Biological Sciences BSc (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Dundee
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Dundee (Scotland)
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Duration
4 Years
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Start date
September
Our Biological Sciences degree is a broad-based programme which allows you to combine a wider range of subjects than a single Honours degree.
The huge breadth of biology offers a corresponding wealth of opportunities for students who choose to study it to follow many paths through to a final degree.
Biological sciences is the growth industry of the 21st century, with increasing capacity for humans to intervene in, control and perhaps repair defective biological systems. Genetic manipulation of plants and animals, in particular, offers enormous possibilities for improving our lives but, at the same time, there are inherent dangers present in the unthinking application of these techniques. The next generation of professional biologists will have to play an important role, not only in the continued development of such methods, but also in deciding how they can be responsibly and safely applied.
Our relationship with the rest of the natural world is one which has been established over many hundreds of millions of years, and the early modules of the biological sciences programme have a strong evolutionary theme. They emphasise the fact that it is impossible to understand any aspect of biology unless you have a clear understanding of its most important general theory – evolution by natural selection.
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Statistics for recent years show us that our graduates find employment in a very wide variety of destinations. Perhaps most importantly, our graduates consistently figure close to the top of national league tables of graduate employment in life sciences.
Examples of recent employment destinations for Dundee life sciences graduates include government research institutes, teaching and research in universities, teaching in primary and secondary schools, the pharmaceutical and food industries, and conservation bodies.
Throughout your studies you will also be developing transferable skills such as:
information processing
use of computers
problem solving
experimental design
analysis and critical evaluation of scientific literature
report writing
making presentations
communication
time management
These will help to ensure that you have the skills to make you attractive to a wide range of employers.
AABB at Higher including biology and chemistry, plus mathematics (Standard Grade at 3 or National 5/Intermediate2 at C)
ABB (minimum) - AAB (typical) including A-Level biology and chemistry, plus GCSE mathematics at C / 4
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Subjects
- Biology
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Life Sciences
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- Society
- Science
- Scientific Enterprise
- Cell
Course programme
All Life Sciences degree programmes share common core modules at Level 1 that provide a general introduction to the life sciences through an integrated programme of lectures, tutorials, practical work and field excursions.
Level 1 - core modules
- BS11001 - Introduction to the Life Sciences: the early years
- BS11002 - Introduction to the Life Sciences: why go multicellular?
- BS11003 - Laboratory and Research Skills 1A
- BS11004 - Laboratory and Research Skills 1B
- BS11005 - Introduction to Maths, Physics & Chemistry
- BS12001 - Life: building the organism
- BS12002 - Life: the underlying structures
- BS12003 - Laboratory and Research Skills 1C
- BS12004 - Laboratory and Research Skills 1D
- BS12005 - Science in Society (optional)
- BS12008 - Introduction to Scientific Enterprise (optional)
- BS11006 - The Poison Pen (optional)
- BS21001 - The Evolution of Modern Life
- BS21002 - The Gene and the Cell
- BS21003 - Laboratory and Research Skills 2A
- BS21004 - Laboratory and Research Skills 2B
- BS22001 – Biomedical Sciences (20 credits)
- BS22002 – Biological Sciences
- BS22003 – Laboratory and Research Skills 2C
- BS21008 - Bioinorganic, Biophysical and Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences Workshops
- BS21009 - Data analysis for the Life Sciences
- BS21010 - Introductory Programming for Life Sciences
- BS21011 - Developing Scientific Enterprise
At Level 3 you specialise much more in biochemistry, molecular genetics and molecular biology, and you choose additional subjects that interest you to study alongside your main subject.
Level 3 - core modules
You have the option to choose either Practical Project A or Practical Project B.
- BS31003 - Molecular Structure & Interactions
- BS31004 - Biochemistry & Cell Biology
- BS31005 - Genetics
- BS31006 - Gene Regulation & Expression
- BS32011 - Practical Project A
- BS32012 - Practical Project B
- BS32003 - Drug Discovery and Development
- BS32004 - Molecular Microbiology
- BS32005 - Cell & Developmental Biology
- BS32006 - Cell Signalling
- BS32007 - Organic Synthesis
- BS32008 - Plant Science
- BS32009 - Immunology
- BS32010 - Applied Bioinformatics
- BS32022 - Human Morphogenesis and embryonic development
- BS32029 - Cell Proliferation and Survival Mechanisms Underlying Disease
- BS32030 - Data and Statistical Analysis
Your studies at Level 4 will be at the level of current research in your chosen subject area.
Advanced study of topics in biochemistry, molecular genetics and molecular biology with additional options chosen from related subject areas such as microbiology and developmental biology.
Your studies will involve extensive use of scientific literature and the opportunity to attend a regular programme of seminars given by invited speakers from Britain and abroad.
Level 4 - core modules
- BS41004/07 - Research Project
- BS41005/06 - Research Skills
- BS42003: Advanced Bioinformatics
- BS42004: Advanced Modern Drug Discovery
- BS42005: Advanced Plant Sciences
- BS42006: Advanced Immunology
- BS42007: Cancer Biology
- BS42008: Stem Cells in Development and Disease
- BS42009: Advanced Molecular Microbiology
- BS42010: Advanced Gene Regulation & Expression
- BS42011: Advanced Organic Chemistry
- BS42012: Parasitology
- BS42013: Advanced Cell Signalling
- BS42027: Cancer Pharmacology and Treatment
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Biological Sciences BSc (Hons)