BIOL2481: CELL BIOLOGY

• Level 1 Molecules and Cells BIOL1281.

• At least one other Level 2 Biological Sciences Module

• None

• To describe how the organisation of cellular architecture in eukaryotic cells contributes to their basic functions in movement, division, shape and survival.
• To develop an understanding of the principles which determine structure-function relationships in cells throughout their lifespans.
• To explain the molecular mechanisms which determine and regulate key cellular functions.

• Regulation of cell proliferation and death.
• Dynamics of cytoskeletal networks and cell migration.
• Targetting of proteins and vesicles to their correct intracellular locations.
• Interactions of cells with the extracellular matrix.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Knowledge of how the various components of the cytoskeleton are organised and how they contribute to cell shape and movement.
• Knowledge of components of the extracellular matrix.
• Knowledge of the mechanisms for determining that proteins are routed to their correct cellular locations.
• Knowledge of mechanisms regulating cell division and cell death.

Subject-specific Skills:

• To be able to integrate structural information on the various components of the living cell with cellular functions such as motility, survival and division.
• To have intermediate level skills in microscopic and imaging techniques for visualising cellular components.

Key Skills:

• Literacy, in being able to consult and extract information from printed and on-line archives.
• Data analysis, in interpretation and critical analysis of sample experimental data.
• Communication skills, using the written word and graphics, involved in evolution practical reports.
• Team work.
• Self-motivation, in self-guided learning.

• Lectures deliver subject-specific knowledge.
• Workshops reinforce subject-specific knowledge and understanding gained from lectures and the development of key and subject-specific skills.
• Practical Exercises allow students to utilise subject-specific knowledge gained from lectures, and support the development of key and subject-specific skills.
• Tutorials give enhancement of the student learning experience, supporting attainment of all learning outcomes.
• Self-guided learning contributes to subject-specific knowledge and self-motivation.
• Practical Exercises are based on subject-specific knowledge and demonstrate subject-specific skills in understanding experimental work and data analysis.

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