Advanced Practical Methods in Biopharma & Food Sciences (10 credits)
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BIOS4151 | Biosciences | 4 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- BIOS4151
- School
- Biosciences
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module will be delivered in the form of lectures paired with practical tutorials and demonstrations. In addition, the module provides material for the development of research and data analysis skills. The course will consist of a combination of live lectures, self-study, lab based experiments and demonstrations. The lecture titles are “material mechanical and texture analysis”, "foundations of colloidal science", "particle charge analysis", "microscopy, "particle size analysis", "UV-Vis and FTIR Spectroscopy", "thermal analysis", "interfacial analysis", "rheology", "NMR", "X-ray diffraction", "analytical ultracentrifugation", "size-exclusion chromatography", "flavour analysis & gas/liquid chromatography", "metabolomic analysis & mass spectrometry". The titles of the research skill materials are "scientific writing", "literature searches", "applying for research funding", "principles of data analysis and interpretation", "data presentation and formatting of the research paper/report", "statistical analysis".
Target Students
Students registered on the MRes Biomolecular Technology course.
Classes
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 40% Coursework 1: Materials and Methods Section of the Dissertation, no word limit
- 60% Test 1: Moodle TestExam. Open Book, duration 1 week, a mixture of multiple choice and short answer questions, focus on synthesis, ability to solve computational probelms and self-directed research.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To familiarise and gain an understanding of laboratory based physical and physicochemical characterisation techniques employed in research, new product development, innovation and quality control relevant to the food, biopharma, biomaterial and biotechnology industries. The focus is on developing an in-depth understanding of the analytical principle, applications, practical implementation, instrumentation and data analysis.Learning Outcomes
Conveners
- Gleb Yakubov