UFTBIOL002: BSc (hons): Biology

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Year 1, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Mandatory Units
BIOL0001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills)      6 Credits
BIOL0005 Cell biology 1      6 Credits
BIOL0008 The diversity of bacteria & fungi      6 Credits
BIOL0011 The biosphere      6 Credits
PHAR0002 Physiology, pathology & pharmacology 1 (Human physiology)      6 Credits

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Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory Units
BIOL0002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills)      6 Credits
BIOL0006 Cell & molecular biology      6 Credits
BIOL0007 Genetics      6 Credits
BIOL0009 The diversity of animals & plants      6 Credits
BIOL0012 Ecology & evolution      6 Credits

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Year 2, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Mandatory Units
BIOL0013 Directed studies 1      3 Credits

Optional Units
Select between 4 and 5 units from the following list:
BIOL0024 Cell biology 2      6 Credits
BIOL0026 Recombinant DNA techniques      6 Credits
BIOL0027 Animal reproduction      6 Credits
BIOL0029 Insect biology      6 Credits
BIOL0032 Plant pathology      6 Credits
BIOL0035 Genes & development 1      6 Credits
BIOL0039 Autumn field course      6 Credits
BIOL0040 Concepts in ecology & evolution      6 Credits
PSYC0001 Psychology 1      6 Credits

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Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory Units
BIOL0014 Directed studies 2      3 Credits

Optional Units
Select between 4 and 5 units from the following list:
BIOL0023 DNA (making, breaking & disease)      6 Credits
BIOL0025 Practical molecular biology      6 Credits
BIOL0028 Cellular neurobiology      6 Credits
BIOL0030 Plant biochemistry      6 Credits
BIOL0031 Plant biotechnology      6 Credits
BIOL0033 Bacteriology      6 Credits
BIOL0034 Virology      6 Credits
BIOL0036 Genes & development practicals      6 Credits
BIOL0037 Crop protection & weed biology      6 Credits
BIOL0038 Environmental physiology      6 Credits
BIOL0041 Spring field course      6 Credits
BIOL0093 Practical microbial genetics      6 Credits
MATH0108 Statistics      6 Credits
PSYC0002 Psychology 2      6 Credits

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Year 3, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Mandatory Units
BIOL0043 Biological data interpretation      6 Credits

Optional Units
Select between 24 and      30 credits from the following list:
BIOL0042 Investigative project      12 Credits
BIOL0055 Genes & genomes      6 Credits
BIOL0056 Plant molecular biology      6 Credits
BIOL0057 Cell growth & proliferation      6 Credits
BIOL0059 Insect-microbe interactions      6 Credits
BIOL0062 Fungi & people      6 Credits
BIOL0063 Microbial physiology      6 Credits
BIOL0069 Plant development      6 Credits
BIOL0072 Biology as a world view      6 Credits
BIOL0073 The evolution of genetic systems      6 Credits
BIOL0106 Plant-animal interactions      6 Credits
PSYC0008 Cognitive psychology (available 2000/01)      6 Credits
PSYC0010 Clinical psychology (available 2000/01)     6 Credits

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Year 3, Semester 2

Optional Units
Select between 24 and      30 credits from the following list:
BIOL0042 Investigative project      12 Credits
BIOL0058 Microbial genetics      6 Credits
BIOL0060 Neurobiology - systems      3 Credits
BIOL0061 Topics in endocrinology      6 Credits
BIOL0064 Plant-microorganism interactions      6 Credits
BIOL0066 Bacterial ecophysiology      6 Credits
BIOL0067 Genes & development 2      6 Credits
BIOL0070 Plant biotechnology & the environment      6 Credits
BIOL0071 Topics in environmental plant virology      6 Credits
BIOL0074 The evolution of social behaviour      6 Credits
BIOL0101 Neurobiology - development      3 Credits
BIOL0103 Molecular biology of animal adaptation      6 Credits
PSYC0009 Social psychology (available 2000/01)     6 Credits

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