| BSc (Hons) Biology and Earth Sciences: First Year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| ( | ES1001 | Understanding Planet Earth | 20 | OR | ES1002 | Earth's Resource Challenges | 20 | ) | AND | BL1101 | Biology 1 | 20 | AND | BL1102 | Biology 2 | 20 | AND | 60 credits from Level 1000 options |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in the academic year Students may enter second year having taken only ES1006 if they take ES1001 as a corequisite with ES2001 . |
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| BSc (Hons) Biology and Earth Sciences: Second year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| BL2300 | Research Methods in Biology | 15 | AND | ( | BL2303 | Evolutionary Biology | 15 | OR | BL2311 | The Oceans | 15 | ) | AND | BL2307 | Ecology | 15 | AND | ( | BL2306 | Biochemistry | 15 | OR | BL2308 | Vertebrate Zoology | 15 | ) | AND | ^ | ES2001 | Dynamic Earth: The Earth System | 30 | AND | ( | ^ | ES2002 | Dynamic Earth: Magma, Minerals and Metamorphism | 30 | OR | ES2003 | Dynamic Earth: Earth Surface Processes | 30 | ) | AND |
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic 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 Earth Sciences: Third year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| BL3000 | Field Course | 10 | AND | BL3320 | Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists | 10 | AND | View list | 40 credits from Module List: BL3307-3309, BL3315 -3316, BL3318 - 3319, BL3325 | AND |
| ES3008 | Geochemistry | 15 | AND | ( | ES3006 | Advanced Field Skills in Earth & Environmental Sciences | 15 | OR | ES3051 | Environmental Earth Sciences Field Excursion | 15 | ) | AND | View list | Between 30 and 45 credits from ES3003, ES3004, ES3009, ES3013, ES3020 |
Further requirementsChoose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year |
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| BSc (Hons) Biology and Earth Sciences: Fourth year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| View list | 45 credits from BL4214,BL4249,BL4254-BL4256,BL4260,BL4262,BL4266,BL4268,BL4270-BL4274,BL4278,BL4279,BL4286,BL4296,BL5124,ID4001,PN4107 | AND | ||||
| ES4002 | Research Review | 15 | AND | ID4442 | Combined Research Project in Biology and Geology | 45 | AND | View list | 15 credits from Module List: ES3009, ES4001, ES4007, ES4008, ES4020, ES5011, ES5307, ID4001 |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year |
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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 ).