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BC4002 - Molecular and Cell Biology Honours Part 1 of 2
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Subject chain: | BC4002 BC4003 |
| Administered by: | College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences |
This subject is the first of two subjects (the other being BC4003) that in combination constitute the full year Honours subject in the Discipline of Molecular and Cell Biology. The subject is a combination of a major research project and assignments.
Learning Outcomes
- review the scientific literature on a particular topic and design a research program to answer questions raised on that topic;
- conduct a research project in accordance with professional, ethical and safety standards;
- design and implement a research project and statistically analyse the results;
- analyse the results obtained in the context of the contemporary scientific literature;
- prepare a dissertation on the original research topic in appropriate scientific language;
- design and present a written post graduate degree research project proposal;
- communicate orally a research project to a scientific audience.
Subject Assessment
- Integrated assessment across subject chain.
Special Assessment Requirements
In order to pass the subject and BC4003, you must submit all assessment tasks and at least 50% must be obtained for the thesis, as well as at least 50% for the aggregate of all other assessments
| Assumed Knowledge: |
6 Credit points of level 3 BC subjects at credit level or higher |
| Prerequisites: | Completion of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science (Advanced) or Bachelor of Biomedical Science with at least a credit average |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
BC4001 AND GG4011 AND GG4012 |
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As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain. |
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| Cairns, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Margaret Jordan, Dr Sandip Kamath, Professor David Whitmore |
| Lecturers: | Dr Alanna Sorenson, Professor Alan Baxter, Assoc. Professor Patrick Schaeffer, Professor Ludwig Lopata, Professor Norelle Daly, Assoc. Professor Lionel Hebbard, Dr Craig McFarlane, Professor David Whitmore, Professor David Miller, Dr Ira Cooke. |
| Cairns, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 26-Aug-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Margaret Jordan, Dr Sandip Kamath, Professor David Whitmore |
| Lecturers: | Professor Alan Baxter, Assoc. Professor Patrick Schaeffer, Professor Ludwig Lopata, Dr Sandip Kamath, Professor Norelle Daly, Dr Alex Roberts, Assoc. Professor Lionel Hebbard, Dr Matt Field, Dr Craig McFarlane, Professor David Miller, Dr Ira Cooke. |
| Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Margaret Jordan, Dr Sandip Kamath |
| Lecturers: | Dr Alanna Sorenson, Dr Margaret Jordan, Assoc. Professor Patrick Schaeffer, Professor Ludwig Lopata, Professor Norelle Daly, Assoc. Professor Lionel Hebbard, Dr Craig McFarlane, Dr Sacha Jensen, Professor David Whitmore, Professor David Miller, Dr Ira Cooke. |
| Townsville, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 26-Aug-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Margaret Jordan, Dr Sandip Kamath |
| Lecturers: | Professor Alan Baxter, Dr Margaret Jordan, Assoc. Professor Patrick Schaeffer, Professor Ludwig Lopata, Dr Sandip Kamath, Professor Norelle Daly, Dr Alex Roberts, Assoc. Professor Lionel Hebbard, Dr Matt Field, Dr Craig McFarlane, Professor David Miller, Dr Ira Cooke. |
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