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%）的教学内容组成。授课要素将包括一门由申请人（JMW）教授的关于合成生物学的新核心必修课，以及另外两门m级课程：1)研究方法和2)“期刊文章的批判性评估”。MRes的学生将被分配到伦敦大学学院资金充足的研究小组中，花大约8个月的时间进行他们的研究。一篇论文和报告将在课程结束时准备好，并在年底进行现场考试。所教授的内容将通过课程评估进行检验。合成生物学硕士课程的目标是吸引来自物理、工程、化学和数学科学领域的广泛科学背景的学生，以及生物学基础科学学位的毕业生，并在合成生物学的新领域培养他们。为了达到这一目标，我们将教授学生合成生物学的新领域，包括工程原理、数学建模、分子生物学、生化工程和化学。对他们进行研究方法和批判性地评估合成生物学期刊出版物方面的培训。最后训练他们进行深入的实践研究项目，涵盖伦敦大学学院7个部门的专业知识。我们的目标是培养多学科的硕士生，他们能够理解合成生物学的新领域，在实践中熟练，并能够将这些技能转化为进一步的研究、工业和教学。

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.