Grad. Research Students10Semester 201002
GS601Intellectual Property and Commercialisation5701002
GS602Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice5Semester 101001
GS602APostgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice5Semester 201001
GTEFSHGraduate Training Elements (Science & Health)P001
LC600English for Academic Purposes5Autumn Semester01001
MS508Probability and Finance II (Advanced)7.5Semester 180203
MS509Partial Differential Equations7.5Semester 101001
MS525Fixed Income Securities (Advanced)7.5Semester 210001
MS526Stochastic Finance (Advanced)7.5Semester 210001
MS537Probability and Finance I (Advanced)7.5Semester 180203
MS547Time Series Advanced7.5Semester 270301
MS555Simulation for Finance7.5Semester 150501
MS556Deep Learning7.5Semester 201001
MT610Qualitative Research Methods5Semester 101002
MT611Quantitative Research Methods5Year long01002
NS5025Humanistic Approaches:Theory & Practice5Semester 101001
NS572Psychodynamic Approaches Theory & Practice5Semester 201001
NS582Integrative Psychotherapy5Semester 201001
NS584Cognitive & Behavioural Approaches5Semester 101001
NS587Research Inquiry5Semester 201001
PS520Computational Physics II5Semester 250502
PS522Microfluidics25Semester 101002
PS523Applied Spectroscopy 25Year long01001
PS524Plasma Science and Technology 25Year long50501
PS525Nanotechnology and Surface Analysis 25Semester 250503
PS526Theoretical Astrophysics7.5Semester 190101
PS528Extragalactic Astrophysics5Semester 275251
PS6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
PS6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
PSYC521Advanced Research Skills (Psychology)10Year long01001
PSYC523Science Communication for GraduateResearchers5Semester 101002
PSYC609Strategies for Getting Published5701001

Year 2 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD02Research Thesis - Year 2P01001

Year 2 Optional Modules -

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
GS608BSStrategies for Academic Writing5701002

Year 3 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD03Research Thesis - Year 3270P01001

Year 4 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD04Research Thesis - Year 4270P01001

Year 5 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD05Research Thesis - Year 5270P01001

Year 6 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD06Research Thesis - Year 6270P01001

Year 7 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD07Research Thesis - Year 7270P01001

Year 8 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD08Research Thesis - Year 8270P01001

Year 9 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD09Research Thesis - Year 9270P01001

Year R Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD10Research Thesis - Year 10270P01001

Part-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD01Research Thesis - Year 1P01001

Year 1 Optional Modules,

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
BE515Fundamentals of Bioreaction Engineering5Semester 101001
BE516Bioseparations5Semester 201001
BE519Fundamental and Applied Immunology5Semester 101001
BE521AUApplied Biostatistics5Semester 201001
BE527Recombinant DNA Technology5Semester 101001
BE533Gene Cloning and Gene Expression 25Semester 101001
BE535Precision Medicine 110Semester 101001
BE536Precision Medicine 210Semester 201001
BE537Professional Skills for Scientists5Semester 201001
BE538Intro to Cell Biology and Biotechnology5Semester 101001
BE539AUTranslational Bioinformatics5Semester 201001
BE550Biosafety & Lab Standard Operating Procedures5Year long01001
BE580Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering5Semester 101001
BE581Bioprocess Scale Up & Technology Transfer5Semester 201001
BE583Biopharmaceutical Industry Regulation & Mgt5Semester 201001
BE584Bioreactor Design, Modelling & Monitoring5Semester 101001
BT6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
BT6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
CS6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
CS6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
EE611AEnterprise Exp for Grad. Research Students10Semester 201002
GS601Intellectual Property and Commercialisation5701002
GS602Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice5Semester 101001
GS602APostgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice5Semester 201001
GTEFSHGraduate Training Elements (Science & Health)P001
LC600English for Academic Purposes5Autumn Semester01001
MS547Time Series Advanced7.5Semester 270301
MS555Simulation for Finance7.5Semester 150501
MS556Deep Learning7.5Semester 201001
MT610Qualitative Research Methods5Semester 101002
MT611Quantitative Research Methods5Year long01002
NS5025Humanistic Approaches:Theory & Practice5Semester 101001
NS572Psychodynamic Approaches Theory & Practice5Semester 201001
NS582Integrative Psychotherapy5Semester 201001
NS584Cognitive & Behavioural Approaches5Semester 101001
NS587Research Inquiry5Semester 201001
PS520Computational Physics II5Semester 250502
PS522Microfluidics25Semester 101002
PS525Nanotechnology and Surface Analysis 25Semester 250503
PS526Theoretical Astrophysics7.5Semester 190101
PS528Extragalactic Astrophysics5Semester 275251
PS529High Energy Astrophysics5Semester 275251
PS6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
PS6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
PSYC521Advanced Research Skills (Psychology)10Year long01001
PSYC523Science Communication for GraduateResearchers5Semester 101002
PSYC609Strategies for Getting Published5701001

Year 2 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD02Research Thesis - Year 2P01001

Year 2 Optional Modules,

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
GS608BSStrategies for Academic Writing5701002

Year 3 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD03Research Thesis - Year 3270P01001

Year 4 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD04Research Thesis - Year 4270P01001

Year 5 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD05Research Thesis - Year 5270P01001

Year 6 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD06Research Thesis - Year 6270P01001

Year 7 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD07Research Thesis - Year 7270P01001

Year 8 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD08Research Thesis - Year 8270P01001

Year 9 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD09Research Thesis - Year 9270P01001

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