UoM General Chat

[Rod]

Quick question, does anyone know by what date we have to re-enroll and choose our subjects? Still need to spend a couple of days on research. It's so hard!

Thank you

[Mieow]

Quick question, does anyone know by what date we have to re-enroll and choose our subjects? Still need to spend a couple of days on research. It's so hard!

Thank you

Enrolment deadlines close 14th December. You can pick whatever subject you want and then swap them around whenever.

I'm also on the same boat as you. I'm set on doing Microbes in Sem 2 but for Sem 1 I can't pick between Genetics or BCMB

[simpak]

Lolololol hope you're having fun correcting our crappy reports. That said you guys put a lot of effort into actually giving detailed feedback though.

Are all of the demonstrators marking our Techniques exam or just Odilia?

No demonstrators marking the exam, as far as I know. But other people (actual qualified ppl) will prob help her...
I finished marking my set of the reports tonight thank god. The worst part was checking the word counts because the docs download as a PDF and you have to physically go through and remove all the legends etc and check it...fml.
I feel like my comments were way too long and detailed, especially since most people won't even bother to come and pick theirs up probably since they will have basically finished undergrad entirely. I didn't mark your report though so no wafty comments for you!

[sjayne]

What options are there if you major in neuroscience?( I'm torn between it and psych but I'm pretty sure I want to go into research so I feel like neuro might be better in that way)

[spectroscopy]

worst part about having exams this late in the exam period is that everyone is free and doing stuff and you just get tired because youve been at it since swotvac

[vox nihili]

Has anyone doing advanced techniques had their WAM change?

[MelonBar]

worst part about having exams this late in the exam period is that everyone is free and doing stuff and you just get tired because youve been at it since swotvac

Am I weird for wanting more time to study haha. For like the last 3 semesters I've had like 3 exams in week 1 of exam period. Not cool

[CossieG]

worst part about having exams this late in the exam period is that everyone is free and doing stuff and you just get tired because youve been at it since swotvac

I for one appreciate the extra time to study. Just 2 more days and I'm done 

[spinachborek]

On my results page, next to my WAM, it says "This was calculated on 06-Nov-2015." Does this mean that it has been updated with results from this semester?

[Shenz0r]

On my results page, next to my WAM, it says "This was calculated on 06-Nov-2015." Does this mean that it has been updated with results from this semester?

Yes.

No demonstrators marking the exam, as far as I know. But other people (actual qualified ppl) will prob help her...
I finished marking my set of the reports tonight thank god. The worst part was checking the word counts because the docs download as a PDF and you have to physically go through and remove all the legends etc and check it...fml.
I feel like my comments were way too long and detailed, especially since most people won't even bother to come and pick theirs up probably since they will have basically finished undergrad entirely. I didn't mark your report though so no wafty comments for you!

Yeah, I have a feeling that nobody is going to pick them up anyway. I'll still walk in and pick mine up because I'm curious to see if I improved on my last one.

Techniques was definitely pretty fun though!

[spinachborek]

Thanks Shenz0r.

Mind Brain and Behaviour 2 was the only subject I did this semester, so if anyone else did MBB2 you should check to see if your WAM has changed. :-)

[heart]

Has anyone doing advanced techniques had their WAM change?

Yep

[sjayne]

Mind Brain and Behaviour 2 was the only subject I did this semester, so if anyone else did MBB2 you should check to see if your WAM has changed. :-)

mine hasn't (but that could be because I applied for spec consid)

[Rishi97]

Just bear with me, I'm going to do a bit of "working out" in this post before I get to an answer.

You'll be taking:
- ANAT20006 Principles of Human Structure
- BCMB20002 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- PATH20001 Exploring Human Disease - Science
- PHYS20008 Human Physiology
- PHYS20009 Research-Based Physiology

Okay, so here are my thoughts:
- ANAT20006 and PHYS20008 should be taken together, if possible
- I'm pretty sure PHYS20008 and PHYS20009 overlap each other, but opinions are divided as to whether PHYS20009 should be taken with or after PHYS20008. I guess it depends on how you learn - perhaps PHYS20009 will help you understand PHYS20008; or maybe it's better to focus on getting PHYS20008 right first and then think about PHYS20009 later. In that sense, the overlap could either be a blessing or a curse. For the minute, I'll assume it's best to take them together.
- Out of all of those in the list, BCMB20002 probably goes best with PATH20001 and should be taken concurrently

That shapes up to be:

Semester 1:
- ANAT20006
- PHYS20008
- PHYS20009
- [blank]

Semester 2:
- BCMB20002
- PATH20001
- [blank]
- [blank]

That actually leaves you with no room at all for another Science subject (unless you skip a breadth) in semester 1, so perhaps we'll move PHYS20009 to semester 2.

Semester 1:
- ANAT20006
- PHYS20008
- [blank]
- [blank]

Semester 2:
- BCMB20002
- PATH20001
- PHYS20009
- [blank]

Alright, so that makes things a bit easier to work with. In semester 1 you have the potential to study genetics, cell biology and microbiology/immunology. As I said, all of these go quite well with pathology so it's ultimately your pick. Having done both GENE20001 and GENE20002 though I'd say the link to pathology in that sense is actually rather weak, so unless you're really keen on genetics it's probably an option I'd eliminate (furthermore, if you want to pursue it as a major you have to take three subjects at second year level which is incredibly difficult to fit in). Out of cell biology and microbiology/immunology it becomes a bit more tough - one thing you might wish to consider is that to pursue a major in microbiology/immunology you need to also take MIIM20002 Microbes, Infections and Responses in semester 2. On the other hand, I'm fairly certain CEDB20003 Fundamentals of Cell Biology is the only semi-requirement for the Cell and Developmental Biology major (I have a feeling your other subjects may actually cover you if you choose to go down this path - have a search through the handbook).

I'm a fan of leaving subjects you might wish to change in semester 2, so it might be better to keep PHYS20009 there given it's not "essential" and allows you some flexibility to change your mind and slot something else in there. You won't be able to pursue the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology or Pathology majors with that subject plan though, unless you take BCMB20005 Techniques in Molecular Science (this will cover you for the Pathology major as well, even though they also offer PATH20003 Experimental Pathology).

All in all, given that the Cell and Developmental Biology major is rather open, I'd opt to take MIIM20001 in semester 1. If you really love it, you can take out PHYS20009 in semester 2 and replace it with MIIM20002. If none of those take your fancy, you can place in BCMB20005 and keep both the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Pathology majors open. If you really want to throw something different in there, you can put in PHRM20001 Pharmacology: How Drugs Work. That keeps a lot of things open - unfortunately this will close off genetics though.

So, in summary:

Semester 1:
- ANAT20006
- MIIM20001
- PHYS20008
- [blank]

Semester 2:
- BCMB20002
- PATH20001
- PHYS20009 (backup 1: MIIM20002; backup 2: BCMB20005; backup 3: PHRM20001)
- [blank]

I have a feeling this post is going to be incredibly confusing. I hope I was of some help. :/

Thank u so much Stick!!!! You are amazing!

[vox nihili]

Yep

Phew, thank God that wasn't FIB

Go all right?