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Module Title |
Microbiology and Genetics
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Module Code |
BE202
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School |
School of Biotechnology
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Online Module Resources
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| Module Co-ordinator | Dr Dermot Walls | Office Number | X217 |
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Level |
2
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
BE201
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Module Aims
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7 To develop an appreciation of the diversity, structure and relevance of microbes and the relationships between the field of microbiology and other biological disciplines.
7 To develop an understanding of the structures of nucleic acids and the biological processes associated with these molecules.
7 To provide a theoretical background for experiments in microbiology and microbial genetics.
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Learning Outcomes
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Students should:
7 Understand the fundamentals of microbial classification, structure, identification, metabolism, nutrition, growth and genetics.
7 Understand the importance of microbes in medicine - epidemiology, antimicrobial agents and mechanisms of pathogenicity.
7 In virology, understand classification, structures and modes of replication.
7 In biochemical genetics, be able to describe the structures of eukaryotic and prokaryotic genes and the processes of transciption and translation.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
36
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Tutorials |
6
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Laboratories |
0
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Seminars |
0
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Independent Learning Time |
33
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Total |
75
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Placements |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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· Classification and identification of microorganisms.
· Microbial structure.
· Microbial nutrition.
· Microbial growth.
· Microbial metabolism.
· Virology.
· Fungi and yeasts.
· Medical microbiology.
· Antimicrobial agents.
· Detailed structure of nucleic acids; replication of DNA.
· Unravelling the genetic code.
· Information flow within the cell - processes of transcription and translation.
· Control of gene expression in bacteria.
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 0% | Examination Weight | 100% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Essential:
1. Biology of Microorganisms, Brock (8th ed.)
2. General Microbiology, Stanier et al., Macmillan Press, (4th Ed.)
3. Microbiology, Presscott, WCB Publishers.
4. Molecular Biology, Friefelder, Jones & Bartless Publications.
5. Genetics - A Molecular Approach, T.A. Brown, Chapman & Hall, 1992.
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| AS | BSc in Analytical Science |
| BSSA | Study Abroad (DCU Business School) |
| BSSAO | Study Abroad (DCU Business School) |
| BT | BSc in Biotechnology |
| ECSA | Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing) |
| ECSAO | Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing) |
| ESH | BSc Environmental Science & Health |
| GCB | BSc in Genetics & Cell Biology |
| HMSA | Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science) |
| HMSAO | Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science) |
| SHSA | Study Abroad (Science & Health) |
| SHSAO | Study Abroad (Science & Health) |
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