Detail of award: BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences including Integrated Foundation Year 2022 entry

Name of award: BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences

In order to achieve the named award above, students must meet all requirements of the award map.

STAGE 1a

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
FDN018	Transition to University – Learning to Learn	40	Compulsory	None
FDN020	Investigating Your Subject	20	Compulsory	None
FDN017	Foundations in Life Sciences	20	Compulsory	None
FDN021	Negotiated Learning Project	40	Compulsory	None
Students must take all compulsory modules

STAGE 1b

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
SLS1013	Biochemistry and Cell Biology	20	Compulsory	None
ENV1002	Introduction to Ecology	20	Compulsory	None
ENV1126	Life on Earth	20	Compulsory	None
SLS1020	Genetics and Molecular Biology	20	Compulsory	None
SLS1019	Introduction to Microbiology	20	Compulsory	None
SLS1035	Anatomy and Physiology	20	Compulsory	None

Students must take all compulsory modules.

STAGE 2

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
SLS2013	Bioscience Research Methods	20	Compulsory	None
ENV2103	Biogeography	20	Designated	None
ENV2124	Fieldwork Module	20	Designated	None
ENV2140	Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems	20	Designated	None
ENV2138	Adaptations to Life on Land, in Water and Air	20	Designated	None
SLS2001	Genes and Genomics	20	Designated	SLS1020
SLS2010	Health and Disease	20	Designated	SLS1013
SLS2014	Techniques in Molecular Biology	20	Designated	SLS1013
SLS2055	Principles of Pharmacology *	20	Designated	SLS1013 and SLS1035
SLS2016	Processes of Life: Biochemistry	20	Designated	None
LAW2044	Environmental Law and Justice	20	Designated	None
ENV2143#	Data Technologies	20	Designated	None

Students must take SLS2013 and either ENV2124 or SLS2014 plus four designated modules

OPTIONAL PLACEMENT YEAR

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
SLS2017	Life Sciences at Work	40	Designated	Students must successfully complete stage 1 and 2

Students wishing to take the Optional Placement Year must take SLS2017

STAGE 3

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
SLS4016~	Biological Science Dissertation	40	Compulsory	SLS2013
ENV3142	Contemporary Issues in Biology	20	Compulsory	None
ENV3021	Biodiversity and Conservation	20	Designated	None
ENV3143	Sustainable Resource Management	20	Designated	None
SLS3001	Health, Risk and Environment	20	Designated	None
SLS3002	Integrated Medical Genetics	20	Designated	SLS2001
SLS3003	Immunology and Health	20	Designated	None
SLS3010	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	20	Designated	None
SLS3026~	Medical Microbiology	20	Designated	None
SLS3023	Applied and Environmental Microbiology	20	Designated	None
SLS3024	Gene Regulation	20	Designated	None
GEO3140	Monitoring the Earth’s Surface^	20	Designated	ENV2143

Students must take SLS4016 and ENV3142 plus 3 designated modules

Students who do not complete the Honours Degree will be eligible for an Ordinary Degree in the named subject upon successful completion of a minimum of 60 Level 6 credits. These can be from any Level 6 modules, whether identified as compulsory or designated.

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16/01/24

^ module being approved through BSc Geography CoA December 2022

*module title change through BSc Pharmacology

~Recoded module due to title change

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