Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology and Psychology
BSc (Hons) Biology and Psychology (Biology Element): First year BIOPSYJJ1_2425
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BL1101
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Biology 1 |
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BL1102
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Biology 2 |
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Remaining credits from Level 1000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
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BSc Psychology joint element: First year PSYBIOJJ1_2425
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PN1001
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Fundamentals of Psychology 1 |
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PN1002
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Fundamentals of Psychology 2 |
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Remaining credits from Level 1000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
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BSc (Hons) Biology and Psychology (Biology Element): Second year BIOPSYJJ2_2425
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60 credits from Module List: BL2300 - BL2399
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BL2300
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Research Methods in Biology |
15 |
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BL2301
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Cell Biology |
15 |
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BL2302
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Molecular Biology |
15 |
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BL2303
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Evolutionary Biology |
15 |
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BL2304
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Invertebrate Zoology |
15 |
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BL2305
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Cell Systems |
15 |
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BL2306
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Biochemistry |
15 |
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BL2307
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Ecology |
15 |
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BL2308
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Vertebrate Zoology |
15 |
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BL2309
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Applied Molecular Biology |
15 |
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BL2311
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The Oceans |
15 |
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BL2312
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Animal Behaviour |
15 |
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- 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
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits
Automatic entry to Honours requires
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BSc (Hons) Psychology (Joint Honours): Second year PSYBIOJJ2_2425
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PN2001
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Advanced Principles of Psychology 1 |
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PN2002
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Advanced Principles of Psychology 2 |
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits
Automatic entry to Honours requires
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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) Biology and Psychology (Biology Element): Third year BIOPSYJJ3_2425
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BL3320
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Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists |
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At least 30 credits from Module List: BL3000 - BL3319, BL3321-BL3325, PN3312 - PN3313
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BL3000
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Field Course |
10 |
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BL3301
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Protein Structure and Function |
20 |
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BL3302
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Gene Regulation |
20 |
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BL3303
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Membranes and Cell Communication |
20 |
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BL3307
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Evolution |
20 |
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BL3308
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Methods in Aquatic Biology |
20 |
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BL3309
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Ecosystems and Conservation |
20 |
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BL3311
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Infection and Disease |
20 |
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BL3315
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Genes, Cells and Development |
20 |
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BL3316
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Co-evolution: living together |
20 |
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BL3318
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Biology of Marine Organisms |
20 |
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BL3319
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Animal Behaviour: A Quantitative Approach |
20 |
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BL3321
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Advanced Critical Analysis Reading Party
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10 |
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BL3322
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Basic Biochemistry Laboratory |
10 |
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BL3324
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Advanced Biochemistry |
20 |
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BL3325
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Quantitative ecology |
20 |
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PN3312
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Neuropharmacology |
20 |
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PN3313
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Advanced Principles of Neuroscience |
20 |
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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
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Further requirementsChoose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year
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BSc (Hons) Psychology (Joint Honours): Third year PSYBIOJJ3_2425
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Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PN3031 - PN3034
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PN3031
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Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives |
10 |
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PN3032
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Assessment in Clinical Psychology |
10 |
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PN3033
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Developmental Psychology |
10 |
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PN3034
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Social Psychology |
10 |
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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
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Between 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PN3035 - PN3036, PN3313
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PN3035
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Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience |
10 |
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PN3036
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Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology |
10 |
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PN3313
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Advanced Principles of Neuroscience |
20 |
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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
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Between 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PN3037 - PN3038
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PN3037
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Perception |
10 |
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PN3038
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Cognition |
10 |
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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
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Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List PN3025 and PN4026
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PN3025
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Psychological Statistics and Methodology 1 |
20 |
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PN4026
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Psychological Statistics and Methodology 2 |
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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
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Further requirementsChoose 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.
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BSc (Hons) Biology and Psychology (Biology Element): Fourth year BIOPSYJJ4_2425
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At least 45 credits from Module List: BL4200, BL4201, BL4210-4301, BL4797, BL5042, BL5124, ID4001, PN4107, PN4112, PN4230 - PN4235
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BL4200
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Literature-based Research Project |
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BL4201
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Experimental Research Project |
60 |
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BL4210
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Practical Skills for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry |
15 |
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BL4211
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Antimicrobials - Mode of Action and Resistance |
15 |
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BL4212
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How Enzymes Work |
15 |
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BL4213
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Molecular Virology |
15 |
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BL4214
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The Science of Race and Racism |
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BL4215
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Bacterial Virulence Factors |
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BL4216
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Structure-based Drug Discovery |
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BL4220
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Molecular Mechanisms of Degenerative Diseases |
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BL4221
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Forensic Biology |
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BL4222
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Metabolic and Clinical Biochemistry |
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BL4223
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Molecular and cell biology of eukaryotic DNA replication |
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BL4224
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Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Trafficking
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BL4225
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Advanced Microscopy and Image Analysis - Seeing is Believing |
15 |
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BL4226
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Chromatin and Genome Stability |
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BL4249
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Scientific Diving |
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BL4251
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Tropical Marine Biology |
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BL4252
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Measuring coastal ecosystem function |
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BL4254
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Fisheries Research |
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BL4255
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Marine and Environmental Biotechnology
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BL4256
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Marine Bioacoustics
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BL4258
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Foraging in Marine Mammals |
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BL4259
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Marine Mammals and Humans |
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BL4260
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Biological Oceanography |
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BL4262
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Environmental Drivers of Marine Habitats |
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BL4263
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The Question of Culture in Animals |
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BL4266
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Conservation Research Methods |
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BL4268
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Science Communication of Biodiversity and Conservation
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BL4270
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Plant-environment Interactions |
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BL4271
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Natural History, Museums and the Public |
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BL4272
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Rewilding and Restoration Ecology |
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BL4273
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Computational Genomics |
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BL4274
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology |
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BL4278
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Biology of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Vertebrates |
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BL4279
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The CRISPR system for Antiviral Defence and Genome Engineering |
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BL4281
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Animal Communication and Cognition |
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BL4282
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Biology and Behaviour of Social Insects
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BL4285
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Complex Systems in Animal Behaviour |
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BL4286
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Advanced Topics in Evolution |
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BL4288
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Major Review Paper in Evolutionary Biology |
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BL4294
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Biomolecular Sciences Public Engagement |
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BL4295
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Applications of Mass Spectrometry |
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BL4296
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Biology and Ecology of Antarctic Krill
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BL4297
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Current Topics in Antibiotic Research |
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BL4797
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Joint Honours Project |
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BL5042
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Advanced Animal Cognition |
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BL5124
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Predator Ecology in Polar Ecosystems - Antarctica |
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ID4001
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Communication and Teaching in Science |
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PN4107
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Evolution of Human Behaviour and Culture |
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PN4112
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Forging Sustainable Research |
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PN4230
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Maladaptive Changes in the Nervous System
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PN4231
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Neuromodulation
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PN4232
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Neuroethology |
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PN4234
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Synaptic Transmission in Health and Disease |
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PN4235
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Motoneurons: From Physiology to Pathology
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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
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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.
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BSc (Hons) Psychology (Joint Honours): Fourth year PSYBIOJJ4_2425
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Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PN3031 - PN3034
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PN3031
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Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives |
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PN3032
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Assessment in Clinical Psychology |
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PN3033
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Developmental Psychology |
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PN3034
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Social Psychology |
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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
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Between 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PN3035 - PN3036
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PN3035
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Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience |
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PN3036
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Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology |
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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
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Between 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PN3037 - PN3038
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PN3037
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Perception |
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PN3038
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Cognition |
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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
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Remaining credits from Module List: PN3025, PN4000 - PN4195 (exluding PN4056), PN4796, PN4797
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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).
Students in Biology and Psychology Joint Honours must take PS4050 or PS4796 - PS4797 or BL4200 or BL4201 in Fourth Year.
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British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation
For your degree to be accredited by the British Psychological Society students must meet the following requirements.
- Students are required to take the following modules: (PS3021 or PS3023 or PS/PN3025), and (PS3022 or PS3024 or PS/PN4026), and PS/PN3031, and PS/PN3032, and PS/PN3033, and PS/PN3034, and (PS/PN3035 or PS/PN3036 or PS/PN3313), and (PS/PN3037 or PS/PN3038).
- Students are required to pass one of the following modules: (PS/PN4050 or PS/PN4055 or PS/PN4056 or PS/PN4299 or PS/PN4796 or PS/PN4797).
- Students must gain at least a Lower Second Class Honours degree.
BPS accreditation is both an important hallmark of quality that is extensively acknowledged by employers in the field, and an essential stepping-stone for students who are looking to progress to become a Chartered Psychologist after graduation. Taking a BPS accredited course is necessary if you wish to pursue a career in psychology or in the wider psychological workforce. Please note: due to potential timetable clashes, it may not be possible to gain accreditation for all joint degrees.
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 ).