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PSC2322
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
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| Level | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Offered | Parkville Second semester 2015 (Day) |
| Coordinator(s) | Dr Helen Irving |
Notes
Previously coded PSC2092
Synopsis
This unit aims to introduce students to essential elements of cell biology. Participants in this unit will cover; Eukaryotic Cell Biology and Molecular Biology; and Development and Cancer. The subject provides an essential foundation for understanding cell biology and its use in biological research and the pharmaceutical industry.
This will involve:
- cell biology and cellular dynamics
- molecular biology
- development
- cancer
Outcomes
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of eukaryotic cell biology by being able to explain the processes of normal cell function including comparing and contrasting how cellular processes are regulated
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of molecular biology and how it is used in cell biology
- Explain, design and analyse molecular biology experiments
- Explain how cell control is regulated in development and how it can be deregulated and predict its consequences
- Analyse experiments and experimental techniques that are used in the study of cell biology
Assessment
Final exam (2.5 hour): 60%; mid-semester exam: 10%; practical / tutorial assessments: 25%; in-semester quizzes: 5%.
Workload requirements
Contact hours for on-campus students:
- Twenty four 1-hour lectures
- Four 1-hour tutorials
- Seven 4-hour practical or workshop classes
- Sixteen hours of problem based and active learning exercises
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