Many students return to their placement for their final year projects and, not surprisingly, students are often invited to take up a job with the company on completion of their degree. This unit provides the bsis for understanding how fundamental biochemical processes can be exploited in industry, agriculture and medicine. The unit integrates two major themes of biotechnology, molecular biotechnology and industrial biotechnology. The aim is to develop a knowledge of biological and related technical parameters involved in the manipulation of living organisms to produce both low molecular weight substances and proteins on a large scale Option Choose two from a range of final year options including 'pathogenesis of infectious diseases', 'advanced protein structure and function', 'cellular interactions', advanced bioanalytical science, molecular pharmacology and bioinformatics. This unit which relates to the placement year.
Students give a presentation and submit a report, a written review and a portfolio of activities.
Research project all students do some supervised research. This is for eight weeks full-time and is usually in an area that students themselves choose. Some students choos to do their research by returning to their placement, or abroad, or in the laboratories at Sheffield Hallam University. The current understanding of the basis of disease, its diagnosis and treatment from a scientific viewpoint is fundamental to careers in a range of health-care related industries and professions. The study of disease in this way draws together a range of biomedical science knowledge including physiology, cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology and analytical science.