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| BSc Molecular Biology: Second year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| ^ | BL2300 | Research Methods in Biology | 15 | AND | ^ | BL2302 | Molecular Biology | 15 | AND | ^ | BL2306 | Biochemistry | 15 | AND | ^ | BL2309 | Applied Molecular Biology | 15 | AND | Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options | AND |
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year Automatic entry to Honours requires
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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 )
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.
| BSc Molecular Biology: Third year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| BL3301 | Protein Structure and Function | 20 | AND | BL3302 | Gene Regulation | 20 | AND | BL3311 | Infection and Disease | 20 | AND | BL3320 | Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists | 10 | AND | BL3322 | Basic Biochemistry Laboratory | 10 | AND | View list | 40 credits from Module List: BL3303, BL3310, PN3312 |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year |
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| BSc Molecular Biology: Fourth year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| BL4210 | Practical Skills for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 15 | AND | ( | BL4200 | Literature-based Research Project | 30 | OR | BL4201 | Experimental Research Project | 60 | ) | AND | View list | Between 30 and 75 credits from Molecular Biology Fourth Year Optional Modules | AND |
| View list | Between 0 and 15 credits from Molecular Biology Fourth Year Optional (Restricted) Modules | |||||
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year |
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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.
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 ).