Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology
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BSc (Hons) Biology: First year BIOBIOSS1_2021
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BL1101
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Biology 1 |
20 |
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BL1102
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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 (Hons) Biology: Second year BIOBIOSS2_2021
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Module name |
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BL2300
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Research Methods in Biology |
15 |
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45 credits from Module List: BL2301 - BL2311
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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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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 11 or better in modules marked ^
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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: Third year BIOBIOSS3_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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BL3322
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Basic Biochemistry Laboratory |
10 |
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AND |
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100 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: Fourth year BIOBIOSS4_2021
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BL4200
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Literature-based Research Project |
30 |
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BL4201
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Experimental Research Project |
60 |
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Between 60 and 90 credits from 30 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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15 |
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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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15 |
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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 |
15 |
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BL4262
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Environmental Drivers of Marine Habitats |
15 |
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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 |
15 |
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BL4270
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Plant-environment Interactions |
15 |
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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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15 |
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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 |
15 |
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BL4289
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Animal Cognition |
15 |
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BL4294
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Biomolecular Sciences Public Engagement |
15 |
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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 |
15 |
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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
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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 ).