Biology MBiol Honours (C103)

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 choose 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.

• 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 Biologists
• BIO2022 Molecular Biology and Development
• BIO2029 Vertebrate Biology

You choose 30 credits from the following list:

• BIO2013 Animal Behaviour
• BIO2018 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 1
• BIO2028 Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation
• BIO2021 Employability Skills for Biologists
• BIO2030 Biotechnology 1

• BIO3041 Molecular Evolution and Systematics

You choose one module from the following (which will be taken prior to Stage 3):

• BIO3021 Laboratory Workshop
  
• BIO3022 Residential Field Course

You choose one module from the following:

• BIO3039 Biodiversity Science and Management
  
• BIO3042 Biotechnology 2

You choose one module from the following:

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

You also choose 30 credits from the following list:

• ACE3049 Companion Animal Behaviour
• BIO3001 Animal Ecophysiology
• BIO3019 Genomics
• BIO3003 Ecological Modelling
• BIO3010 Conservation Research in Tropical Forest *
• BIO3031 Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 2
• BIO3036 Mammal Surveying Skills *
• BIO3043 Plant Biology 3
• BIO3040 Applied Ecology
• BIO3044 Behavioural Ecology
• BIO3032 Cell Biology 3
• SUG3500 Creativity and Market Research in Science and Engineering

* You may take either BIO3010 or BIO3036, but not both. These modules are taken prior to Stage 3.

• BIO8196 Research Project

You will take 60 credits from the following modules, with the approval of the Degree Programme Director:

• BIO8043 Practical Techniques in Molecular Biology
• BIO8044 Gene Technology
• BIO8046 Applied Bioinformatics
• BIO8014 GIS and Remote Sensing
• BIO8052 Quantitative Methods
• BIO8054 Management of Wildlife Disease and Epidemiology
• ACE8045 Ecological Survey Techniques
• MMB8003 The Biological Study of Behaviour
• SPG8501 Ideas for Business Enterprise for Postgraduates in SAgE

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