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Module Title	Microbiology and Genetics
Module Code	BE202
School	School of Biotechnology
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr Dermot Walls	Office Number	X217
Level	2	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

To develop an appreciation of the diversity, structure and relevance of microbes and the relationships between the field of microbiology and other biological disciplines.
To develop an understanding of the structures of nucleic acids and the biological processes associated with these molecules.
To provide a theoretical background for experiments in microbiology and microbial genetics.

Learning Outcomes

Students should:

Understand the fundamentals of microbial classification, structure, identification, metabolism, nutrition, growth and genetics.
Understand the importance of microbes in medicine - epidemiology, antimicrobial agents and mechanisms of pathogenicity.
In virology, understand classification, structures and modes of replication.
In biochemical genetics, be able to describe the structures of eukaryotic and prokaryotic genes and the processes of transciption and translation.

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	36
Tutorials	6
Laboratories	0
Seminars	0
Independent Learning Time	33

Total	75
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

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.

Indicative Syllabus