Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology and Geography
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Biology joint element: Biology and Geography: First year BIOGGYJJ1
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BL1101 |
Biology 1 |
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BL1102 |
Biology 2 |
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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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Geography joint element: Biology and Geography: First year GGYBIOJJ1
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GG1001 |
Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment |
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GG1002 |
A World in Crisis? |
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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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Biology joint element: Biology and Geography: Second year BIOGGYJJ2
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60 credits from Module List: BL2300 - BL2310
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BL2300 |
Research Methods in Biology |
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BL2301 |
Cell Biology |
15 |
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BL2302 |
Molecular Biology |
15 |
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BL2303 |
Evolutionary Biology |
15 |
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BL2304 |
Invertebrate Zoology |
15 |
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BL2305 |
Cell Systems |
15 |
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BL2306 |
Biochemistry |
15 |
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BL2307 |
Ecology |
15 |
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BL2308 |
Vertebrate Zoology |
15 |
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BL2309 |
Applied Molecular Biology |
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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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 11 or better in modules marked ^
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Geography joint element: Biology and Geography: Second year GGYBIOJJ2
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GG2011 |
Geographies of Global Change |
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GG2012 |
(Re)constructing environments, people and places |
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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 the modules marked * at grade 11 or better at the first sitting or grade 13.5 or better in the re-assessment
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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 )
BSc Honours
The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 levels.
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Biology joint element: Biology and Geography: Third year BIOGGYJJ3
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BL3320 |
Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists |
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BL3000 |
Field Course |
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BL3321 |
Advanced Critical Analysis Reading Party |
10 |
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BL3322 |
Basic Biochemistry Laboratory |
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40 credits from Module List: BL3301 - BL3319, BL3323, PN3312 - PN3313
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BL3301 |
Protein Structure and Function |
20 |
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BL3302 |
Gene Regulation |
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BL3303 |
Membranes and Cell Communication |
20 |
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BL3307 |
Evolution |
20 |
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BL3308 |
Aquatic Ecology |
20 |
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BL3309 |
Ecosystems and Conservation |
20 |
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BL3310 |
Bioenergetics |
20 |
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BL3311 |
Infection and Disease |
20 |
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BL3315 |
Developmental Biology |
20 |
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BL3316 |
Animal Plant Interactions |
20 |
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BL3318 |
Biology of Marine Organisms |
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BL3319 |
Animal Behaviour: A Quantitative Approach |
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BL3323 |
Terrestrial Zoology |
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PN3312 |
Pharmacology |
20 |
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PN3313 |
Neuroscience |
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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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Geography joint element: Biology and Geography: Third year GGYBIOJJ3
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GG3202 |
Joint Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (30) |
30 |
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Between 0 and 60 credits from Module List: GG3100, GG3321 - GG3302
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GG3100 |
Reconstructing Past Environments |
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GG3221 |
Geographies of Identity and Power |
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GG3224 |
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa |
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GG3225 |
Managing Modern Cities: Strategies for Competitiveness, Sustainability and Social Justice |
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GG3226 |
Population Studies: Europe before 1914 |
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GG3227 |
Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies |
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GG3229 |
Environmental Management in Scotland |
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GG3231 |
The Economic Geography of Homes and Neighbourhoods |
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GG3232 |
Housing, Community and Social-Spatial Justice |
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GG3233 |
Transport and Sustainability |
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GG3234 |
Migration and Transnationalism |
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GG3236 |
The Geography of Entrepreneurship and Self-employment |
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GG3237 |
Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border |
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GG3238 |
Development: voice, power and identity in global times |
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GG3240 |
Ice and climate |
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GG3241 |
Quaternary Palaeoecology |
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GG3260 |
Periglacial Geomorphology |
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GG3261 |
Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland |
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GG3262 |
Climate and Weather Systems |
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GG3263 |
Glaciers and Glaciation |
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GG3264 |
Oceans and Climate |
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GG3265 |
The Science of Climate Change |
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GG3266 |
Rivers and Floodplains |
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GG3267 |
Ecosystem Ecology |
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GG3268 |
Reconstructing Global Climate since the Romans |
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GG3269 |
Geochronology: Dating the Quaternary and Beyond |
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GG3270 |
Understanding and Interpreting Environmental Models |
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GG3271 |
Coastal Processes |
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GG3272 |
Biogeography |
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GG3273 |
Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality |
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GG3274 |
Socio-Ecological Systems |
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GG3301 |
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) |
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GG3302 |
Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) |
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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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Biology Element: Biology and Geography Joint: Fourth year BIOGGYJJ4
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Between 30 and 60 credits from Module List: GG4297, GG4298, BL4200
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GG4297 |
Joint Honours Research Dissertation in Geography |
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GG4298 |
Research Dissertation in Geography |
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BL4200 |
Literature-based Research Project |
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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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Between 30 and 60 credits from Module List: BL4210 - BL4301, ID4001, PN4230 - PN4231, PN4234 - PN4235
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BL4210 |
Practical Skills for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry |
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BL4211 |
Antimicrobials - Mode of Action and Resistance |
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BL4212 |
How Enzymes Work |
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BL4213 |
Molecular Virology |
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BL4215 |
Bacterial Virulence Factors |
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BL4216 |
Structure-based Drug Discovery |
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BL4220 |
Geomicrobiology - from Gold Mines to Global Warming, how Microbes influence our Planet |
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BL4222 |
Metabolic and Clinical Biochemistry |
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BL4223 |
Molecular and cell biology of eukaryotic DNA replication |
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BL4224 |
Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Trafficking |
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BL4230 |
Neurodegeneration and Aging |
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BL4231 |
Neuromodulation |
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BL4232 |
Neuroethology |
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BL4234 |
Synaptic Transmission |
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BL4235 |
Motoneurons: From Physiology to Pathology |
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BL4248 |
Human Physiology of Diving |
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BL4249 |
Scientific Diving |
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BL4251 |
Tropical Marine Biology |
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BL4254 |
Fisheries Research |
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BL4255 |
Marine and Environmental Biotechnology |
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BL4256 |
Marine Bioacoustics |
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BL4258 |
Foraging in Marine Mammals |
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BL4259 |
Marine Mammals and Man |
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BL4260 |
Biological Oceanography |
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BL4262 |
Environmental Drivers of Marine Habitats |
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BL4263 |
The Question of Culture in Cetaceans |
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BL4266 |
Conservation Research Methods |
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BL4268 |
Scientific Communication in Biodiversity and Conservation |
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BL4270 |
Plant-environment Interactions |
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BL4273 |
Bioinformatics for Biologists |
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BL4274 |
Evolutionary Developmental Biology |
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BL4275 |
Evolution in Action |
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BL4278 |
Biology of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Vertebrates |
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BL4280 |
Evolution and Human Behaviour |
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BL4281 |
Animal Communication and Cognition |
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BL4282 |
Biology and Behaviour of Social Insects |
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BL4284 |
Breeding Systems and Sexual Conflict |
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BL4285 |
Complex Systems in Animal Behaviour |
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BL4286 |
Advanced Topics in Evolution |
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BL4301 |
Polar Ecology: A field course in Antarctica |
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ID4001 |
Communication and Teaching in Science |
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PN4230 |
Neurodegeneration and Aging |
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PN4231 |
Neuromodulation |
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PN4234 |
Synaptic Transmission |
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PN4235 |
Motoneurons: From Physiology to Pathology |
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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
At least 90 Level4000 credits must be obtained
One of GG4297 or GG4298 must be taken.
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Geography joint element: Biology and Geography: Fourth year GGYBIOJJ4
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Credits TBC from Module List: GG3100, GG3220 - GG3302, SG3220 - SG3295, SG4221 - SG4229, EG3020 - EG4020, ES4031
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GG3100 |
Reconstructing Past Environments |
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GG3221 |
Geographies of Identity and Power |
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GG3224 |
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa |
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GG3225 |
Managing Modern Cities: Strategies for Competitiveness, Sustainability and Social Justice |
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GG3226 |
Population Studies: Europe before 1914 |
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GG3227 |
Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies |
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GG3229 |
Environmental Management in Scotland |
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GG3231 |
The Economic Geography of Homes and Neighbourhoods |
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GG3232 |
Housing, Community and Social-Spatial Justice |
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GG3233 |
Transport and Sustainability |
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GG3234 |
Migration and Transnationalism |
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GG3236 |
The Geography of Entrepreneurship and Self-employment |
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GG3237 |
Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border |
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GG3238 |
Development: voice, power and identity in global times |
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GG3240 |
Ice and climate |
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GG3241 |
Quaternary Palaeoecology |
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GG3260 |
Periglacial Geomorphology |
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GG3261 |
Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland |
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GG3262 |
Climate and Weather Systems |
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GG3263 |
Glaciers and Glaciation |
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GG3264 |
Oceans and Climate |
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GG3265 |
The Science of Climate Change |
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GG3266 |
Rivers and Floodplains |
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GG3267 |
Ecosystem Ecology |
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GG3268 |
Reconstructing Global Climate since the Romans |
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GG3269 |
Geochronology: Dating the Quaternary and Beyond |
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GG3270 |
Understanding and Interpreting Environmental Models |
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GG3271 |
Coastal Processes |
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GG3272 |
Biogeography |
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GG3273 |
Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality |
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GG3274 |
Socio-Ecological Systems |
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GG3301 |
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) |
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GG3302 |
Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) |
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SG3235 |
Science, Society and Natural Resource Management |
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SG3272 |
Socio-ecological systems |
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SG3273 |
Remote Sensing for Environmental and Social Research |
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SG3274 |
Landscape Ecology and Sustainable Science |
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SG4221 |
Review Essay |
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SG4222 |
Advanced Qualitative Analysis |
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SG4223 |
Advanced Quantitative Analysis |
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SG4224 |
Advanced Topics in Physical Sciences |
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SG4228 |
Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) |
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EG3020 |
Global Climate Change |
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EG3031 |
Special Topic for Physical Geography |
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EG3032 |
Special Environmental Topic for Physical Geography |
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EG4020 |
Geochronology |
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ES4031 |
Analytical Sciences |
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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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ID4001 |
Communication and Teaching in Science |
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ID4002 |
Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities |
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
At least 90 Level4000 credits must be obtained
Select modules to ensure between 90 and 150 credits have been selected from these options across Third and Fourth 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 ).