THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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

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Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. In Year 1, 80 credits of compulsory Biological Sciences courses MUST be taken and passed, along with 40 credits of compulsory Business School courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Students must take 120 credits in total for Year 2. Of these, 60 credits of compulsory Biological Sciences courses MUST be taken and passed, along with 40 credits of Business or Economics courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences with Management Year 2 Business courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Biological Sciences Year 2 courses (20) - Level 8

Select between 0 and 20 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

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students must take 120 credits of level 9 (or 10) courses and are required to include a minimum of 60 credits of Biological Sciences-owned level 9 courses and at least 20 further credits of Biological Sciences-owned or specified courses from other schools or deaneries.

Students must also take at least 20 credits of courses from the Business School or Economics.

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

Students are advised to carefully consider their combinations of courses to ensure that they pursue a coherent programme of study in Years 3 and 4.

Progression: Achieve a minimum of 360 credits for Years 1-3, with an average mark of 40% for Level 9/10 courses taken in Year 3. Students are recommended to align their choices to at least one Biological Sciences specialist programme of study.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 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
AND

Biological Sciences Year 3 courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Biological Sciences Year 3 Specific Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
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: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Guidance giving details of course choices, including restrictions and recommendations, will be available for students to facilitate planning.
Students must take 120 credits of level 10 (or higher) courses in Year 4.
Students will be required to take a minimum of 80 credits of Biological Sciences level 10 courses, to include a 60-credit research project.
Students must also take one 20-credit Business or Economics course from Schedules H and W during Semester 1 of Year 4.
Occasionally electives may be suspended or cancelled.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 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:
Details of these courses can be found in study guides available from the Schools of Business and Economics. You must choose a course that runs in Semester 1.
AND

Biological Sciences Hons Research Project courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Biological Sciences

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Biological Sciences
Notes:
In addition to a 60-credit Research Project, students must take 20-40 credits of level 10 honours electives courses from the School of Biological Sciences. Please refer to the Senior Honours Guide, which will give details, restrictions and recommendations on choices of courses available.
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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