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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology and Chemistry


BSc (Hons) Biology (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
BL1101 Biology 1 20 AND
BL1102 Biology 2 20 AND
Between 20 and 40 credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
CH1401 Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20 AND
CH1601 Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20 AND
Between 20 and 40 credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
BSc (Hons) Biology (Joint Honours): Second year (Direct Entry)
Code Module name Credits
^ View list 60 credits from Module List: BL2301 and BL2302 and BL2306 and BL2309
BL2301 Cell Biology 15
BL2302 Molecular Biology 15
BL2306 Biochemistry 15
BL2309 Applied Molecular Biology 15
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

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 ^
BSc (Hons) Biology (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ View list 60 credits from Module List: BL2301 and BL2302 and BL2306 and BL2309
BL2301 Cell Biology 15
BL2302 Molecular Biology 15
BL2306 Biochemistry 15
BL2309 Applied Molecular Biology 15
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

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 ^
BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Joint Honours): Second year (Direct Entry)
Code Module name Credits
CH1202 Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10 AND
^ CH2501 Inorganic Chemistry 2 30 AND
^ CH2601 Organic Chemistry 2 30

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 ^
BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ CH2501 Inorganic Chemistry 2 30 AND
^ CH2601 Organic Chemistry 2 30

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 ^

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.

BSc (Hons) Biology (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
BL3301 Protein Structure and Function 20 AND
BL3303 Membranes and Cell Communication 20 AND
BL3324 Advanced Biochemistry 20

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list 30 credits from Module List: CH3431, CH3623
CH3431 Chemistry Workshop 15
CH3623 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Biology and Chemistry) 15
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
View list 30 credits from Module List: CH3612, CH3613, CH3615, CH3716
CH3612 Synthetic Methodology 10
CH3613 Carbohydrate and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 10
CH3615 Mechanism in Organic Chemistry 10
CH3716 Quantitative Aspects of Medicinal Chemistry 10
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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
BSc (Hons) Biology (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
BL4201 Experimental Research Project 60 OR
View list Between 60 and 65 credits from Module List: BL4210, BL4212, BL4213, BL4215, BL4216, BL4222, BL4223, ID4001
BL4210 Practical Skills for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 15
BL4212 How Enzymes Work 15
BL4213 Molecular Virology 15
BL4215 Bacterial Virulence Factors 15
BL4216 Structure-based Drug Discovery 15
BL4222 Metabolic and Clinical Biochemistry 15
BL4223 Molecular and cell biology of eukaryotic DNA replication 15
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
BL3311 Infection and Disease 20
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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
CH4442 Chemistry Research Project 60 AND
View list Between 0 and 20 credits from Module List: CH4612, CH4614, CH4615, CH5611 - CH5614, CH5616 OR
CH4612 Blockbuster Pharmaceuticals 10
CH4614 Heterocyclic and Pericyclic Chemistry 10
CH4615 Fragrance, Food and Colour Chemistry 10
CH5611 Asymmetric Synthesis 10
CH5612 Natural Products, Biosynthesis and Enzyme Co-factors 10
CH5613 Reactive Intermediates 10
CH5614 Chemical Biology 10
CH5616 Molecular Recognition 10
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
View list Between 60 and 65 credits from Module List: CH4612, CH4614, CH4615, CH5611 - CH5614, CH5616, ID4001
CH4612 Blockbuster Pharmaceuticals 10
CH4614 Heterocyclic and Pericyclic Chemistry 10
CH4615 Fragrance, Food and Colour Chemistry 10
CH5611 Asymmetric Synthesis 10
CH5612 Natural Products, Biosynthesis and Enzyme Co-factors 10
CH5613 Reactive Intermediates 10
CH5614 Chemical Biology 10
CH5616 Molecular Recognition 10
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

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 ).