Department of Chemistry Programme Catalogue 2024/25
USSC-AKB10: BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad
Route: BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology and Physics) with Study year abroad
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
Normal course duration: 4 Years
[Page last updated: 15 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
Academic Year: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
SC12001 | Natural Sciences portfolio 1 | 10 Credits |
PH12002 | Foundations of physics 1 | 20 Credits |
PH12062 | Mathematics for physics (Natural Sciences) 1 | 10 Credits |
SL12007 | Biodiversity | 10 Credits |
SL12008 | Principles of ecology and evolution | 10 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 three subject pathways in addition to taking SC22002 (Natural Sciences portfolio 2) which is compulsory regardless of which pathway is chosen:
Biology and Physics- Compulsory units: PH22006 (Foundations of Physics 2) and PH22010 (Mathematics for Physics 2);
- 20 credits from the lists of Biology options (NB. SL22043 (Modern methods in biology) and SL22040 (Field course) may NOT be taken together);
Biology and Environment- Compulsory unit: SC22003 (Environmental science and sustainability);
- 20 or 30 credits from the lists of Biology options (NB. SL22043 (Modern methods in biology) and SL22040 (Field course) may NOT be taken together);
- 10 or 20 credits from the combination of Physics and Management options.
Physics and Environment- Compulsory units: PH22006 (Foundations of physics 2), PH22010 (Mathematics for physics 2), and SC22003 (Environmental science and sustainability);
- 10 credits from the lists of Biology options (NB. SL22043 (Modern methods in biology) and SL22040 (Field course) may NOT be taken together).
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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 Environment pathway
Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
SC22003 | Environmental science and sustainability | 10 Credits |
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 | |
PH22010 | Mathematics for physics 2 | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
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 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MN22156 | Digital business innovation | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22048 | Plant signalling and development | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit 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 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
MN22171 | Marketing | 5 Credits |
Biology and Physics pathway
Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
PH22006 | Foundations of physics 2 | 20 Credits |
PH22010 | Mathematics for physics 2 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Physics and Environment pathway
Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
SC22003 | Environmental science and sustainability | 10 Credits |
PH22006 | Foundations of physics 2 | 20 Credits |
PH22010 | Mathematics for physics 2 | 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 |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
SL22038 | Behavioural ecology | 5 Credits |
SL22046 | Plant infection and immunity | 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 |
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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