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 20 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences Year 2 courses (20) - Level 8

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Zoology students are recommended to take the optional course Animal Biology 2.
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 Year 2 Business courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

Year 3 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 should ensure that they choose 60 credits for each semester. Students must include 20 credits of Business School courses. Occasionally a course will be suspended or cancelled.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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.
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

Year 4 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 include 20 credits of Business School courses. Occasionally a course will be suspended or cancelled.
Note that a field trip takes place prior to semester starting in Year 4.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 50 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

Level 10 courses in the School of Biological Sciences

Select between 10 and 30 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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