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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

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Degree Programme Table: Biological Sciences with Management (BSc Hons) (UTBSMGT)

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

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
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
Biology 1A: Variation

Must be passed

BILG08020 20 credits
Biology 1B: Life

Must be passed

BILG08021 20 credits
Biology 1C: Discovery

Must be passed

BILG08022 20 credits
Biology 1D: Environment

Must be passed

BILG08023 20 credits
Global Challenges for Business

Must be passed

BUST08035 20 credits
The Business of Edinburgh

Must be passed

BUST08036 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2026/27, 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.

Note that it is NOT possible for students to take Biomedical Sciences 2 alongside the compulsory Biological Sciences Year 2 courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Biology 2A: Data Exploration in Biology

Must be passed

BILG08024 20 credits
Biology 2B: Genetics and Evolution

Must be passed

BILG08025 20 credits
Biology 2C: Systems and Regulation

Must be passed

BILG08026 20 credits

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
Principles of Finance
BUST08003 20 credits
Marketing
BUST08004 20 credits
Business Economics
BUST08005 20 credits
International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A
BUST08008 20 credits
International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B
BUST08009 20 credits
Applications of Finance
BUST08018 20 credits
Human Resource Management 2
BUST08027 20 credits
Organisational Behaviour 2
BUST08028 20 credits
Business Simulation
BUST08031 20 credits
Business Analytics and Information Systems
BUST08032 20 credits
Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis
BUST08033 20 credits
Understanding and Delivering Public Services
BUST08042 20 credits
Innovation and Enterprise
BUST08053 20 credits
Business and Sustainability
BUST08055 20 credits
Business Research Methods 2: Research Design and Application
BUST08056 20 credits
Strategic Marketing Insights
BUST08057 20 credits
AND

Biological Sciences Year 2 courses (20) - Level 8

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Animal Biology 2
BILG08011 20 credits
The Green Planet 2
BILG08016 20 credits
The Microbial World 2
BILG08018 20 credits
Cells to Organisms 2
BIME08011 20 credits
Microorganisms, Infection and Immunity 2
BIME08012 20 credits
Biological Chemistry 2
CHEM08030 20 credits
Principles of Ecology
ECSC08012 20 credits
AND

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

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

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

Notes:
Students must take 120 credits of level 9 courses (or level 10 for Business courses). Students 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. Students MUST ALIGN their course choices to a Biological Sciences Honours specialism.

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:
You must choose at least one 20-credit course at Level 10 from the Business School or Economics.
AND

Biological Sciences Year 3 courses +FZ

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
You must choose a course combination that aligns with the requirements for at least one Biological Sciences Honours specialism.
Molecular Cell Biology 3
BILG09001 20 credits
Molecular Genetics 3
BILG09002 20 credits
Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3
BILG09004 20 credits
Genomes and Genomics 3
BILG09005 20 credits
Behavioural Ecology 3
BILG09006 20 credits
Immunology 3
BILG09007 20 credits
Population and Community Ecology 3
BILG09009 20 credits
Developmental Biology 3
BILG09010 20 credits
Evolution and Ecology of Plants 3
BILG09011 20 credits
Molecular Microbiology 3
BILG09013 20 credits
Biotechnology 3
BILG09014 20 credits
Structures and Functions of Proteins 3
BILG09015 20 credits
Field Zoology 3
BILG09017 20 credits
Animal Diversity and Evolution 3
BILG09019 20 credits
Molecular and Synthetic Plant Biology 3
BILG09021 20 credits
Pathogen Biology 3
BILG09022 20 credits
Infection and Immunity 3
BILG09023 20 credits
AND

Biological Sciences Year 3 Specific Courses - FZ

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
You must choose a course combination that aligns with the requirements for at least one Biological Sciences Honours specialism.
Molecular Cell Biology 3
BILG09001 20 credits
Molecular Genetics 3
BILG09002 20 credits
Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3
BILG09004 20 credits
Genomes and Genomics 3
BILG09005 20 credits
Behavioural Ecology 3
BILG09006 20 credits
Immunology 3
BILG09007 20 credits
Population and Community Ecology 3
BILG09009 20 credits
Developmental Biology 3
BILG09010 20 credits
Evolution and Ecology of Plants 3
BILG09011 20 credits
Molecular Microbiology 3
BILG09013 20 credits
Biotechnology 3
BILG09014 20 credits
Structures and Functions of Proteins 3
BILG09015 20 credits
Animal Diversity and Evolution 3
BILG09019 20 credits
Molecular and Synthetic Plant Biology 3
BILG09021 20 credits
Pathogen Biology 3
BILG09022 20 credits
Infection and Immunity 3
BILG09023 20 credits
Medical Microbiology 3
BIME09002 20 credits
Reproductive Biology 3
BIME09006 20 credits
AND

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

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedules A to R, T and W
Notes:
Exceptionally, a level 10 course may be taken, if being selected from a School that does not offer level 9 courses.

Year 4 Academic year: 2026/27, 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.

You MUST choose a course combination that aligns with the requirements for the Biological Sciences Honours specialism that you chosen and have followed from Year 3.

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
Notes:
You must choose an Honours Research Project and accompanying elective courses based on a specialisation pathway determined by your course choices in Year 3.
Selected courses must be taken during Full Year
Biochemistry Research Project
BICH10018 60 credits
Biotechnology Research Project
BITE10013 60 credits
Cell Biology Research Project
CEBI10005 60 credits
Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells Research Project
DEBI10031 60 credits
Ecology Research Project
ECLG10008 60 credits
Evolutionary Biology Research Project
EVBI10008 60 credits
Genetics Research Project
GENE10019 60 credits
Immunology Research Project
IMMU10014 60 credits
Molecular Biology Research Project
MLBI10022 60 credits
Molecular Genetics Research Project
MOGE10006 60 credits
Plant Science Research Project
PLSC10026 60 credits
Zoology Research Project
ZLGY10028 60 credits
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. You must choose a course combination that aligns with the requirements for your chosen Biological Sciences Honours specialism.
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
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