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Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Programme Catalogue 2012/13

USBB-AFB03: BSc (hons) Biology

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY

Mode of attendance: Full-time
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Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units
BB10001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 3 Credits
BB10005 Cell biology 6 Credits
BB10012 Ecology & evolution 1 6 Credits
BB10089 Biochemistry 6 Credits
BB10147 Human & animal physiology 6 Credits
BB10200 The life of Earth 1 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units
BB10006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BB10007 Genetics 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

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification

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.
AA00021 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
PS10086 Mind and behaviour 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units
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
Compulsory Units
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 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BB20041 Field course 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

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification

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 Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Unit(s) 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.
AA00003 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30163 Final year project B 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 Units from the following list:
Group A
AA00001 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30063 Vaccines and other health interventions 6 Credits
BB30072 Biology as a world view 6 Credits
BB30129 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 Credits
BB30167 Genomes 6 Credits
BB30208 Evolutionary quantitative genetics 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
AA00002 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
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 Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Unit(s) 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.
AA00013 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30163 Final year project B 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 Units from the following list:
Group A
AA00011 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
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
BB30207 Selected topics in evolutionary genomics and functional innovation 6 Credits
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 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
AA00012 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
BB30131 Evolution in deep time 6 Credits
BB30132 Sexual conflict 6 Credits
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 Credits
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 Credits
BB40141 Molecular biology of microbial adaptation 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be 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.