Programmes in Natural Sciences 2013/14 |
UXXX-AFB01: BSc (hons) Natural Sciences |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES |
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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Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 48 credits from the following list: |
- A maximum of 24 credits of Chemistry units can be taken.
- Students taking PA10238 must also take PA10237.
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CH10134 | Atomic structure, bonding and the Periodic Table for Natural Sciences | 12 Credits |
CH10136 | Fundamentals of organic chemistry for Natural Sciences | 12 Credits |
CH10138 | From molecules to materials for natural scientists | 12 Credits |
PA10237 | Introduction to chemical biology and pharmacology | 12 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
PS10086 | Mind and behaviour | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 24 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking a single Physics block should take:
- PH10001 instead of PH10048;
- PH10002 instead of PH10052.
- Students taking either Physics unit must also take PH10007.
- Students taking BB10012 must also take either BB10005 or PA10237.
- Students taking MA10211 must also take PH10007.
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BB10012 | Ecology & evolution 1 | 6 Credits |
MA10211 | Probability & statistics 1A | 6 Credits |
PH10001 | Introduction to quantum physics | 6 Credits |
PH10002 | Properties of matter | 6 Credits |
PH10048 | Introduction to quantum physics [WL] | 6 Credits |
PH10052 | Properties of matter [WL] | 6 Credits |
XX10085 | The Earth as an ecosystem | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 units from the following list: |
MA10103 | Foundation mathematics 1 | 6 Credits |
PH10007 | Mathematics for scientists 1 | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
- Students taking year-long unit PS10086 may not take a unit from this list.
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ED10001 | Exploring effective learning | 6 Credits |
FL10273 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
MN10545 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
SP10043 | Introductory sociology A - the foundations of sociology | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 24 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking a single Physics block should take:
- PH10006 instead of PH10051;
- PH10005 instead of PH10053.
- Students taking either Physics unit must also take PH10008.
- Students taking BB10205 must also take either BB10006 or PA10237.
- Students taking MA10212 must also take PH10008.
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BB10006 | Cell & molecular biology | 6 Credits |
BB10205 | Ecology & evolution 2 | 6 Credits |
MA10212 | Probability & statistics 1B | 6 Credits |
PH10005 | Vibrations, waves & optics | 6 Credits |
PH10006 | Electricity & magnetism | 6 Credits |
PH10051 | Electricity & magnetism [WL] | 6 Credits |
PH10053 | Vibrations, waves & optics [WL] | 6 Credits |
XX10212 | Introduction to the state of the environment | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 units from the following list: |
CH10214 | Mathematics for chemistry | 6 Credits |
PH10008 | Mathematics for scientists 2 | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
- Students taking year-long unit PS10086 may not take a unit from this list.
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ED10002 | Learning: Theory & context | 6 Credits |
FL10274 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
MN10248 | Introduction to accounting | 6 Credits |
SP10260 | Science, technology and society | 6 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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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: |
- A maximum of 24 credits of Chemistry units may be taken.
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CH20148 | Inorganic synthesis, structure and reactivity for natural scientists | 12 Credits |
CH20150 | Organic synthesis, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy for natural scientists | 12 Credits |
CH20152 | Principles of physical chemistry for natural scientists | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking a single Physics block should take:
- PH20013 instead of PH20060
- PH20029 instead of PH20067
- Students taking either Physics unit must also take PH20019.
- Students taking PA20016 must also take PA20291 and PA20292.
- Students who took PH10007 and PH10008 in Year 1 may not take MA20201.
- Students taking MA20201 must also take BB20040 and BB20110.
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BB20040 | Concepts in evolution | 6 Credits |
BB20110 | DNA (making, breaking & disease) [for Natural Scientists] | 6 Credits |
MA20201 | Modelling the dynamics of life 1 | 6 Credits |
PA20016 | Cardiovascular, renal and peripheral nervous system pharmacology | 6 Credits |
PA20291 | Introduction to practical pharmacology for natural scientists | 3 Credits |
PA20292 | Immunology & receptor signalling | 3 Credits |
PH20013 | Quantum & atomic physics | 6 Credits |
PH20019 | Mathematics for scientists 3 | 6 Credits |
PH20060 | Quantum & atomic physics [WL] | 6 Credits |
PH20067 | Thermal physics (WL) | 6 Credits |
XX20085 | Earth as an ecosystem | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
ED20003 | Education in society | 6 Credits |
FL20275 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
MN20072 | Managing human resources | 6 Credits |
PS20108 | Cognitive psychology | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list: |
- Students taking a single Physics block should take:
- PH20014 instead of PH20061;
- PH20017 instead of PH20063.
- Students taking either Physics unit must also take PH20020.
- Students taking BB20041 may not also take BB20173 (and vice versa).
- Students taking PA20023 must also take PA20293.
- Students taking MA20202 must also take BB10007 and BB20041.
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BB20173 | Behaviour & ecology | 6 Credits |
MA20202 | Modelling the dynamics of life 2 | 6 Credits |
PA20023 | Pharmacology of the central nervous system | 6 Credits |
PA20293 | Gene transcription & DNA | 6 Credits |
PH20014 | Electromagnetism 1 | 6 Credits |
PH20017 | Condensed matter physics 1 | 6 Credits |
PH20020 | Mathematics for scientists 4 | 6 Credits |
PH20061 | Electromagnetism 1 [WL] | 6 Credits |
PH20063 | Condensed matter physics 1 [WL] | 6 Credits |
XX10212 | Introduction to the state of the environment | 6 Credits |
XX30191 | Energy and environment | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
ED20126 | Educational psychology | 6 Credits |
FL20276 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
PS20106 | Biological psychology | 6 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
CPP code not yet added to variable.- Part 3 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 3 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
- Students must take either one of these project units or MA30128 in Semester 2.
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BB30209 | Final year project C for natural sciences | 12 Credits |
CH30132 | Chemistry research project (Natural Sciences) | 12 Credits |
PA30222 | Pharmacology dissertation for Natural Sciences | 12 Credits |
PH30036 | Final year project (BSc) | 12 Credits |
XX30177 | Environmental sciences dissertation | 12 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
- Students taking PA30266 must also take 6 credits of Pharmacology units per semester.
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PA30266 | Pharmacology of infection & immunity | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 3 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 24 credits from the following list: |
- A maximum of 12 credits of Chemistry units may be taken.
- Students taking CH30128 must also take CH30141.
- Students taking CH30127 must also take CH30203.
- Students taking CH30129 must also take CH30194
- Students taking any of the Pharmacology units must also take PA30266.
- Students taking PA30142 must also take PA40214 and vice versa.
- Students taking PS30014 may not also take PS30115 (and vice versa).
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BB30168 | International field course: experimental field ecology | 6 Credits |
BB40134 | Molecular phylogenetics and evolution | 6 Credits |
CE30145 | Environmental management | 6 Credits |
CE40129 | Legislation & waste management | 6 Credits |
CH20218 | Analytical chemistry for natural scientists | 3 Credits |
CH30127 | Topics in inorganic chemistry I | 3 Credits |
CH30128 | Topics in organic chemistry I | 3 Credits |
CH30129 | Topics in physical chemistry I | 3 Credits |
CH30210 | Future of drug discovery | 3 Credits |
MA20220 | Ordinary differential equations and control | 6 Credits |
MA30047 | Mathematical biology 1 | 6 Credits |
MA30086 | Medical statistics | 6 Credits |
MA40092 | Classical statistical inference | 6 Credits |
PA30142 | Molecular applications in pharmacology | 3 Credits |
PA30214 | Recent advances in drug discovery | 3 Credits |
PA30251 | Advanced topics, trends and technologies in pharmacology | 6 Credits |
PH30030 | Quantum mechanics | 6 Credits |
PH30031 | Simulation techniques | 6 Credits |
PH30077 | Electromagnetism 2 | 6 Credits |
PS30014 | History of psychology | 6 Credits |
PS30115 | Contemporary educational psychology | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
ED30005 | Science education in practice | 6 Credits |
FL30277 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
MN20074 | Business information systems | 6 Credits |
PS30101 | Psychology of pain | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 3 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 24 credits from the following list: |
- A maximum of 12 credits of Chemistry units may be taken.
- Students taking CH30064 must also take CH30086.
- Students taking CH30036 must also take CH30065.
- Students taking CH30033 must also take CH30038.
- Students taking BB30131 may not also take BB30132 (and vice versa).
- Students taking PA30148 may not also take PA30252 (and vice versa).
- MA30128 is only available to Maths majors with explicit approval from the Director of Studies and must be taken with another 6-credit H-level mathematics unit.
- Students taking any of the Pharmacology units must also take PA30266.
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BB30131 | Evolution in deep time | 6 Credits |
BB30169 | Concepts in systems biology | 6 Credits |
CH20194 | Liquids and solutions | 3 Credits |
CH30038 | Neutron scattering for chemists | 3 Credits |
CH30064 | Supramolecular chemistry | 3 Credits |
CH30065 | Biosynthesis & biotransformations | 3 Credits |
CH30086 | Inorganic chemistry in biological systems | 3 Credits |
CH30211 | Chemistry beyond the molecule | 3 Credits |
MA30063 | Mathematical biology 2 | 6 Credits |
MA40189 | Topics in Bayesian statistics | 6 Credits |
PA30148 | Central nervous system pharmacology | 6 Credits |
PA30150 | Cardiovascular pharmacology | 6 Credits |
PA30157 | The molecular biology and treatment of cancer | 6 Credits |
PA30168 | Drug targets in the immune system | 6 Credits |
PA30169 | Trends in molecular signalling | 6 Credits |
PA30252 | Pharmacology of regenerative medicine | 6 Credits |
PH30025 | Mathematical methods | 6 Credits |
PH30079 | Superconductivity | 3 Credits |
PS30113 | Developmental disorders | 6 Credits |
XX30172 | State of the planet | 6 Credits |
XX30191 | Energy and environment | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
ED30006 | Issues in science education | 6 Credits |
FL30278 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
MN30076 | Business strategy | 6 Credits |
PS30083 | Stress, immunity & health | 6 Credits |