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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

Students may wish to make use of the interactive programme builder PATH to help inform their decision regarding course choices (https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/).

(Note: Exceptionally, in discussion with your Personal Tutor, Biological Chemistry 1A OR Biological Chemistry 1B may be replaced by any other courses chosen from Schedules A-Q/T and W.)

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
1. Before selecting your course options, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor. Students may wish to make use of the interactive programme builder PATH to help inform their decision regarding course choices (https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/).

2. A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions and recommendation on choices of courses, will be available for students entering the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.

3. Progression to Honours requires students to obtain 240 credit points (or 220 credit points with the permission of the Progression Board) by the end of the August examination diet. In addition, students must obtain at least 50% at the first sitting in Biomedical Sciences 2 and one other compulsory course. By the end of the August examination diet students must have passed all three compulsory courses with an overall mean of 50%.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Notes:
The Dynamic Cell 2 (BILG08009) is recommended for this programme.
Selected courses must be passed and taken during Semester 1
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Notes:
Genes and Gene Action 2 (BILG08003) is recommended for this programme.
Selected courses must be passed and taken during Semester 2

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
1. Before selecting your course options, please ensure you have met with your Personal Tutor. Students may wish to make use of the interactive programme builder PATH to help inform their decision regarding course choices (https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/).

2. A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions and recommendations on choices of courses, will be available for students entering the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.

3. In order to proceed to Senior Honours students must have obtained at least 360 credit points and met the requirements set out in the DPT for their selected programme of study. Student must have:
- passes in all core 1st, 2nd and 3rd year courses.
- at least 80 credit points by passing level 9 or level 10 courses in the Junior Honours year at first attempt (this must include a pass in Medical Microbiology 3 and a pass in either Clinical Immunology & Haematology 3A or Immunology 3); and
- an overall aggregate mark of at least 40% in Level 9/10 courses taken in Junior Honours

4. Students are required to take 60 credits in Semester 1 and 60 credits in Semester 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Immunology & Haematology 3A

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Notes:
Parasite Biology 3 (BILG09003) is recommended for this programme.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Immunology 3

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Infectious Diseases Junior Honours

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Parasite Biology 3 (BILG09003) is recommended for this programme.

Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
A booklet giving details of, as well as restrictions on, course options will be available for students entering the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.

Elective course availability will be subject to student numbers. While every attempt will be made to allocate students to their preferred elective course choices, where demand is high, we cannot guarantee this. Students should check course details for timetabling information and location as courses are taught at a number of sites across the University.

Students may also wish to make use of the interactive programme builder PATH to help inform their decision regarding course choices (https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Infectious Diseases Honours Elective Course List 1

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are strongly recommended for this programme.
AND

Infectious Diseases Honours Elective Course List 2

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses

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