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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2019/2020

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Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences Year 1 recommended courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Biological Chemistry Courses - Level 8

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Exceptionally, with the permission of the Personal Tutor, the courses; Biological Chemistry 1A and Biological Chemistry 1B may be replaced with any other courses at level 7 and 8, chosen in schedules A to Q, T and W
AND

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Year 2 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
In addition to the compulsory courses, students must ensure that they take an additional Biological Sciences course. A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions and recommendations on choices of courses, will be available for students to facilitate advance planning.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) K/N - Biological Sciences (Ecology) - Level 8

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Biological Sciences (Ecology) courses - Level 8

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
AND

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

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Year 3 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions and recommendations on choices of courses, will be available for students to facilitate advance planning. Students should ensure that they choose 60 credits from each semester.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences (Ecology) - Level 9

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Biological Sciences Year 3 Specific Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Exceptionally, a level 10 business or other College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science course may be taken.

Year 4 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions and recommendations on choices of course, will be available for students entering the degree programme to facilitate advance planning.
Please note that ECLG10007 Biological Sciences (Ecology) Field Course begins prior to Semester 1 starting.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences (Ecology) recommended list

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses have been selected as being recommended for the Biological Sciences (Ecology) programme. Students must take at least two courses based in Biological Sciences.
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Biological Sciences

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Biological Sciences
AND

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

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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