THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
Information giving details, as well as restrictions and recommendations on choices and courses, will be available for students entering the degree programme.

Business requirements or options may change depending on timetabling constraints.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students should select courses ensuring that they keep other programme options open. In addition to the compulsory course, students must ensure that they take an additional Biological Sciences course (20 credits) and a further 20 credits from the list of Biological Sciences specified courses. Information 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 60 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences Level 8 courses

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Biological Sciences (Ecology) courses - Level 8

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

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

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences with Management - Level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

Year 3 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Information 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.
Occasionally a course will be suspended or cancelled.

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 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Biological Sciences Year 3 Specific Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules H and W

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules H and W
Notes:
Details of these courses can be found in a study guide available from the Schools of Business and Economics.
AND

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

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Exceptionally, a level 10 course make be taken, eg. where a School does not offer level 9 courses, as long as prerequisites have been satisfied.

Year 4 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Information 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.
Occasionally electives might not run in a particular year.
Please note that ECLG10007 Biological Sciences (Ecology) Field Course takes place prior to Semester 1 starting.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences (Ecology) recommended list

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses have been selected as being recommended for the Ecology programme.
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Level 10 courses in Schedules H and W

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules H and W
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.

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