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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology and Psychology


BSc (Hons) Biology and Psychology (Biology Element): 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 Psychology joint element: First year
Code Module name Credits
PN1001 Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20 AND
PN1002 Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
BSc (Hons) Biology and Psychology (Biology Element): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ View list 60 credits from Module List: BL2300 - BL2399
BL2300 Research Methods in Biology 15
BL2301 Cell Biology 15
BL2302 Molecular Biology 15
BL2303 Evolutionary Biology 15
BL2304 Invertebrate Zoology 15
BL2305 Cell Systems 15
BL2306 Biochemistry 15
BL2307 Ecology 15
BL2308 Vertebrate Zoology 15
BL2309 Applied Molecular Biology 15
BL2311 The Oceans 15
BL2312 Animal Behaviour 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

  • passes in modules marked ^
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ PN2001 Advanced Principles of Psychology 1 30 AND
^ PN2002 Advanced Principles of Psychology 2 30 AND

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 ^
BSc (Hons) Biology and Psychology (Biology Element): Third year
Code Module name Credits
BL3320 Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists 10 AND
View list At least 30 credits from Module List: BL3000 - BL3319, BL3321-BL3325, PN3312 - PN3313
BL3000 Field Course 10
BL3301 Protein Structure and Function 20
BL3302 Gene Regulation 20
BL3303 Membranes and Cell Communication 20
BL3307 Evolution 20
BL3308 Methods in Aquatic Biology 20
BL3309 Ecosystems and Conservation 20
BL3311 Infection and Disease 20
BL3315 Genes, Cells and Development 20
BL3316 Co-evolution: living together 20
BL3318 Biology of Marine Organisms 20
BL3319 Animal Behaviour: A Quantitative Approach 20
BL3322 Basic Biochemistry Laboratory 10
BL3324 Advanced Biochemistry 20
BL3325 Quantitative ecology 20
PN3312 Neuropharmacology 20
PN3313 Advanced Principles of Neuroscience 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) Psychology (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PN3031 - PN3034 AND
PN3031 Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
PN3032 Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
PN3033 Developmental Psychology 10
PN3034 Social Psychology 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 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PN3035 - PN3036, PN3313 AND
PN3035 Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
PN3036 Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology 10
PN3313 Advanced Principles of Neuroscience 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
View list Between 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PN3037 - PN3038 AND
PN3037 Perception 10
PN3038 Cognition 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 0 and 40 credits from Module List PN3025 and PN4026
PN3025 Psychological Statistics and Methodology 1 20
PN4026 Psychological Statistics and Methodology 2 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

Must take at least 60 credits in 3rd Year from Module List: PN3025, PN4026, PN3031 - PN3038.

All Joint Psychology students must take a total of 60 credits from: PN3031-PN3034, (one of PN3035 or PN3036) and (one of PN3037 or PN3038) across 3rd and 4th Year.

For BPS Accreditation, students must take modules PN3025 and PN4026 in 3rd Year.
BSc (Hons) Biology and Psychology (Biology Element): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list At least 45 credits from Module List: BL4200, BL4201, BL4210-4301, BL4797, BL5042, BL5124, ID4001, PN4107, PN4112, PN4230 - PN4235
BL4200 Literature-based Research Project 30
BL4201 Experimental Research Project 60
BL4210 Practical Skills for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 15
BL4211 Antimicrobials - Mode of Action and Resistance 15
BL4212 How Enzymes Work 15
BL4213 Molecular Virology 15
BL4214 The Science of Race and Racism 15
BL4215 Bacterial Virulence Factors 15
BL4216 Structure-based Drug Discovery 15
BL4220 Molecular Mechanisms of Degenerative Diseases 15
BL4221 Forensic Biology 15
BL4222 Metabolic and Clinical Biochemistry 15
BL4223 Molecular and cell biology of eukaryotic DNA replication 15
BL4224 Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Trafficking 15
BL4225 Advanced Microscopy and Image Analysis - Seeing is Believing 15
BL4226 Chromatin and Genome Stability 15
BL4249 Scientific Diving 15
BL4251 Tropical Marine Biology 15
BL4252 Measuring coastal ecosystem function 15
BL4254 Fisheries Research 15
BL4256 Marine Bioacoustics 15
BL4258 Foraging in Marine Mammals 15
BL4259 Marine Mammals and Humans 15
BL4260 Biological Oceanography 15
BL4262 Environmental Drivers of Marine Habitats 15
BL4263 The Question of Culture in Animals 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
BL4274 Evolutionary Developmental Biology 15
BL4278 Biology of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Vertebrates 15
BL4279 The CRISPR system for Antiviral Defence and Genome Engineering 15
BL4281 Animal Communication and Cognition 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
BL4294 Biomolecular Sciences Public Engagement 15
BL4295 Applications of Mass Spectrometry 15
BL4296 Biology and Ecology of Antarctic Krill 15
BL4297 Current Topics in Antibiotic Research 15
BL4797 Joint Honours Project 60
BL5042 Advanced Animal Cognition 15
BL5124 Predator Ecology in Polar Ecosystems - Antarctica 15
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
PN4107 Evolution of Human Behaviour and Culture 15
PN4112 Forging Sustainable Research 15
PN4230 Maladaptive Changes in the Nervous System 15
PN4231 Neuromodulation 15
PN4232 Neuroethology 15
PN4234 Synaptic Transmission in Health and Disease 15
PN4235 Motoneurons: From Physiology to Pathology 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


At least one of BL4200, BL4201, Honours Project/Dissertation from the Joint School, or other approved Joint Honours Project must be taken. Students may not take BL4201 alongside another Honours Project/Dissertation module worth more than 15 credits; students may not take BL4797 alongside another Honours Project/Dissertation module. If BL4797 is taken, at least 15 further credits are required from the 4th-Year Biology options list.
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PN3031 - PN3034 AND
PN3031 Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
PN3032 Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
PN3033 Developmental Psychology 10
PN3034 Social Psychology 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 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PN3035 - PN3036 AND
PN3035 Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
PN3036 Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology 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 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PN3037 - PN3038 AND
PN3037 Perception 10
PN3038 Cognition 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
Remaining credits from Module List: PN3025, PN4000 - PN4195 (exluding PN4056), PN4796, PN4797

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

All Joint Psychology students must take a total of 60 credits from: PN3031-PN3034, (one of PN3035 or PN3036) and (one of PN3037 or PN3038) across 3rd and 4th Year.

At least 60 credits must be taken in Fourth year to make at least 120 credits from Psychology modules across Honours years.

For a joint degree to be accredited by the British Psychological Society students are required to pass one of the following project modules: (PS/PN4050 or PS/PN4055 or PS/PN4796 or PS/PN4797).

British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation

For recognition by the British Psychological Society, at least 130 credits must be taken across 3rd Year and 4th Year, including passes in the following modules: (PS3021 or PS3023 or PS3025), (PS3022 or PS3024 or PS4026), PS3031, PS3032, PS3033, PS3034, (PS3035 or PS3036 or PN3313), (PS3037 or PS3038) and (PS4050 or PS4055 or PS4056 or PS4299 or PS4796 or PS4797). In order to be eligible for accreditation, students must gain at least a Lower Second Class Honours degree. This recognition is required for those who wish to gain employment as professional psychologists.

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 ).