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)
These programme regulations should be read in conjunction with the University’s Undergraduate
Progress Regulations and Examination Conventions.
(ii)
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.
(iii)
A compulsory module is a module which a student is required to study.
1.
Stage 1
(a)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
Code
Descriptive title
ACE1013
BIO1001
BIO1002
BIO1003
BIO1004
BIO1005
BIO1006
BIO1010
Introduction to Genetics
Cell Biology 1
The Animal Kingdom
Plant Biology 1
Microbiology 1
Evolution
Ecology
Biology In Action
Introductory Biochemistry for
Biologists
BIO1019
Total
Credits
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
Credits
Sem 1
10
10
Credits
Sem 2
10
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
20
10
10
4
10
10
10
10
Level
(b)
All candidates shall take one optional module from the following list:
Code
Descriptive title
ACE1022
BIO1007
PSY1006
Crop Pests
Introduction to Marine Vertebrates
Instinct, Learning and Motivation
Total
Credits
10
10
10
Credits
Sem 1
Credits
Sem 2
10
10
10
Level
4
4
4
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)
(a)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO2003
BIO2004
BIO2008
BIO2014
BIO2017
Field Identification Skills*
Plant Biology 2
Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Animal Physiology
Microbiology 2
Experimental Design and Statistics for
BIO2020
Biologists
BIO2022
Molecular Biology and Development
BIO2029
Vertebrate Biology
* BIO2003 takes place prior to Stage 2.
(b)
Credits
Sem 1
10
10
10
10
10
20
10
Credits
Sem 2
10
10
10
Level
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
5
5
All candidates shall take one of the following optional modules:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO2030
BIO2032
(c)
Total
Credits
10
10
10
10
10
Biotechnology 1: Principles, Theory
and Practice
Residential Field Course
Total
Credits
Credits
Sem 1
Credits
Sem 2
Level
20
20
5
10
10
5
All candidates shall select optional modules to the value of 10/20 credits from the following list
(total credit weighting should be 120):
Code
BIO2013
BIO2018
BIO2021
BIO2028
Descriptive title
Animal Behaviour
Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 1
Employability Skills for Biologists
Biodiversity, Ecology & Conservation
Biotechnology 1: Principles and
BIO2031
Theory*
*BIO2031 not available to students who take BIO2030.
Total
Credits
10
10
10
20
10
Credits
Sem 1
10
10
Credits
Sem 2
Level
10
20
5
5
5
5
10
5
B.
Honours in Biology (Ecology and Environmental Biology) (C180)
(a)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO2003
BIO2008
BIO2018
Field Identification Skills*
Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 1
Experimental Design and Statistics for
BIO2020
Biologists
BIO2025
UK Wildlife
BIO2028
Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation
BIO2029
Vertebrate Biology
BIO2032
Residential Field Course
* BIO2003 takes place prior to Stage 2.
(b)
Total
Credits
10
10
10
Credits
Sem 1
10
Credits
Sem 2
10
5
5
5
10
10
5
10
20
20
10
10
5
5
5
5
10
20
20
10
Level
All candidates shall select optional modules to the value of 20 credits from the following list:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO2004
BIO2006
BIO2014
BIO2021
ACE2061
Plant Biology 2
Entomology
Animal Physiology
Employability Skills for Biologists
Environmental Management Skills
Total
Credits
10
10
10
10
20
Credits
Sem 1
10
10
10
10
Credits
Sem 2
Level
5
5
5
5
5
10
10
C.
Honours in Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology) (C1C7) and Honours in Biology (Cellular and
Molecular Biology) with placement year (CC17)
(a)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
Code
Descriptive title
ACE2034
BIO2004
BIO2017
BIO2020
BIO2022
BIO2023
BIO2030
(b)
Introduction to Immunology and
Toxicology
Plant Biology 2
Microbiology 2
Experimental Design and Statistics for
Biologists
Molecular Biology and Development
Cell Biology 2
Biotechnology 1: Principles, Theory and
Practice
Total
Credits
Credits
Sem 1
10
Credits
Sem 2
Level
10
5
10
5
5
10
10
10
10
10
5
10
20
10
20
5
5
20
20
5
All candidates shall select optional modules to the value of 30 credits from the following list:
Code
Descriptive title
ACE2031
BIO2008
Animal Parasitology
Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Total
Credits
10
10
Credits
Sem 1
Credits
Sem 2
10
10
Level
5
5
BIO2014
BIO2018
BIO2021
Animal Physiology
Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 1
Employability Skills for Biologists
10
10
10
10
10
10
5
5
5
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
NCL3000 Careers Service Placement Year
Module
Total
Credits Credits Credits Level
Credits Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 3
120
40
40
40
6
4. Stage 3
A.
Honours in Biology (C100)
(a)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory module:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO3041
BIO3043
Molecular Evolution and Systematics
Plant Biology 3
(b)
Credits
Sem 1
20
Credits
Sem 2
20
Level
6
6
All candidates shall take one of the following optional modules:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO3001
BIO3044
Animal Ecophysiology
Behavioural Ecology
(c)
Total
Credits
20
20
Total
Credits
10
10
Credits
Sem 1
10
10
Credits
Sem 2
Level
6
6
All candidates shall take one of the following optional modules:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO3197
BIO3198
BIO3199
Biological Literature Review
Biological Information Project
Biological Research Project
Total
Credits
40
40
40
Credits
Sem 1
20
20
20
Credits
Sem 2
20
20
20
Level
6
6
6
(d)
All candidates shall take 30 credits of optional modules from the following list:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO3003
Ecological Modelling
Conservation Research in Tropical
BIO3010*
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 2
Creativity and Market Research in
SUG3500
Science and Engineering
*BIO3010 and BIO3022 take place prior to Stage 3.
Total
Credits
10
Credits
Sem 1
10
10
10
6
10
10
10
10
20
20
20
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
10
10
20
(a)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
BIO3022
Residential Field Course*
BIO3039
Biodiversity Science and Management
BIO3040
Applied Ecology
* BIO3022 takes place prior to Stage 3.
(b)
Descriptive title
BIO3010
Conservation Research in Tropical
Forest*
BIO3036
Mammal Surveying Skills*
*BIO3010 and BIO3036 take place prior to Stage 3.
Credits
Sem 2
Level
6
6
6
20
20
Total
Credits
10
Credits
Sem 1
10
10
10
Credits
Sem 2
Level
6
6
All candidates shall take one of the following optional modules:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO3197
BIO3198
BIO3199
Biological Literature Review
Biological Information Project
Biological Research Project
(c)
Credits
Sem 1
10
6
All candidates shall take one of the following optional modules:
Code
(c)
Total
Credits
10
20
20
6
20
Honours in Biology (Ecology and Environmental Biology) (C180)
Descriptive title
Level
10
10
20
B.
Code
Credits
Sem 2
Total
Credits
40
40
40
Credits
Sem 1
20
20
20
Credits
Sem 2
20
20
20
Level
6
6
6
All candidates shall take 20 credits of optional modules from the following list:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO3001
Animal Ecophysiology
Total
Credits
10
Credits
Sem 1
10
Credits
Sem 2
Level
6
BIO3003
BIO3031
BIO3041
BIO3044
SUG3500
Ecological Modelling
Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 2
Molecular Evolution and Systematics
Behavioural Ecology
Creativity and Market Research in
Science and Engineering
10
10
20
10
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
10
20
10
10
C.
Honours in Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology) (C1C7) and Honours in Biology (Cellular and
Molecular Biology) with placement year (CC17)
(a)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO3019
BIO3032
BIO3042
BIO3045
Genomics
Cell Biology 3
Biotechnology 2
Bioprospecting
(b)
Credits
Sem 1
10
Credits
Sem 2
Level
6
6
6
6
10
20
20
All candidates shall take one of the following optional modules:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO3197
BIO3198
BIO3199
Biological Literature Review
Biological Information Project
Biological Research Project
(c)
Total
Credits
10
10
20
20
Total
Credits
40
40
40
Credits
Sem 1
20
20
20
Credits
Sem 2
20
20
20
Level
6
6
6
All candidates shall take 20 credits of optional modules from the following list:
Code
Descriptive title
BIO3031
BIO3033
BIO3041
BIO3043
SUG3500
Total
Credits
10
10
20
20
10
Credits
Sem 1
Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 2
Placement Report for Biologists*
10
Molecular Evolution and Systematics
20
Plant Biology 3
Creativity and Market Research in
10
Science and Engineering
*BIO3033 is only optional for students who completed a placement year.
Credits
Sem 2
10
Level
20
6
6
6
6
6
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.