Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Teaching department
- Division of Biosciences
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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Available to students in Years 3 and 4 with a good understanding of Developmental Biology (e.g. BIOL0013 or MBBS Developmental Biology). Please contact the module organiser if you have any questions about the background required. Students enrolled on CELL0001 are encouraged (but not required) to enrol in CELL0013
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
Content:
This module is an option for students on Biosciences and Natural Sciences programmes, and may be taken as an elective by students (including affiliate students) on other degree programmes.
It is aimed at students with particular interest in gaining hands-on experience in developmental biology. The lectures are common to the 15-credit module CELL0001, but this 30-credit version includes compulsory a series of compulsory practicals with the model systems described in the lectures (e.g. Xenopus, zebrafish, chick, C. elegans, mouse and Drosophila), which are assessed by individual assignments.
Indicative lecture topics (based on a typical year):
- Introduction and concepts.
- Principles of experimental design, experimental approaches and developmental systems.
- Xenopus (1 lecture).
- Chick (2 lecturesl).
- Zebrafish (3 lectures).
- Mouse (2 lectures).
- Drosophila (3 lectures).
- Dictyostelium as a model (1 lecture)
- C. elegans (2 lectures)
- Revision sessions with previous exam questions (2 lectures)
Module organizers: Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes (vilaiwan.fernandes@ucl.ac.uk) and Prof. Claudio Stern (c.stern@ucl.ac.uk).
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 1 听听听
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
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100%
Exam
- Mark scheme
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Numeric Marks
The methods of assessment for affiliate students may be different to those indicated above. Please contact the department for more information.
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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9
- Module leader
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Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes
- Who to contact for more information
- vilaiwan.fernandes@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 1 听听听
Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 6)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
-
100%
Exam
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
The methods of assessment for affiliate students may be different to those indicated above. Please contact the department for more information.
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
-
4
- Module leader
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Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes
- Who to contact for more information
- vilaiwan.fernandes@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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