The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available for study for the M.Phil. in Bioscience Enterprise in the academical year 2004-05 and the form of examination for each module will be as follows.
The M.Phil. in Bioscience Enterprise will comprise five Science and Technology Modules, with linked but independently assessed Science to Business Studies, four Business modules, five Transitionary modules, and a company internship. Assessment methods for individual modules are shown below. Students may also be required to be examined by viva voce.
| MODULES | Mode of Examination |
| Science and Technology (ST) | |
| ST1 Disease and epidemiology, Michaelmas 2004 | Essay/Course-work |
| ST2 Drug discovery, Michaelmas 2004 | Essay/Course-work |
| ST3 Modern medicines and therapies, Michaelmas 2004 | Essay/Course-work |
| ST4 Diagnostics, imaging, and e-medicine, Lent 2005 | Essay/Course-work |
| ST5 Agri-industrial biotechnology, Lent 2005 | Essay/Course-work |
| Science to Business (S2B) | |
| S2B This may include elements from the Transitionary modules and will take the form | Class work/ |
| of class exercises, practical visits, and training seminars. The S2B work is mandatory and | Course-work/ |
| will be assessed independently of the ST1-5 modules. | Participation |
| Business (B) | |
| B1 - MOT&I I Entrepreneurial finance and strategy, Michaelmas 2004 | Course-work |
| B2 Microeconomics and health care, Michaelmas 2004 | Essay/Course-work |
| B3 - MOT&I II Organization and marketing, Lent 2005 | Course-work |
| B4 Law and intellectual property, Lent 2005 | Essay/Course-work |
| Transitionary (T) | |
| T1 Company site visits and case studies, Michaelmas 2004 and Lent 2005 | Course-work |
| T2 Analysts club, Michaelmas 2004 and Lent 2005 | Course-work |
| T3 Entrepreneurship forum, Michaelmas 2004 and Lent 2005 | Course-work |
| T4 Taught module: Building a bioscience business, Lent 2005 | Essay/Course-work |
| T5 Taught module: Bioethics investment and social responsibility, Lent 2005 | Essay/Course-work |
Business Internships (E), Easter 2005
During the Easter Term students will be placed for four to six weeks in a relevant commercial environment. Students will have an academic and a company supervisor during the placement period. The project title for the placement will be finalized and agreed between the student, the academic supervisor, and the company supervisor. The company placement and project will be linked to the subject of the student's dissertation adding a real commercial dimension. The dissertation is to be submitted by the middle of June 2005. The placement will be subject to standard agreements on confidentiality.