Department of Biology & Biochemistry Programme Catalogue 2013/14 |
USBB-AFB03: BSc (hons) Biology |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY |
Mode of attendance: Full-time |
 NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11
 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 . - Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification
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Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| BB10001 | Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) | 3 Credits |
| BB10012 | Ecology & evolution 1 | 6 Credits |
| BB10147 | Human & animal physiology | 6 Credits |
| BB10200 | The life of Earth 1 | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| BB10006 | Cell & molecular biology | 6 Credits |
| BB10201 | The life of Earth 2 | 6 Credits |
| BB10205 | Ecology & evolution 2 | 6 Credits |
| BB10206 | Skills and techniques 2 for biologists | 3 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 .
- Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification
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| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 2 of this programme. |
Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| Students must select 48 credits from the options available in Year 2 of this programme. |
| PS10086 | Mind and behaviour | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| BB20152 | Practice of science | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list: |
| Students must select 48 credits from the options available in Year 2 of this programme. |
| BB20023 | DNA (making, breaking & disease) | 6 Credits |
| BB20024 | The dynamic cell 1 | 6 Credits |
| BB20030 | Plant physiology & biochemistry | 6 Credits |
| BB20032 | Plant symbiosis & pathology | 6 Credits |
| BB20040 | Concepts in evolution | 6 Credits |
| BB20149 | Molecular genetics of vertebrate development | 6 Credits |
| BB20202 | Microbial cells and genomes | 6 Credits |
| MA20201 | Modelling the dynamics of life 1 | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| BB20153 | Data interpretation | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list: |
| Students must select 48 credits from the options available in Year 2 of this programme. |
| BB20025 | Practical molecular biology | 6 Credits |
| BB20027 | Infection and immunity | 6 Credits |
| BB20028 | Molecular and cellular neuroscience | 6 Credits |
| BB20031 | Plant biotechnology | 6 Credits |
| BB20154 | Introduction to functional genomics | 6 Credits |
| BB20160 | The dynamic cell 2 | 6 Credits |
| BB20173 | Behaviour & ecology | 6 Credits |
| BB20203 | Microbial interactions with their host and environments | 6 Credits |
| MA20202 | Modelling the dynamics of life 2 | 6 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 .
- Part 3 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification
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| Students must select units totalling 60 credits during Year 3 of this programme but may take no more than 12 credits of units from Group B. |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 3 |
| Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| Students must select BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. Students may be able to take BB30042 (Final year project A) instead of BB30163 by special arrangement with the Director of Studies. |
| BB30163 | Final year project B | 18 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list: |
| BB30063 | Vaccines and other health interventions | 6 Credits |
| BB30208 | Evolutionary quantitative genetics | 6 Credits |
| BB40117 |
Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature |
6 Credits |
| BB40125 | Plant reproductive biology | 6 Credits |
| BB40128 | The evolution of genetic systems | 6 Credits |
| BB40134 | Molecular phylogenetics and evolution | 6 Credits |
| PS20108 | Cognitive psychology | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: |
| Group B: Students may take no more than 12 credits of units from Group B across both semesters |
| BB30123 | Biological ethics | 6 Credits |
| BB30168 | International field course: experimental field ecology | 6 Credits |
| BB40124 | Human developmental disorders | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 3 |
| Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| Students must select BB30163 in either Semester 1 or Semester 2. Students may be able to take BB30042 (Final year project A) instead of BB30163 by special arrangement with the Director of Studies. |
| BB30163 | Final year project B | 18 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list: |
| BB30067 | Advanced developmental genetics | 6 Credits |
| BB30138 | Plant-microorganism interactions | 6 Credits |
| BB30156 | Conservation biology | 6 Credits |
| BB30161 | Systems and developmental neurobiology | 6 Credits |
| BB30169 | Concepts in systems biology | 6 Credits |
| BB40139 | Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes | 6 Credits |
| BB40140 | Plant biotechnology & the environment | 6 Credits |
| PS20106 | Biological psychology | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: |
| Group B: Students may take no more than 12 credits from Group B across both semesters |
| BB30131 | Evolution in deep time | 6 Credits |
| BB40118 | Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation | 6 Credits |
| BB40133 | Plant responses to abiotic stress | 6 Credits |
Year 1