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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

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

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Jump to: Year 3

Year 3 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: August

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Occasionally electives may be suspended or cancelled.

Note that a field trip takes place prior to semester starting. There is a cost associated with attending the field course (up to £300).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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:
Refer to the Senior Honours Guide provided by the School, which gives details of course options, including restrictions and recommendations.

The elective course Trees of Life (EVBI10009) is particularly recommended.

Other recommended courses are: Evolution and Climate Change, Evolution and Ecology of Ageing, Evolution of Parental Care, Molecular Ecology, Evolution of Social Behaviour, Applied Ecology and Evolution, Evolution of Sex and Breeding Systems, Plant Evolution, Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease.
AND

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

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to R, T and W
Notes:
Refer to the Senior Honours Guide provided by the School, which gives details of course options, including restrictions and recommendations.

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