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BSC Biology with a Year Abroad (APSU25)     ML

2017 - 2018

 
 

Year 1


units (70 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
APS121  Evolution AUT SEM 10 credits
APS122  Biodiversity AUT SEM 10 credits
APS125  Genes in Populations AUT SEM 10 credits
APS138  Molecular and Cell Biology AUT SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
APS135  Skills for Biologists 1 ACAD YR 30 credits

units (30 credits)
1B
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
APS119  Animal and Plant Physiology SPR SEM 10 credits
APS120  Reproduction, Development and Growth SPR SEM 10 credits
APS123  Population and Community Ecology 1 SPR SEM 10 credits
APS124  Ecosystems, Climate and Environmental Change SPR SEM 10 credits
APS126  Behaviour of Humans and Other Animals SPR SEM 10 credits
APS136  Animal Physiology, Reproduction and Development SPR SEM 10 credits
APS137  Plant Physiology, Reproduction and Development SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
APS131  Ecological identification skills ACAD YR 10 credits

units (20 credits)
1C
A student will take unrestricted F4 Level units to the value of 20 credits.

1D.

In  order to proceed to Level 2, a student must pass all Level 1 modules at first sitting, and attain a mean mark averaged across all Level 1 modules of not less than 59.5%.  A student must also achieve satisfactory attendance at compulsory classes and meet deadlines for coursework in Level 1 modules.  A student missing more than 2 classes without authorization, or missing 2 deadlines without authorization may only proceed at the discretion of the Head of Department.  Students attaining a mean mark averaged across Level 1 Semester 1 modules of less than 59.5% will be advised to withdraw from the programme.


1E.

A student who fails to satisfy the requirements of regulation 1D above may be permitted by the Faculty to become a student for the degree of BSc in Biology (APSU13)

Year 2


2A

A student will spend the second session in attendance as a full-time student at an appropriate University in Australia, New Zealand, Canada  the USA, Hong Kong, or Singapore, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.  During this period the student will take an approved biology programme of study deemed to be the equivalent of F5 units to the value of one hundred and twenty credits.

In addition, unit APS240 will be made available to students whilst studying abroad but will be assessed in Semester 1 of Level 3. Students are not permitted to take an equivalent module to APS240 at the partner University


units (120 credits)
2B
A student will take

Full academic year
APS251  Year Abroad ACAD YR 120 credits
APS240 Data Analysis is required

Year 3


units (30 credits)
3A
A student will take

Semester 1
APS240  Data Analysis AUT SEM 10 credits
APS330  Project AUT SEM 20 credits

units (20 credits)
3B
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
APS331  Dissertation SPR SEM 20 credits
APS340  Biology Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme SPR SEM 20 credits
AND

units (20 credits)
3C
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
APS327  History and Philosophy of Science AUT SEM 10 credits
APS346  Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
APS308  Environmental Regulation in Plants SPR SEM 10 credits
APS313  Global Change SPR SEM 10 credits
APS325  Life in Extreme Environments SPR SEM 10 credits
APS326  Biology and Ethics SPR SEM 10 credits
APS341  Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (20 credits)
3D
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
APS321  Trends in Biology AUT SEM 10 credits
APS342  Evolutionary Ecology AUT SEM 10 credits
APS347  Conflict and Cooperation AUT SEM 20 credits
APS348  The Ecology of Landscapes AUT SEM 10 credits
APS349  Conservation Issues and Management AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
APS344  Topics in Evolutionary Genetics SPR SEM 10 credits
APS351  Human Evolutionary Genetics SPR SEM 10 credits
APS352  Phylogenetic Approaches to Evolution SPR SEM 10 credits
also units listed at 3C not already chosen

units (30 credits)
3E
A student will take unrestricted LEVEL F6 APS BMS AND MBB units to the value of 30 credits.

 
 
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.