Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology
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BSc Biology: First year BIOBIOSS1
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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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BSc Biology: Second year BIOBIOSS2
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BL2300 |
Research Methods in Biology |
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45 credits from Module List: BL2000 - BL2099, BL2301 - BL2310
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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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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
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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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BSc Biology: Third year BIOBIOSS3
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BL3320 |
Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists |
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BL3000 |
Field Course |
10 |
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BL3321 |
Advanced Critical Analysis Reading Party |
10 |
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BL3322 |
Basic Biochemistry Laboratory |
10 |
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100 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 |
20 |
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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 |
20 |
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BL3319 |
Animal Behaviour: A Quantitative Approach |
20 |
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BL3323 |
Terrestrial Zoology |
20 |
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PN3312 |
Pharmacology |
20 |
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PN3313 |
Neuroscience |
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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BSc Biology: Fourth year BIOBIOSS4
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BL4200 |
Literature-based Research Project |
30 |
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BL4201 |
Experimental Research Project |
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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 |
15 |
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BL4211 |
Antimicrobials - Mode of Action and Resistance |
15 |
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BL4212 |
How Enzymes Work |
15 |
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BL4213 |
Molecular Virology |
15 |
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BL4215 |
Bacterial Virulence Factors |
15 |
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BL4216 |
Structure-based Drug Discovery |
15 |
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BL4220 |
Geomicrobiology - from Gold Mines to Global Warming, how Microbes influence our Planet |
15 |
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BL4222 |
Metabolic and Clinical Biochemistry |
15 |
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BL4223 |
Molecular and cell biology of eukaryotic DNA replication |
15 |
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BL4224 |
Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Trafficking |
15 |
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BL4230 |
Neurodegeneration and Aging |
15 |
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BL4231 |
Neuromodulation |
15 |
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BL4232 |
Neuroethology |
15 |
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BL4234 |
Synaptic Transmission |
15 |
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BL4235 |
Motoneurons: From Physiology to Pathology |
15 |
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BL4248 |
Human Physiology of Diving |
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BL4249 |
Scientific Diving |
15 |
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BL4251 |
Tropical Marine Biology |
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BL4254 |
Fisheries Research |
15 |
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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 |
15 |
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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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BL5440 |
Major Review Paper in Evolutionary Biology |
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BL5441 |
Animal Cognition |
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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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Between 0 and 30 credits from Restricted 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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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
At least 90 Level4000 credits must be obtained
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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 ).