UFTBIOL002: BSc (hons): Biology
Year 1, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)
Mandatory Units
BIOL0001 Skills & techniques 1 (basic laboratory & communication skills) 6 Credits
BIOL0005 Cell biology 6 Credits
BIOL0008 The diversity of bacteria & fungi 6 Credits
BIOL0010 Introductory animal physiology 6 Credits
BIOL0011 The biosphere 6 Credits
Year 1, Semester 2
Mandatory Units
BIOL0002 Skills & techniques 2 (quantitative skills) 6 Credits
BIOL0006 Cell & molecular biology 6 Credits
BIOL0007 Genetics 6 Credits
BIOL0009 The diversity of animals & plants 6 Credits
BIOL0012 Ecology & evolution 6 Credits
Year 2, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)
Mandatory Units
BIOL0013 Directed studies 1 3 Credits
Optional Units
Select between 4 and 5 units from the following list:
BIOL0024 Cell biology 2 6 Credits
BIOL0026 Recombinant DNA techniques 6 Credits
BIOL0027 Animal physiology - Animal reproduction and immunology 6 Credits
BIOL0029 Insect biology 6 Credits
BIOL0030 Plant biochemistry 6 Credits
BIOL0032 Plant pathology 6 Credits
BIOL0035 Genes & development 1 6 Credits
BIOL0039 Autumn field course 6 Credits
BIOL0040 Concepts in ecology & evolution 6 Credits
Year 2, Semester 2
Mandatory Units
BIOL0014 Directed studies 2 3 Credits
Optional Units
Select between 4 and 5 units from the following list:
BIOL0023 DNA (making, breaking & disease) 6 Credits
BIOL0025 Practical molecular biology 6 Credits
BIOL0028 Cellular neurobiology 6 Credits
BIOL0031 Plant biotechnology 6 Credits
BIOL0033 Bacteriology 6 Credits
BIOL0034 Virology 6 Credits
BIOL0036 Genes & development practicals 6 Credits
BIOL0037 Crop protection & weed biology 6 Credits
BIOL0038 Environmental physiology 6 Credits
BIOL0041 Spring field course 6 Credits
BIOL0093 Practical microbial genetics 6 Credits
MATH0108 Statistics 6 Credits
Year 3, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)
Mandatory Units
BIOL0043 Biological data interpretation 6 Credits
Optional Units
Select between 24 and 36 credits from the following list:
BIOL0042 Investigative project 12 Credits
BIOL0056 Plant molecular biology 6 Credits
BIOL0057 Cell growth & proliferation 6 Credits
BIOL0059 Insect-microbe interactions 6 Credits
BIOL0062 Fungi & people 6 Credits
BIOL0063 Microbial physiology 6 Credits
BIOL0069 Plant development & exploitation 6 Credits
BIOL0071 Topics in environmental plant virology 6 Credits
BIOL0072 Biology as a world view 6 Credits
BIOL0073 The evolution of genetic systems 6 Credits
BIOL0078 Biotechnology 6 Credits
Year 3, Semester 2
Optional Units
Select between 24 and 30 credits from the following list:
BIOL0042 Investigative project 12 Credits
BIOL0058 Microbial genetics 6 Credits
BIOL0060 Neurobiology (a) - Systems 3 Credits
BIOL0061 Advanced endocrinology 6 Credits
BIOL0064 Plant-microorganism interactions 6 Credits
BIOL0066 Bacterial ecophysiology 6 Credits
BIOL0067 Genes & development 2 6 Credits
BIOL0070 Plant biotechnology & the environment 6 Credits
BIOL0074 The evolution of social behaviour 6 Credits
BIOL0079 Clinical biochemistry 6 Credits
BIOL0101 Neurobiology (b) - development 3 Credits
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