Department of Biology & Biochemistry Programme Catalogue 2018/9 |
USBB-AFB03: BSc(Hons) Biology |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY |
Mode of attendance: Full-time |
Normal programme duration: 3 years |
Possible DAPs for this programme:
- This programme has no possible DAPs
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Possible exit awards for this programme:
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NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
- 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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Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB10216 | Practical research and academic skills for biologists | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB10006 | Cell & molecular biology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB10007 | Genetics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB10012 | Ecology & evolution 1 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB10200 | The life of Earth 1 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB10005 | Cell biology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB10201 | The life of Earth 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB10205 | Ecology & evolution 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB10215 | Biochemistry for biologists | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11
; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 . - Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification
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Students must select 48 credits from the options available in Year 2 of this programme. |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB20152 | Practice of science | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB20023 | DNA (making, breaking & disease) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20024 | The dynamic cell 1 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20030 | Plant physiology & biochemistry | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20032 | Plant symbiosis & pathology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20040 | Concepts in evolution | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20149 | Molecular genetics of vertebrate development | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20202 | Infection and immunity I: microbiology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20219 | Genomics 1 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
MA10201 | Modelling the dynamics of life 1 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB20153 | Data interpretation | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB20025 | Practical molecular biology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20027 | Infection and immunity II: immunology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20028 | Molecular and cellular neuroscience | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20031 | Plant biotechnology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20160 | The dynamic cell 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20173 | Behaviour & ecology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20220 | Genomics 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
MA10202 | Modelling the dynamics of life 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB20041 | Field course (Gower) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB20226 | Portugal field course | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 (Section B)
; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 (Section B) . - 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.
- A maximum of 36 credits may be taken in any semester.
- No more than 12 credits may be taken from Group B across both semesters.
- Students must select a project unit (BB30042, BB30233 or BB30234) during this programme year.
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 3 |
Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB30234 | Final year project D | 30 credits [equivalent to 60 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 3 |
Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB30042 | Final year project A | 18 credits [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30233 | Final year project C | 30 credits [equivalent to 60 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB30063 | Vaccines and other health interventions | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30129 | Sensory and signalling networks in plants | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30208 | Evolutionary quantitative genetics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB40128 | The evolution of genetic systems | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB40134 | Molecular phylogenetics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
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 semester. |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB30123 | Biological ethics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30229 | Genetic basis of inherited diseases | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30231 | Human genomics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB40124 | Human developmental disorders | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB40125 | Plant reproductive biology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 3 |
Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB30042 | Final year project A | 18 credits [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30233 | Final year project C | 30 credits [equivalent to 60 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB30067 | Advanced developmental genetics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30156 | Conservation biology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30161 | Systems and developmental neurobiology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30169 | Concepts in systems biology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB40117 | Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB40139 | Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB40140 | Plant biotechnology & the environment | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
MN30076 | Business strategy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
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. |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
BB30131 | Evolution in deep time | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB30132 | Sexual conflict | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB40118 | Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
BB40133 | Plant responses to abiotic stress | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![Further information on credits](http://www.bath.ac.uk/graphics/icons/info.gif) |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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