BSc (Hons) Biology and Economics (Biology Element): First year | ||||||
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Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
BL1101 | Biology 1 | 20 | AND | BL1102 | Biology 2 | 20 | AND | Remaining credits from Level 1000 options |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in the academic year |
BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): First year | ||||||
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Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
(( | EC1001 | Macroeconomics | 20 | AND | EC1002 | Microeconomics | 20 | ) | OR | ( | EC1004 |
Economics Not running in 2024-2025 |
20 | )) | AND | View list | Credits from Module List: EC1003, EC1008 | AND |
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options | ||||||
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in the academic year Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.EC1003 may be taken in first or second year |
BSc (Hons) Biology and Economics (Biology Element): Second year | ||||||
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Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
^ | View list | 60 credits from Module List: BL2300 - BL2399 | ||||
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year Automatic entry to Honours requires
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BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Second year | ||||||
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Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
^ | EC2001 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 20 | AND | ^ | EC2002 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 20 | AND | EC2203 | Statistics for Economists | 20 | AND | EC1003 | Mathematics for Economists | 20 | AND | Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options |
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year Students who have passed MT2508 are exempt from EC2203 EC1003 may be taken in first year.
Automatic entry to Honours requires
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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/ )
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 and Economics (Biology Element): Third year | ||||||
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Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
BL3320 | Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists | 10 | AND | ( | BL3000 | Field Course | 10 | OR | BL3322 | Basic Biochemistry Laboratory | 10 | ) | AND | View list | 40 credits from Module List: BL3301 - BL3319, BL3324-BL3325, PN3312 - PN3313 |
Further requirementsChoose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year |
BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Third year | ||||||
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Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
View list | 60 credits from Module List: EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4489 | AND | ||||
Further requirementsChoose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year Over the third AND fourth year and with the permission of the Honours adviser, a maximum of 20 credits can be from 3000 level and 4000 level VIP modules, ID4002, EC4422, EC4498 for students enrolled in a VIP supervised within the Department of Economics. Students who take VIP modules supervised within the Department of Economics will not be eligible to enrol in the dissertation module EC4499. |
BSc (Hons) Biology and Economics (Biology Element): Fourth year | ||||||
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Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
View list | 60 credits from Module List: BL4200, BL4201, BL4210-BL4301, BL4797, BL5042, BL5124, ID4001, PN4107, PN4112, PN4230 - PN4235 | |||||
Further requirementsChoose 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, 30 further credits are required from the 4th-Year Biology options list (not including BL4200). |
BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Fourth year | ||||||
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Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
View list | 60 credits from Module List: EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4499, EC5201 - EC5203, ID4002 | |||||
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year Access to EC5201 - EC5203 is only available with the permission of the Director of Teaching to students in the Second Year of an Honours Programme who have achieved at least 17.5 in a relevant module, namely, EC3303 or EC3306 for EC5201, EC3302 or EC3505 for EC5202, in EC4401 for EC5203Over the third AND fourth year and with the permission of the Honours adviser, a maximum of 20 credits can be from 3000 level and 4000 level VIP modules, ID4002, EC4422, EC4498 for students enrolled in a VIP supervised within the Department of Economics. Students who take VIP modules supervised within the Department of Economics will not be eligible to enrol in the dissertation module EC4499. |
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.
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 ).