Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology with Placement Year UCAS Code: 1143U

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1 Programme Regulations: 2017/18 Programme Titles: Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology UCAS Code: C100 Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology with Placement Year UCAS Code: 1143U Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology (Ecology and Environmental Biology) UCAS Code: C180 Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology (Ecology and Conservation) UCAS Code: C182 Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology (Ecology and Conservation) with Placement Year UCAS Code: 1144U Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology) UCAS Code: C1C7 Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology) with placement year UCAS Code: CC17 Notes (i) (ii) (iii) These programme regulations should be read in conjunction with the University s Undergraduate Progress Regulations and Examination Conventions. All optional modules are offered subject to the constraints of the timetable and to any restrictions on the number of students who may be taught on a particular module. Not all modules may be offered in all years and they are listed subject to availability. A compulsory module is a module which a student is required to study. 1. Stage 1 ACE1013 Introduction to Genetics BIO1001 Cell Biology BIO1002 The Animal Kingdom BIO1003 Plant Biology BIO1004 Microbiology BIO1005 Evolution BIO1006 Ecology BIO1010 Biology In Action BIO1019 Introductory Biochemistry for

2 All candidates shall take one optional module from the following list: ACE1022 Crop Pests BIO1007 Introduction to Marine Vertebrates PSY1006 Instinct, Learning and Motivation With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, an alternative optional module to those listed above may be selected. 2. Stage 2 A. Honours in Biology (C100) BIO2003 Field Identification Skills* BIO2004 Plant Biology 2 BIO2008 Evolutionary and Population Genetics BIO2014 Animal Physiology BIO2017 Microbiology 2 BIO2020 Experimental Design and Statistics for BIO2022 Molecular Biology and Development BIO2029 Vertebrate Biology * BIO2003 takes place prior to Stage 2. BIO2030 Biotechnology 1: Principles, Theory and Practice BIO2032 Residential Field Course All candidates shall select optional modules to the value of 10/20 credits from the following list (total credit weighting should be 120): BIO2013 Animal Behaviour BIO2018 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 1 BIO2021 Employability Skills for BIO2028 Biodiversity, Ecology & Conservation BIO2031 Biotechnology 1: Principles and Theory* *BIO2031 not available to students who take BIO2030.

3 B. Honours in Biology (Ecology and Environmental Biology) (C180) BIO2003 Field Identification Skills* BIO2008 Evolutionary and Population Genetics BIO2018 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 1 BIO2020 Experimental Design and Statistics for BIO2025 UK Wildlife BIO2028 Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation BIO2029 Vertebrate Biology BIO2032 Residential Field Course * BIO2003 takes place prior to Stage 2. All candidates shall select optional modules to the value of 20 credits from the following list: BIO2004 Plant Biology 2 BIO2006 Entomology BIO2014 Animal Physiology BIO2021 Employability Skills for ACE2061 Environmental Management Skills 20 C. Honours in Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology) (C1C7) and Honours in Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology) with placement year (CC17) ACE2034 Introduction to Immunology and Toxicology BIO2004 Plant Biology 2 BIO2017 Microbiology 2 BIO2020 Experimental Design and Statistics for BIO2022 Molecular Biology and Development BIO2023 Cell Biology BIO2030 Biotechnology 1: Principles, Theory and Practice All candidates shall select optional modules to the value of 30 credits from the following list: ACE2031 Animal Parasitology BIO2008 Evolutionary and Population Genetics

4 BIO2014 Animal Physiology BIO2018 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 1 BIO2021 Employability Skills for With the approval of the Degree Programme Director alternative optional modules to those listed above may be selected. 3. Year 3 (Placement Year) On completion of Stage 2 and before entering Stage 3, candidates may as part of their studies for the degree spend a year in a placement with an approved organisation. Permission to undertake a placement is subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Director. Students who are required to re-sit their Stage 2 assessment must delay the start of their placement until they have done so. Students who fail Stage 2 may not complete a placement year. Code Descriptive title Total Credits Credits Credits Level Sem 3 NCL3000 Careers Service Placement Year Module Stage 3 A. Honours in Biology (C100) All candidates shall take the following compulsory module: BIO3041 Molecular Evolution and Systematics BIO3043 Plant Biology BIO3001 Animal Ecophysiology BIO3044 Behavioural Ecology Code Descriptive title Total Credits Credits Level BIO3197 Biological Literature Review BIO3198 Biological Information Project BIO3199 Biological Research Project

5 (d) All candidates shall take 30 credits of optional modules from the following list: BIO3003 Ecological Modelling BIO3010* Conservation Research in Tropical Forest BIO3019 Genomics BIO3022* Residential Field Course BIO3031 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 2 BIO3032 Cell Biology 3 BIO3039 Biodiversity Science and Management BIO3040 Applied Ecology BIO3042 Biotechnology SUG3500 Creativity and Market Research in Science and Engineering *BIO3010 and BIO3022 take place prior to Stage 3. B. Honours in Biology (Ecology and Environmental Biology) (C180) BIO3022 Residential Field Course* BIO3039 Biodiversity Science and Management BIO3040 Applied Ecology * BIO3022 takes place prior to Stage 3. BIO3010 Conservation Research in Tropical Forest* BIO3036 Mammal Surveying Skills* *BIO3010 and BIO3036 take place prior to Stage 3. Code Descriptive title Total Credits Credits Level BIO3197 Biological Literature Review BIO3198 Biological Information Project BIO3199 Biological Research Project All candidates shall take 20 credits of optional modules from the following list: BIO3001 Animal Ecophysiology

6 BIO3003 Ecological Modelling BIO3031 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 2 BIO3041 Molecular Evolution and Systematics BIO3044 Behavioural Ecology SUG3500 Creativity and Market Research in Science and Engineering C. Honours in Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology) (C1C7) and Honours in Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology) with placement year (CC17) BIO3019 Genomics BIO3032 Cell Biology 3 BIO3042 Biotechnology BIO3045 Bioprospecting Code Descriptive title Total Credits Credits Level BIO3197 Biological Literature Review BIO3198 Biological Information Project BIO3199 Biological Research Project All candidates shall take 20 credits of optional modules from the following list: BIO3031 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 2 BIO3033 Placement Report for * BIO3041 Molecular Evolution and Systematics BIO3043 Plant Biology SUG3500 Creativity and Market Research in Science and Engineering *BIO3033 is only optional for students who completed a placement year. With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, an alternative optional module to those listed above may be selected. 5. Assessment methods Details of the assessment pattern for each module are explained in the module outline. 6. Degree classification Candidates will be assessed for degree classification on the basis of all the modules taken at Stages 2 and 3 with the weighting of the stages being 1:3 for Stage 2 and Stage 3 respectively.