Biology (Ecology and Conservation) MBiol Honours (C183)

Our degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

• ACE1013 Introduction to Genetics
• BIO1001 Cell Biology 1
• BIO1002 The Animal Kingdom
• BIO1003 Plant Biology 1
• BIO1004 Microbiology 1
• BIO1005 Evolution
• BIO1006 Ecology
• BIO1010 Biology In Action
• BIO1019 Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists

You take one module from the following list:

• ACE1022 Crop Pests
• BIO1007 Introduction to Marine Vertebrates
• PSY1006 Instinct, Learning and Motivation

Other optional modules may also be available from the wider University with the approval of the Degree Programme Director.

• BIO2003 Field Identification Skills
• BIO2004 Plant Biology 2
• BIO2008 Evolutionary and Population Genetics
• BIO2018 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 1
• BIO2020 Experimental Design and Statistics for Biologists
• BIO2025 UK Wildlife
• BIO2028 Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation
• BIO2029 Vertebrate Biology

You take 20 credits from the following list:

• BIO2006 Entomology
• BIO2014 Animal Physiology
• BIO2021 Employability Skills for Biologists
• ACE2061 Environmental Management Skills

• BIO3022 Residential Field Course
• BIO3039 Biodiversity Science and Management
• BIO3040 Applied Ecology

You take one of the following optional modules:

• BIO3010 Conservation Research in Tropical Forest
• BIO3036 Mammal Surveying Skills

You take one of the following optional modules:

• BIO3197 Biological Literature Review
  
• BIO3198 Biological Information Project
• BIO3199 Biological Research Project

You choose 20 credits from the following list:

• BIO3001 Animal Ecophysiology
• 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

• BIO8196 Research Project

You take 60 credits from the following list:

• BIO8014 GIS and Remote Sensing
• BIO8052 Quantitative Methods
• BIO8062 Global Species Conservation Principles and Practice
• BIO8063 Invasive Species
• BIO8054 Management of Wildlife Disease and Epidemiology
• ACE8042 Biodiversity Conservation: Policy and Practice
• ACE8045 Ecological Survey Techniques
• ACE8041 Ecosystem Management
• SPG8501 Ideas for Business Enterprise for Postgraduates in SAgE

This is a brand new degree. Information will be published here when it is available.