Master in Marine Biology (Honours)
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MMarBiol Marine: First year MABMABSS1M
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BL1101 |
Biology 1 |
20 |
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BL1102 |
Biology 2 |
20 |
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Remaining credits from Level 1000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
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MMarBiol Marine Biology: Second year MABMABSS2M
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BL2300 |
Research Methods in Biology |
15 |
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BL2307 |
Ecology |
15 |
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30 credits from Module List: BL2303 - BL2304, BL2308, BL2310
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BL2303 |
Evolutionary Biology |
15 |
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BL2304 |
Invertebrate Zoology |
15 |
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BL2308 |
Vertebrate Zoology |
15 |
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BL2310 |
Comparative Physiology |
15 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits
Automatic entry to Honours requires
- pass and have an average grade 15 or better in modules marked ^
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Entry to Honours
Students who attain an average of grade 11.0 or above at the first sitting in TWO of the requisite 2000-level modules and who meet all other programme requirements will be given automatic offers of entry into Honours programmes*.*Apart from students on Integrated Masters degrees. Students permitted automatic entry to Honours will only be permitted to trail one module to a maximum of 30 Sub-Honours credits into Honours.
Some Schools permit qualified entry to Honours (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/teaching-and-learning/policies/honsentry.pdf )
Integrated Masters
The general requirements are 600 credits over a period of normally five years to include a period of placement in the fourth year approved by the School of Biology.
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MMarBiol Marine Biology: Third year MABMABSS3M
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Module name |
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BL3000 |
Field Course |
10 |
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BL3308 |
Aquatic Ecology |
20 |
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BL3309 |
Ecosystems and Conservation |
20 |
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BL3318 |
Biology of Marine Organisms |
20 |
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BL3320 |
Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists |
10 |
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40 credits from Module List: BL3307, BL3315 - BL3316, BL3319, BL3400
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BL3307 |
Evolution |
20 |
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BL3315 |
Developmental Biology |
20 |
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BL3316 |
Animal Plant Interactions |
20 |
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BL3319 |
Animal Behaviour: A Quantitative Approach |
20 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
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MMarBiol Marine Biology: Fourth year MABMABSS4M
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BL4601 |
Research Project Development and Methodology |
20 |
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BL4602 |
External Research Placement |
100 |
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
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MMarBiol Marine Biology: Fifth year MABMABSS5M
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30 credits from Module List: BL5440 - BL5442
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BL5440 |
Major Review Paper in Evolutionary Biology |
15 |
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BL5441 |
Animal Cognition |
15 |
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BL5442 |
Advanced Biological Statistics |
15 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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30 credits from Module List: BL4249, BL4251, BL4254 - BL4256, BL4258 - BL4260, BL4262 - BL4263. BL4301
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BL4249 |
Scientific Diving |
15 |
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BL4251 |
Tropical Marine Biology |
15 |
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BL4254 |
Fisheries Research |
15 |
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BL4255 |
Marine and Environmental Biotechnology |
15 |
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BL4256 |
Marine Bioacoustics |
15 |
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BL4258 |
Foraging in Marine Mammals |
15 |
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BL4259 |
Marine Mammals and Man |
15 |
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BL4260 |
Biological Oceanography |
15 |
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BL4262 |
Environmental Drivers of Marine Habitats |
15 |
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BL4263 |
The Question of Culture in Cetaceans |
15 |
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BL4301 |
Polar Ecology: A field course in Antarctica |
15 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
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Other information
With the permission of the Director of Teaching up to 20 credits per programme may be taken in a module outwith the specified modules in all School of Biology Programmes. Where there are choices between modules in the programmes, some options may have pre-requisites therefore the 1000- and 2000-level modules taken may limit choices. The availability of 4000-level modules in the School of Biology will be dependent on sufficient student demand.
Study abroad
In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/studyabroad/outgoingstudents/AcademicInformation ).