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Biology

SCQF Level 08 (13 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
BILG08011	SV1	Animal Biology 2	Semester 2	20
BILG08020	SV1	Biology 1A: Variation	Semester 1	20
BILG08021	SV1	Biology 1B: Life	Semester 1	20
BILG08022	SV1	Biology 1C: Discovery	Semester 2	20
BILG08023	SV1	Biology 1D: Environment	Semester 2	20
BILG08024	SV1	Biology 2A: Data Exploration in Biology	Semester 1	20
BILG08025	SV1	Biology 2B: Genetics and Evolution	Semester 1	20
BILG08026	SV1	Biology 2C: Systems and Regulation	Semester 2	20
BILG08015	SV1	Molecules, Genes and Cells 1	Semester 2	20
BILG08001		Origin and Diversity of Life 1	Not delivered this year	20
BILG08009	SV1	The Dynamic Cell 2	Semester 1	20
BILG08016	SV1	The Green Planet 2	Semester 1	20
BILG08018	SV1	The Microbial World 2	Semester 2	20

SCQF Level 09 (19 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
BILG09019	SV1	Animal Diversity and Evolution 3	Semester 1	20
BILG09006	SV1	Behavioural Ecology 3	Semester 2	20
BILG09014	SV1	Biotechnology 3	Semester 2	20
BILG09010	SV1	Developmental Biology 3	Semester 2	20
BILG09011	SV1	Evolution and Ecology of Plants 3	Semester 2	20
BILG09004	SV1	Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3	Semester 1	20
BILG09017	SS1	Field Zoology 3	Semester 2	20
BILG09005	SV1	Genomes and Genomics 3	Semester 2	20
BILG09007	SV1	Immunology 3	Semester 1	20
BILG09001	SV1	Molecular Cell Biology 3	Semester 2	20
BILG09002	SV1	Molecular Genetics 3	Semester 1	20
BILG09013	SV1	Molecular Microbiology 3	Semester 1	20
BILG09021	SV1	Molecular and Synthetic Plant Biology 3	Semester 1	20
BILG09022	SV1	Pathogen Biology 3	Semester 1	20
BILG09009	SV1	Population and Community Ecology 3	Semester 1	20
BILG09015	SV1	Structures and Functions of Proteins 3	Semester 1	20
MSBM09001	SV1	Clinical Biochemistry and Endocrinology 3	Semester 1	20
BIME09002	SV1	Medical Microbiology 3	Semester 2	20
BIME09003	SV1	Pharmacology 3	Semester 1	20

SCQF Level 11 (10 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
BILG11016	SS1	Introduction to website and database design	Semester 2	10
BILG11017		MBiol Placement Project	Not delivered this year	120
BILG11009	SS1	PhD Project Proposal for MSc by Research in Hosts, Pathogens and Global	Flexible	20
BILG11015	SS1	Practical Skills in Biochemistry B	Semester 2	20
BILG11013	SS1	Research Project in Epidemiology, Evolutionary Biology and Ecology	Full Year	75
BILG11012		Research Project in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology	Not delivered this year	50
BILG11011		Research Project in Molecular Biology and Immunology	Not delivered this year	50
BILG11014	SS1	Research Project in Molecular Biology and Immunology	Full Year	75
BILG11010		Research Project in Molecular Phylogeny and Epidemiology	Not delivered this year	50
BILG11008	SS1	Scientific Methodology for Hosts, Pathogens and Global Health	Flexible	10

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