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BIOP3304 Experimental Biophysics [UG]

Credit 6 points
Availability Semester 2
Old unit code 563.304
Content Laboratory techniques in areas such as electronics, radiobiology and ultrasound, along with computer-based analysis, provide the skills and understanding to best exploit recent technology and investigative tools. This unit comprises two experimental projects allocated from a range of research areas within Physics as well as other schools, disciplines and research groups. Students also prepare and present a 20-minute research seminar on one of their research projects.
Assessment This comprises two projects (45 per cent each) and a seminar (10 per cent).

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course.
Unit Co-ordinator(s) Professor Tim St Pierre
Location UWA (Crawley)
Mode on-campus
Unit Rules
Prerequisites: BIOP3301 Advanced Biophysics or BIOP3302 Advanced Biophysics (may be taken concurrently)
Contact hourslabs: 2 projects approx. 50 hrs each


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