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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ecology & Conservation


BSc (Hons) Ecology & Conservation: 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
BSc (Hons) Ecology & Conservation: Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ BL2300 Research Methods in Biology 15 AND
^ BL2303 Evolutionary Biology 15 AND
^ BL2307 Ecology 15 AND
^ BL2308 Vertebrate Zoology 15 AND
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

  • passes 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/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

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) Ecology & Conservation: Third year
Code Module name Credits
BL3000 Field Course 10 AND
BL3309 Ecosystems and Conservation 20 AND
BL3320 Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists 10 AND
View list 80 credits from Module List: BL3307 - BL3308, BL3316, BL3318 - BL3319, BL3325
BL3307 Evolution 20
BL3308 Methods in Aquatic Biology 20
BL3316 Co-evolution: living together 20
BL3318 Biology of Marine Organisms 20
BL3319 Animal Behaviour: A Quantitative Approach 20
BL3325 Quantitative ecology 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
BSc (Hons) Ecology & Conservation: Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
( BL4200 Literature-based Research Project 30 OR
BL4201 Experimental Research Project 60 ) AND
View list Between 60 and 90 credits from BL4214,BL4249, BL4251, BL4254-BL4256, BL4258-BL4262, BL4266-BL4273, BL4278, BL4282, BL4285-BL4289,BL4296,BL5124,ID4001
BL4220 Molecular Mechanisms of Degenerative Diseases 15
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
BL4266 Conservation Research Methods 15
BL4268 Science Communication of Biodiversity and Conservation 15
BL4270 Plant-environment Interactions 15
BL4271 Natural History, Museums and the Public 15
BL4272 Rewilding and Restoration Ecology 15
BL4273 Computational Genomics 15
BL4282 Biology and Behaviour of Social Insects 15
BL4285 Complex Systems in Animal Behaviour 15
BL4286 Advanced Topics in Evolution 15
BL4288 Major Review Paper in Evolutionary Biology 15
BL4289 Animal Cognition 15
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
BL4278 Biology of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Vertebrates 15
BL4214 The Science of Race and Racism 15
BL4296 Biology and Ecology of Antarctic Krill 15
BL5124 Predator Ecology in Polar Ecosystems - Antarctica 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 ).