Science Modules

Overview

The range of modules that students can choose from within the Faculty of Science is broad and encompasses modules from across all six schools within the faculty. Rather than present a list of over 100 modules to choose from, we allocate an academic advisor to each student who will guide students in their module choice to ensure a coherent programme of study.

We recommend that students choose the majority of their modules from their main subject discipline but still have the option to select modules from other schools in the faculty or from across the university, in accordance with interests and career aspirations.

Below is a brief outline from each school in the Faculty of Science in terms of how to put together a coherent set of modules and also links to further information on modules.

The academic advisor is allocated to students soon after they go firm with us for a place. Discussions can then start on a suitable programme of modules. During our Induction Week, students will then meet with their advisor to finalise the module choices.

Biological Sciences

Students interested in Biological Sciences will be able to choose from a broad range of modules in the areas of Ecology, Microbiology, Plant Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, or Health and Disease. Choices will depend upon their previous experience and requirements of the home university.

Examples of available modules in Biological Sciences include.

BIO-3C01 Molecular Enzymology
BIO-3C09 Microbial Biotechnology
BIO-3C18 Cell Biology and Mechanisms of Disease
BIO-3C20 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
BIO-3C24 Evolutionary Biology and Conservation Genetics
BIO-3C45 Organisms and the Environment

The University is sited on the Norwich Research Park, which also houses a number of research centres, including the Institute of Food Research, Genome Analysis Centre and Sainsbury Laboratory and the world leading plant research institute, the John Innes Centre. The School of Biological Sciences benefits from a number of close interactions with these institutes.

Chemistry

Students wishing to study Chemistry will be able to choose from a variety of modules in the areas of Organic, Inorganic, Physical, Analytical and Biological Chemistry, depending on their previous experience and requirements of their home universities. For instance, a 3rd year student from a Chemistry degree, with an interest in Organic and Protein Chemistry, could take the following modules:

CHE-3C11 Organic Compounds: Synthesis And Properties
CHE-3C21 Physical Chemistry II
CHE-3C32 Inorganic Compounds: Structure & Function
CHE-3H13 Organic Molecules: Reactivity & Function
CHE-3H16 Natural Products And Drugs A
CHE-3H81 Protein Structure And Chemistry
CHE-3H84 Protein Engineering
CHE-3H46 Physical Chemistry - Chemical Physics
CHE-3H24 Analytical Chemistry

Computing Sciences

Students interested in Computing Sciences can select a profile similar to the third year of one of our three year BSc degree programs. However the program will be individually adjusted to account for the student's expertise and to provide the most beneficial experience in the context of the student's overall degree. Flexibility is incorporated to enable some modules outside of the school to be included.

Examples of computing modules available include:

CMPC2M13 Programming 2
CMPE2I06 Sound And Image I
CMPC3M08 Software Engineering II
CMPC3B10 Systems Engineering
CMPC3M03 Information Retrieval
CMPC3A01 Machine Learning
CMPC3I16 Computer Vision (For Digital Photography)
CMPC3G91 Graphics II
CMPE3D01 Embedded Systems

Our School has also a large number of industrial contacts that have been developed through our alumni network and our programs with year in industry. We constantly receive offers of jobs and internships -- see http://www.uea.ac.uk/cmp/events-news/jobsops/ -- and will be able to provide possibilities of placements in business and industry.

Environmental Sciences

The School of Environmental Sciences takes a holistic approach to its teaching and integrates physical, chemical, biological, social and geotechnical sciences into the study of natural and human environments. This gives a very broad range of modules for students to choose from and these can be used to deepen knowledge in a particular area or to broaden knowledge across a range of subjects. Examples of a few of our modules are given below:

ENV-3A20 Global Environmental Change
ENV-3A44 Natural Resources and Environmental Economics
ENV-3A38 Earth and Life
ENV-3A33 Fossil Fuels
ENV-3A17 Biodiversity Conservation And Human Society
ENV-3A04 Earthquake And Volcanic Hazards
ENV-3A60 Catchment Water Resources

Mathematics

Students interested in studying Mathematics can select from a wide range of modules that form part of our undergraduate degree courses. Our research specialisms include both applied mathematics (for example fluid dynamics and mechanics of solids) and pure mathematics (for example group theory and number theory) and this is reflected in our teaching. There are no constraints on what students can study but, as an example, a typical set of modules could include some of the following:

MTH-3D71 History of Mathematics
MTH-3D77 Free Surface Flows
MTH-3E18 Set Theory
MTH-3E23 Graph Theory
MTH-3E48 Dynamical Oceanography
MTH-3E56 Number Theory
MTH-3E74 Electricity and Magnetism
MTH-3T01 The Learning & Teaching of Mathematics

Students are not restricted to choosing only modules from the School of Mathematics and provision is made for selecting modules from other science schools.

Pharmacy

Students will be able to choose from a range of modules covering the full breadth of pharmaceutical sciences, including dosage form design, drug design, pharmacokinetics, industrial pharmacy and veterinary pharmacy. The choices will depend upon their previous experience and requirements of the home university. Examples of possible modules include:

PHAN-2FGY Pharmaceutical Technology
PHAN-2HF2 Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
PHAN-2HH2 Pharmaceutical Microbiology
PHAN-2TDY Drug Design and Mechanisms of Drug Action
PHAN-2TEY Medicinal Chemistry Laboratories
PHAN-2FEY Advanced Drug Discovery And Drug Delivery
PHAN-MFFY Special Topics For Pharmacists

Creative Industries Modules

Political, Social and International Studies

We are an interdisciplinary School and our students explore theories and approaches in media studies, political science and cultural sociology. Students can choose from a wide range of modules that form part of our undergraduate degree courses. Our research specialisms include political communication, identity politics and new media. There are no constraints on what students can study but, as an example, a typical set of modules could include some of the following:

PSI-2A02 Politics and Mass Media
PSI-2A26 The Media and Identity
PSI-2A27 New Media and Society
PSI-2A50 Consumer Culture and Society
PSI-3A23 Politics and Popular Culture
PSI-3A26 Political Communication
PSI-3A41 Analysing Media Discourses
PSI-3A51 Broadcast Journalism

Language and Communication Studies

Students interested in studying Language and Communication Studies can select from a wide range of modules that form part of our undergraduate degree courses. Our research specialisms include the study of language in relation to power and language issues associated with the globalisation of communication and the media. Module choices will depend upon students’ previous experience and requirements of the home university. Examples of possible modules include:

LCS-2C02 Intercultural Communication in Practice
LCS-2T06 Translation Issues in the Media
LCS-2L91 Discourse and Society
LCS-2L30 The Construction of News
LCS-2L44 Language and Society
LCS-2L28 Language and Politics
LCS-3C04 Intercultural Communication in Practice
LCS-3T26 Translation Issues in the Media
LCS-3L47 Discourse and Society
LCS-3L50 The Construction of News
LCS-3L46 Language and Society
LCS-3L48 Language and Politics

Film and Television Studies

We are an interdisciplinary School with interests in a range of media, with specialisms in film and television studies. Our key areas of research and teaching are: British film and television; Hollywood; gender and culture; popular culture; audiences; technology film and television history; creativity. We run both theoretical and practical modules, and are interested in the links between the two.

FTVF1F06 Studies in Film History
FTVF1F09 Analysing Film and Television
FTVF1F11 What is Film History?
FTVF1F12 Interrogating Culture
FTVF1F14 Media Regulation
FTVF1F15 Television History
FTVF1F16 Film, Television and New Media
FTVF1F17 Media Industries
FTVF2F29 Reception and Audience Studies in Film and Television
FTVF2F35 The Business of Film and Television
FTVF2P81 Introduction to Video Production
FTVF2P82 Introduction to Video Production
FTVF3F57 Creative Work in the Media Industries