Department of Chemistry Programme Catalogue 2024/25
USSC-AFB10: BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences
Route: BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology and Chemistry)
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 3 Years
[Page last updated: 22 April 2024]
This course is for students who will be in Years 1 or 2 in 2024/25
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Students must select units worth 10 credits from the options available in this year |
Academic Year: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
CH12002 | Foundations and applications of chemistry | 20 Credits |
SC12001 | Natural Sciences portfolio 1 | 10 Credits |
SL12007 | Biodiversity | 10 Credits |
SL12008 | Principles of ecology and evolution | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MA12029 | Mathematical methods for the life sciences 1 | 10 Credits |
PS12001 | Mind, brain and behaviour | 10 Credits |
SL12122 | Fundamentals of pharmacology: health and disease for Natural Sciences | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 1
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MN12001 | Organisational behaviour | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 1
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MN12002 | Introduction to accounting | 5 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 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, 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 must select units worth 50 credits from one of the following subject pathways in addition to taking SC22002 (Natural Sciences portfolio 2) and CH22008 (Fundamental concepts of chemistry) which are compulsory regardless of the pathway you choose:
Biology and Chemistry pathway- Compulsory unit: CH22008 (Fundamental concepts of chemistry);
- 20 credits from the lists of Biology options;
- 10 credits from the other lists of options (NB. students taking units running in S1 and S2 must take both units in the same subject area - e.g. two Pharmacology units, two Mathematical Sciences units, or two Management units).
Biology and Environment pathway- Compulsory units: SC22002 Environmental science and sustainability (10 credits) and CH22008 (Fundamental concepts of chemistry);
- 10 or 20 credits from the lists of Biology options;
- Students choosing 10 credits of biology options may take 10 credits from the other lists of options (NB. students taking units running in S1 and S2 must take both units in the same subject area - e.g. two Pharmacology units, two Mathematical Sciences units, or two Management units).
Chemistry and Environment pathway- Compulsory unit: SC22002 Environmental science and sustainability (10 credits);
- 10 or 20 credits from the lists of Biology options;
- Up to 20 credits from the other lists of options (NB. students taking units running in S1 and S2 must take both units in the same subject area - e.g. two Pharmacology units, two Mathematical Sciences units, or two Management units).
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Compulsory units for all students on this stream
Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
SC22002 | Natural Sciences portfolio 2 | 10 Credits |
Biology and Chemistry pathway
Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
CH22008 | Fundamental concepts of chemistry | 20 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22018 | Evolution and phylogeny | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SC22003 | Environmental science and sustainability | 10 Credits |
PS22007 | Cognitive neuroscience | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22038 | Behavioural ecology | 5 Credits |
SL22046 | Plant infection and immunity | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MA22034 | Mathematical methods for the life sciences 2 | 5 Credits |
MN22156 | Digital business innovation | 5 Credits |
SL22051 | Central nervous system pharmacology | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22048 | Plant signalling and development | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22040 | Field course | 5 Credits |
SL22043 | Modern methods in biology | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MA22035 | Mathematical biology: ecology and epidemiology | 5 Credits |
MN22171 | Marketing | 5 Credits |
SL22050 | Cardiovascular, renal and PNS pharmacology | 5 Credits |
Biology and Environment pathway
Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
SC22003 | Environmental science and sustainability | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22018 | Evolution and phylogeny | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
CH22008 | Fundamental concepts of chemistry | 20 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
PS22007 | Cognitive neuroscience | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22038 | Behavioural ecology | 5 Credits |
SL22046 | Plant infection and immunity | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MA22034 | Mathematical methods for the life sciences 2 | 5 Credits |
MN22156 | Digital business innovation | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22048 | Plant signalling and development | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22040 | Field course | 5 Credits |
SL22043 | Modern methods in biology | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MA22035 | Mathematical biology: ecology and epidemiology | 5 Credits |
MN22171 | Marketing | 5 Credits |
Chemistry and Environment pathway
Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
CH22008 | Fundamental concepts of chemistry | 20 Credits |
SC22003 | Environmental science and sustainability | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22018 | Evolution and phylogeny | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
PS22007 | Cognitive neuroscience | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22038 | Behavioural ecology | 5 Credits |
SL22046 | Plant infection and immunity | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MA22034 | Mathematical methods for the life sciences 2 | 5 Credits |
MN22156 | Digital business innovation | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22048 | Plant signalling and development | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22040 | Field course | 5 Credits |
SL22043 | Modern methods in biology | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MA22035 | Mathematical biology: ecology and epidemiology | 5 Credits |
MN22171 | Marketing | 5 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 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, 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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