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Master in Marine Biology (Honours)


MMarBiol (Hons) Marine Biology: First year
Code Module name Credits
BL1101 Biology 1 20 AND
BL1102 Biology 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MMarBiol (Hons) Marine Biology: Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ BL2300 Research Methods in Biology 15 AND
^ BL2307 Ecology 15 AND
^ BL2311 The Oceans 15 AND
( ^ BL2304 Invertebrate Zoology 15 OR
^ BL2308 Vertebrate Zoology 15 )
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

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 15 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.

Qualified entry to Honours is not available for Integrated Masters programmes.

Students who do not meet the requirements for automatic entry to Honours in an Integrated Masters programme may be eligible for automatic or qualified entry to Honours in a related BSc programme.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

Integrated Masters

The general requirements are 600 credits over a period of normally five years to include a period of placement in the fourth year approved by the School of Biology.

MMarBiol (Hons) Marine Biology: Third year
Code Module name Credits
BL3000 Field Course 10 AND
BL3307 Evolution 20 AND
BL3308 Methods in Aquatic Biology 20 AND
BL3309 Ecosystems and Conservation 20 AND
BL3318 Biology of Marine Organisms 20 AND
BL3320 Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists 10 AND
View list 20 credits from Module List: BL3315, BL3319
BL3315 Genes, Cells and Development 20
BL3319 Animal Behaviour: A Quantitative Approach 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 between 120 to 160 credits in academic year
MMarBiol (Hons) Marine Biology: Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
BL5443 Biology Distance Learning (MMarBiol/MBiol) 30 AND
BL4603 External Research Placement 90

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
MMarBiol (Hons) Marine Biology: Fifth year
Code Module name Credits
BL5411 Advanced Topics in Biology 30 AND
BL5498 Advanced Research Project (MMarBiol/MBiol) 60 AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: BL4249, BL4251, BL4254 - BL4256, BL4258 - BL4260, BL4262 - BL4263, BL4274, BL4296 and BL5124
BL4249 Scientific Diving 15
BL4251 Tropical Marine Biology 15
BL4254 Fisheries Research 15
BL4255 Marine and Environmental Biotechnology 15
BL4256 Marine Bioacoustics 15
BL4258 Foraging in Marine Mammals 15
BL4259 Marine Mammals and Man 15
BL4260 Biological Oceanography 15
BL4262 Environmental Drivers of Marine Habitats 15
BL4263 The Question of Culture in Animals 15
BL5124 Predator Ecology in Polar Ecosystems - Antarctica 15
BL4274 Evolutionary Developmental Biology 15
BL4296 Biology and Ecology of Antarctic Krill 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 ).