MRes in Synt0etic Biology

拟议的合成生物学MRes将由120学分（66%）的研究项目和60学分（33%）的教学元素组成。教授的元素将有一个新的，核心必修课程合成生物学教授的提议者（JMW）和两个进一步的M级课程1）研究方法和2）“期刊文章的批判性评估”。MRes学生将被嵌入来自UCL的资金充足的研究小组，并花费大约8个月的时间进行研究。论文和演示文稿将准备在年底的一个viva考试课程结束。所教授的内容将通过课程评估进行审查。在合成生物学的MRes的目的将是吸引学生从广泛的科学背景在物理，工程，化学和数学科学以及毕业生从生物学为基础的科学学位，并培养他们在合成生物学的新领域。实现这一目标的目标将是教学生组成合成生物学的新领域，包括工程原理，数学建模，分子生物学，生物化学工程和化学。在研究方法和批判性评估合成生物学期刊出版物方面对他们进行培训。最后，在深入的实践研究项目中对他们进行培训，这些项目涵盖了UCL 7个部门的专业知识。目标是培养多学科硕士生，能够理解合成生物学的新领域，熟练掌握其实践，并能够将这些技能转移到进一步的研究，工业和教学中。

The proposed MRes in Synthetic Biology will be composed of 120 credits (66%) of research project and 60 credits (33%) of taught elements. The taught elements will have a new, core obligatory course on Synthetic Biology taught by the proposer (JMW) and two further M-level courses on 1) Research Methods and 2) 'Critical Assessment of Journal Articles'. The MRes students will be embedded in well funded research groups from across UCL and spend approximately 8 months carrying out their research. A dissertation and presentation will be prepared for the end of the course with a viva exam at the end of the year. The taught elements will be examined by in-course assessment. The aims of the MRes in Synthetic Biology will be to attract students from a wide range of science backgrounds in both the physical, engineering, chemical and mathematical sciences as well as graduates from biology based science degrees and train them in the new field of Synthetic Biology. The objectives to reach this goal will be to teach the students the new areas that make up Synthetic Biology which include engineering principles, mathematical modeling, molecular biology, biochemical engineering and chemistry. Give them training in research methods and in critically assessing journal publications in Synthetic Biology. And finally to train them in in-depth hands-on research projects spanning the expertise in 7 departments across UCL. The goal will be to train multidisciplinary masters students able to understand the new area of Synthetic Biology, are skilled in its practice and are able to transfer these skills to further research, industry and teaching.