Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology and Geography
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BSc (Hons) Biology and Geography (Biology Element): First year BIOGGYJJ1_2021
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BL1101
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Biology 1 |
20 |
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BL1102
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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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BSc (Hons) Biology and Geography (Joint Honours)(Geography Element): First year GGYBIOJJ1_2021
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GG1001
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Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment |
20 |
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GG1002
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A World in Crisis? |
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 (Hons) Biology and Geography (Biology Element): Second year BIOGGYJJ2_2021
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60 credits from Module List: BL2300 - BL2399
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BL2300
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Research Methods in Biology |
15 |
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BL2301
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Cell Biology |
15 |
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BL2302
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Molecular Biology |
15 |
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BL2303
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Evolutionary Biology |
15 |
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BL2304
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Invertebrate Zoology |
15 |
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BL2305
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Cell Systems |
15 |
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BL2306
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Biochemistry |
15 |
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BL2307
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Ecology |
15 |
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BL2308
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Vertebrate Zoology |
15 |
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BL2309
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Applied Molecular Biology |
15 |
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BL2310
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Comparative Physiology |
15 |
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BL2311
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The Oceans |
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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BSc (Hons) Biology and Geography (Joint Honours)(Geography Element): Second year GGYBIOJJ2_2021
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Module name |
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GG2011
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Geographies of Global Change |
30 |
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GG2012
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(Re)constructing environments, people and places |
30 |
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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 meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.
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 (Hons) Biology and Geography (Biology Element): Third year BIOGGYJJ3_2021
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BL3320
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Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists |
10 |
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BL3000
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Field Course |
10 |
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PN3321
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Advanced Critical Analysis Reading Party
Not running in 2020-2021
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10 |
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BL3322
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Basic Biochemistry Laboratory |
10 |
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40 credits from Module List: BL3301 - BL3319, BL3323-BL3324, PN3312 - PN3313
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BL3301
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Protein Structure and Function |
20 |
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BL3302
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Gene Regulation |
20 |
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BL3303
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Membranes and Cell Communication |
20 |
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BL3307
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Evolution |
20 |
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BL3308
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Aquatic Ecology |
20 |
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BL3309
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Ecosystems and Conservation |
20 |
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BL3310
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Bioenergetics
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20 |
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BL3311
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Infection and Disease |
20 |
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BL3315
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Developmental Biology |
20 |
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BL3316
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Co-evolution: living together |
20 |
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BL3318
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Biology of Marine Organisms |
20 |
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BL3319
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Animal Behaviour: A Quantitative Approach |
20 |
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BL3323
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Terrestrial Zoology |
20 |
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BL3324
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Advanced Biochemistry |
20 |
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PN3312
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Neuropharmacology |
20 |
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PN3313
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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 (Hons) Biology and Geography (Joint Honours)(Geography Element): Third year GGYBIOJJ3_2021
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GG3202
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Joint Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (30) |
30 |
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Between 0 and 60 credits from Module List: GG3100 - GG3301
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GG3100
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Quaternary Science: Principles and Practice
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20 |
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GG3201
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Single Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (60) |
60 |
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GG3202
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Joint Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (30) |
30 |
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GG3203
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Research Design and Methodology Training (50) |
50 |
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GG3204
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Research Design and Methodology Training (40) |
40 |
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GG3221
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Geographies of Identity and Power
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20 |
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GG3224
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HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
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20 |
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GG3227
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Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies |
20 |
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GG3229
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Environmental Management in Scotland |
20 |
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GG3234
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Migration and Transnationalism |
20 |
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GG3237
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Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border
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20 |
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GG3238
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Development: voice, power and identity in global times |
20 |
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GG3240
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Ice and climate
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20 |
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GG3241
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Quaternary Palaeoecology
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20 |
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GG3242
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Geographies of the Life Course |
20 |
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GG3262
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Climate and Weather Systems
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20 |
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GG3263
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Glaciers and Glaciation |
20 |
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GG3264
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Oceans and Climate
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20 |
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GG3271
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Coastal Processes
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20 |
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GG3272
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Biogeography and the Earth System |
20 |
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GG3273
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Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality |
20 |
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GG3274
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Socio-Ecological Systems
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GG3275
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Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes
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GG3301
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Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) |
10 |
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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 (Hons) Biology and Geography (Biology Element)t: Fourth year BIOGGYJJ4_2021
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Between 30 and 60 credits from Module List: GG4297, GG4298, BL4200
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GG4297
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Joint Honours Research Dissertation in Geography |
30 |
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GG4298
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Research Dissertation in Geography |
50 |
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BL4200
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Literature-based Research Project |
30 |
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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 - PN4235
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BL4210
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Practical Skills for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry |
15 |
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BL4211
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Antimicrobials - Mode of Action and Resistance |
15 |
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BL4212
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How Enzymes Work |
15 |
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BL4213
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Molecular Virology |
15 |
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BL4215
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Bacterial Virulence Factors |
15 |
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BL4216
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Structure-based Drug Discovery |
15 |
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BL4220
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Geomicrobiology - from Gold Mines to Global Warming, how Microbes influence our Planet
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15 |
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BL4222
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Metabolic and Clinical Biochemistry |
15 |
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BL4223
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Molecular and cell biology of eukaryotic DNA replication |
15 |
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BL4224
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Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Trafficking |
15 |
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BL4225
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Advanced Microscopy and Image Analysis - Seeing is Believing |
15 |
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BL4226
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Chromatin and Genome Stability |
15 |
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BL4230
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Neurodegeneration and Aging
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15 |
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BL4231
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Neuromodulation
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15 |
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BL4232
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Neuroethology
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15 |
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BL4234
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Synaptic Transmission
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15 |
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BL4235
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Motoneurons: From Physiology to Pathology
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15 |
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BL4248
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Human Physiology of Diving
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15 |
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BL4249
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Scientific Diving
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BL4251
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Tropical Marine Biology |
15 |
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BL4254
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Fisheries Research |
15 |
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BL4255
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Marine and Environmental Biotechnology
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BL4256
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Marine Bioacoustics |
15 |
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BL4258
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Foraging in Marine Mammals |
15 |
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BL4259
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Marine Mammals and Man |
15 |
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BL4260
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Biological Oceanography |
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BL4262
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Environmental Drivers of Marine Habitats |
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BL4263
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The Question of Culture in Animals |
15 |
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BL4266
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Conservation Research Methods |
15 |
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BL4268
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Science Communication of Biodiversity and Conservation |
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BL4270
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Plant-environment Interactions |
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BL4273
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Computational Genomics |
15 |
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BL4274
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology |
15 |
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BL4275
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Evolution in Action |
15 |
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BL4278
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Biology of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Vertebrates |
15 |
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BL4279
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The CRISPR system for Antiviral Defence and Genome Engineering |
15 |
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BL4280
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Evolution and Human Behaviour |
15 |
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BL4281
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Animal Communication and Cognition |
15 |
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BL4282
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Biology and Behaviour of Social Insects |
15 |
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BL4284
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Breeding Systems and Sexual Conflict
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BL4285
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Complex Systems in Animal Behaviour |
15 |
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BL4286
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Advanced Topics in Evolution |
15 |
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BL4288
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Major Review Paper in Evolutionary Biology |
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BL4289
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Animal Cognition |
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BL4294
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Biomolecular Sciences Public Engagement |
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BL4301
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Polar Ecology: A field course in Antarctica |
15 |
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ID4001
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Communication and Teaching in Science
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15 |
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PN4230
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Maladaptive Changes in the Nervous System |
15 |
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PN4231
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Neuromodulation |
15 |
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PN4232
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Neuroethology |
15 |
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PN4234
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Synaptic Transmission |
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PN4235
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Motoneurons: From Physiology to Pathology |
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
One of GG4297 or GG4298 must be taken.
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BSc (Hons) Biology and Geography (Joint Honours)(Geography Element): Fourth year GGYBIOJJ4_2021
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Credits from Module List: GG3100-GG3299, GG3302, GG4301, GG4222 - GG4229
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GG3100
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Quaternary Science: Principles and Practice
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GG3201
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Single Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (60) |
60 |
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GG3202
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Joint Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (30) |
30 |
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GG3203
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Research Design and Methodology Training (50) |
50 |
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GG3204
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Research Design and Methodology Training (40) |
40 |
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GG3221
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Geographies of Identity and Power
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20 |
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GG3224
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HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
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20 |
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GG3227
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Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies |
20 |
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GG3229
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Environmental Management in Scotland |
20 |
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GG3234
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Migration and Transnationalism |
20 |
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GG3237
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Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border
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20 |
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GG3238
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Development: voice, power and identity in global times |
20 |
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GG3240
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Ice and climate
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GG3241
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Quaternary Palaeoecology
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20 |
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GG3242
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Geographies of the Life Course |
20 |
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GG3262
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Climate and Weather Systems
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20 |
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GG3263
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Glaciers and Glaciation |
20 |
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GG3264
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Oceans and Climate
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20 |
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GG3271
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Coastal Processes
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20 |
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GG3272
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Biogeography and the Earth System |
20 |
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GG3273
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Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality |
20 |
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GG3274
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Socio-Ecological Systems
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20 |
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GG3275
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Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes
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20 |
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GG4222
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Advanced Qualitative Analysis |
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GG4223
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Advanced Quantitative Analysis |
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GG4224
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Advanced Topics in Physical Sciences |
20 |
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GG4228
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Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) |
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GG3302
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Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) |
10 |
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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
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Communication and Teaching in Science
Not running in 2020-2021
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ID4002
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Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities
Not running in 2020-2021
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
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/students/study-abroad/academic ).