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Department of Biology & Biochemistry Programme Catalogue 2021/2


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

[Page last updated: 20 April 2021]

Possible DAPs for this programme:

  • This programme has no possible DAPs
  

Possible exit awards for this programme:



Year 1

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 [pdf].
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB10216 Practical research and academic skills for biologists 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
BB10264 Cell biology 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
BB10265 Ecology & evolution 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
BB10266 The life of Earth 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]


Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB10007 Genetics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB10215 Biochemistry for biologists 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


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 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 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.


Year 2

Students must select 54 credits from the options available in Year 2 of this programme.

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 [pdf].
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification


Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB20023 Cancer biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20024 The dynamic cell 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20030 Plant physiology & biochemistry 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20032 Plant symbiosis & pathology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20040 Concepts in evolution 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20149 Molecular genetics of vertebrate development 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20202 Infection and immunity I: microbiology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20219 Genomics 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MA10201 Modelling the dynamics of life 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB20153 Data interpretation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 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]
BB20027 Infection and immunity II: immunology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20028 Molecular and cellular neuroscience 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20031 Plant biotechnology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20160 The dynamic cell 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20173 Behaviour & ecology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20220 Genomics 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB20226 Field course 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MA10202 Modelling the dynamics of life 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


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 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 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.


Year 3

  • 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.

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 (Section B) [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 (Section B) [pdf].
  • Part 3 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification


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]


Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 3
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: Students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved unit as an alternative to one of the optional units offered in this period
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]
BB30233 Final year project C 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list:
Group A
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30129 Sensory and signalling networks in plants 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30208 Evolutionary quantitative genetics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40128 The evolution of genetic systems 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40134 Molecular phylogenetics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40139 Pathogenesis and immune evasion by microbes 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS 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 semester.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30123 Biological ethics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30229 Genetic basis of inherited diseases 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30231 Human genomics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40124 Human developmental disorders 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 3
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: Students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved unit as an alternative to one of the optional units offered in this period
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]
BB30233 Final year project C 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 units from the following list:
Group A
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30063 Vaccines and other health interventions 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30067 Advanced developmental genetics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30156 Conservation biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30161 Developmental neurobiology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30169 Concepts in systems biology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40117 Microbial evolution - from the laboratory to nature 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40140 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN30076 Business strategy 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS 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.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
BB30131 Evolution in deep time 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB30132 Sexual conflict 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40118 Current topics in gene regulation and cell differentiation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
BB40133 Plant responses to abiotic stress 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


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 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 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.