Supplementary Tasks

Ex. 1.9 Read and translate the extract from Kent Prospectus for undergraduates. Compare given information with the microbiological study at our university. Make up topic “My Speciality”. Begin with “I’m a second-year student of the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, the Department of Microbiology. My future speciality is...”

The Department of Biosciences at the University of Kent is regarded as one of the top biology departments in the United Kingdom and its Research School of Biosciences is among the five best funded in the country. You can choose from three main degree (Bch) programmes: Biochemistry, Microbiology,and Molecular and Cellular Biology. Microbiology deals with the microorganisms. They occupy a central position in the life of our planet. A study of these fascinating life forms allows a greater understanding of how the ecosystems of the planet function and how microbially-based diseases can have such devastating effects on human, animal and plant populations. It is possible to pick options that concentrate on the fundamental processes involved in the growth and survival of microorganisms, the way microorganisms cause disease and how such problems can be controlled, or the way microbial cells may be exploited to solve commercial, medical and environmental problems.

Degree programmes are constructed from course units and in each of the three years students take eight units. Of these, six will be core requirements, two further units can be selected by students. Typical units available in the first two years are Enzymes and Introduction to Metabolism, Fundamental Human Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Introduction to Biochemistry, Catabolic and Biosynthetic Processes of Life, Gene Expression and its Control, Infection and Immunity, Biochemistry and Physiology of Microbial Growth and Survival, Neuropsyhology, Development Biology, Microbial World and Microbes in Action.

The third year of the degree programme contains specialist units in the area selected by the student. Microbiologists will study Pathogenes and Pathogenicity, Molecular Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, and Microbial Biotechnology. In addition, students will be able to select from a wide range of units given by University staff and acknowledged outside experts. The internationally-recognized research activities of the Department also mean you will have regular opportunities to meet and listen to top scientists from the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. All students will be given extensive practical fraining conducting experiments in the laboratory as a major part of the degree programmes. You will take units which will help you to develop the necessary extra skills required of a well-trained scientist. These include communication, data processing and report compilation, and techniques involving computer software packages. In the final year each student makes extensive use of such skills when undertaking original research in the form of a 10-week project.

The range of job opportunities for microbiologists is as varied as the organisms they examine under their microscope. Some of the career opportunities are as follows:

- Laboratory Technician (a Diploma in Applied Science is usually required).

- Research Assistant (to be a Research Assistant one requires at least a Bachelor of Science with Honours, and job experience).

- Researcher (to be a Researcher one requires at least a Master of Science or a Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology; experience is a must).

Ex. 1.10 Read and translate the text. What other famous microbiologists do you know?

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