Natural Sciences course catalogue 2023/4
USSC-AAM01: MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Biology stream) with Study year abroad |
Leading to the award of MASTER IN SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES |
Mode of attendance: Full-time with Study Year Abroad |
Normal programme duration: 5 years |
[Page last updated: 27 October 2023]
This course is for students who will be in Year 2 or later in 2023/24
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | Yes |
DAPS and exit awards: | BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences with Study Year Abroad
Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
Certificate of Higher Education [exit award] |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 16%
Stage 3: 0%
Stage 4: 34%
Final Stage: 50% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Natural Sciences students must take units totaling 60 credits in each programme year, usually comprising five blocks of 12 credits each, although some final year projects are worth 18 or 24 credits. Students must choose a major subject stream to follow and must take two blocks of units in this major subject each year. For further information on the structure of the programme, please see the Natural Sciences Course Guide. |
This course is being replaced by a new version so Year 1 of this version is not available in 2023/24. |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this course, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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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Students following this subject stream must take the following during this programme year: - All units in blocks M2.1 and P2.1
- Two Biology blocks from: Ecology block B2.1, Plant Science block B2.2, Molecular Biology block 2.3, Genomics block B2.4 and Developmental and Cell Biology block B2.5 (subject to pre-requisites)
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Units which must be taken within this subject stream |
Compulsory units for Mathematics block M2.1 and Physics block P2.1 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| AY | PH20107 | Mathematical methods for physics 2 | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| S1 | PH20060 | Quantum & atomic physics [WL] | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S1 | PH20067 | Thermal physics (WL) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH20061 | Electromagnetism 1 [WL] | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH20063 | Condensed matter physics 1 [WL] | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Cell Biology block B2.3 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL20041 | The dynamic cell 1 (BB20024) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL20023 | Molecular and cellular neuroscience (BB20028) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Developmental Biology & Neuroscience block B2.5 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL20024 | Molecular genetics of vertebrate development (BB20149) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL20042 | The dynamic cell 2 (BB20160) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Ecology block B2.1 |
Students choosing this block must take SL20006 in Semester 1 and either SL20001 or SL20013 in Semester 2 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL20006 | Concepts in evolution (BB20040) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL20001 | Behaviour & ecology (BB20173) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL20013 | Field course (BB20226) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Plant Science block B2.2 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL20032 | Plant symbiosis & pathology (BB20032) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL20030 | Plant biotechnology (BB20031) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Genomics block B2.4 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL20014 | Genomics 1 (BB20219) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL20015 | Genomics 2 (BB20220) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| AY | XX20251 | Skills for Natural Scientists II | credits [equivalent to 0 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this course, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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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Compulsory study year abroad |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| AY | XX20116 | Study year abroad | 60 credits [equivalent to 120 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this course, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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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Students following this subject stream must take the following during this programme year: - 18 credits in each semester from Physics blocks P3.1 and P3.2 (including compulsory units PH30028, PH30030, PH30035, PH30077 and PH30089)
- Two blocks of Biology options (B3.1, B3.2, B3.3, B3.4 and B3.5) (subject to pre-requisites)
 Director of Studies approved option allowed: Students may be permitted to take Director of Studies approved units as an alternative to a maximum of 12 credits during this programme year.
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Units which must be taken within this subject stream |
Select 6 credits from this list in Semester 2 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S2 | PH20018 | Programming skills | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH30032 | Laser physics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH30078 | Magnetism | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH30079 | Superconductivity | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH30098 | Networks | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] |
Compulsory units for Physics blocks P3.1 & P3.2 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | PH30028 | Condensed matter physics 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S1 | PH30035 | Medical physics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S1 | PH30030 | Quantum mechanics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH30077 | Electromagnetism 2 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH30089 | MPhys/MSci laboratory (6 credit) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Ecology block B3.1 |
Students choosing this block must take SL30061 in Semester 1 and either SL30060 or SL30081 in Semester 2 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL30061 | Evolutionary quantitative genetics (BB30208) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL30060 | Evolution in deep time (BB30131) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL30081 | Sexual conflict (BB30132) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Plant Science block B3.2 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL30080 | Sensory and signalling networks in plants (BB30129) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL40123 | Plant biotechnology & the environment (BB40140) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Cell Biology block B3.3 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL30051 | Cell membranes (BB30045) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL30056 | Developmental neurobiology (BB30161) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Developmental Biology & Neuroscience block B3.5 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL30069 | Molecular & medical neuroscience (BB30044) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL30044 | Advanced developmental genetics (BB30067) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Genomics block B3.4 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL30066 | Human genomics (BB30231) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL30054 | Concepts in systems biology (BB30169) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this course, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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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Students following this subject stream must take the following during this programme year: - Physics project unit PH40065
- 18 credits from the combination of blocks P4.1 and P4.2 (including PH40024 which is compulsory);
- Two blocks of Biology options (B4.1, B4.2, B4.3, B4.4 and B4.5) (subject to pre-requisites).
- Director of Studies approved option allowed: Students may be permitted to take Director of Studies approved units as an alternative to a maximum of 12 credits during this programme year.
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Units which must be taken within this subject stream |
Select 12 credits in Semester 2 for blocks P4.1 & P4.2 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S2 | PH40084 | Advanced quantum theory | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH40085 | Nanoscience | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | PH40086 | Photonics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Compulsory units for Physics blocks P4.1 & P4.2 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| AY | PH40065 | Final year project (MSci) | 18 credits [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] |
| S1 | PH40024 | Contemporary physics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Developmental Biology & Neuroscience block B4.5 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL40104 | Frontiers of neuroscience (BB40082) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S1 | SL40106 | Human developmental disorders (BB40124) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S1 | SL40114 | Molecular mechanisms of disease (BB40102) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL40111 | Modern methods of researching neurodegeneration (BB40164) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Genomics block B4.4 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL40115 | Molecular phylogenetics (BB40134) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL40110 | Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature (BB40117) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Cell Biology block B4.3 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL40114 | Molecular mechanisms of disease (BB40102) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL40098 | Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation (BB40118) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Plant Science block B4.2 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S2 | SL40124 | Plant responses to abiotic stress (BB40133) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Optional units: Ecology block B4.1 |
Period | Unit Code | Title | |
| S1 | SL40115 | Molecular phylogenetics (BB40134) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S1 | SL40131 | The evolution of genetic systems (BB40128) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL40097 | Conservation biology (BB40195) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL40110 | Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature (BB40117) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| S2 | SL40129 | Sexual conflict (BB40193) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this course, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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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