BSc Biology

Comments about BSc Biology - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire

• Objectives
  Biology is the science of life: how living organisms function, develop, reproduce and evolve, from the scale of genes up to that of ecosystems. Biology addresses questions such as: - How does evolution by natural selection work, and how can it explain behaviour? - What determines biodiversity and how can we help preserve it? - How can genomics inform us about diversity, behaviour and development? - How do ecosystems operate, and how sensitive are they to pollution, diseases and invasive species?
• Entry requirements
  -GCE/VCE A Levels - ABB -BTEC National Diploma - 3 Distinctions + interview -GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BB -Scottish Highers - AAABB -Irish Leaving Cert. - AABBB -International Baccalaureate - 33 points -Core Requirements - Grade B in GCE A Level Biology plus another A Level science subject (may include Psychology or Geography).
• Academic title
  Biology BSc
• Course description
  This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
  
  
  Typical First Year Modules
  Module/Unit    
  
  -Comparative Physiology
  -Ecosystems and Environmental Change    
  -Evolution    
  -Genes in Populations    
  -Introduction to Cell Biology    
  -Principles of Molecular Biology    
  -Information Technology Skills in Biology    
  -Laboratory Skills in Biology 1    
  -Laboratory Skills in Biology 2
  -Tutorials (Biology)    
  
  
  Typical Second Year Modules
  Module/Unit
  
  -Animal and Plant Science Tutorials    
  -Data Analysis    
  -Animal Behaviour    
  -Animal Population and Community Ecology    
  -Biodiversity    
  -Biotechnology and Food    
  -Evolutionary Biology    
  -Freshwater Ecology    
  -Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics    
  -Insects    
  -Invertebrates    
  -Palaeobiology    
  -Plant Habitat and Distribution    
  -Plant Population and Community Ecology    
  -Plant, Cell and Environment    
  -Vertebrates    
  -World Ecosystems    
  -Animal Diversity    
  -Animal Ecology    
  -Biology Projects    
  -Comparative Genomics    
  -Environmental Biology    
  -Insect Biology     5
  -Wildlife Forensics    
  
  
  Typical Third Year Modules
  Module/Unit    
  
  -Project    
  -Biology Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme    
  -Dissertation    
  -Animal Ecology and Behaviour Field Course    
  -Behaviour Ecology Field Course
  -Biology and Ethics    
  -Community Ecology    
  -Conservation and Management
  -Cooperation and Conflict    
  -Ecotoxicology    
  -Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology    
  -Environmental Regulation in Plants    
  -Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems    
  -Global Change    
  -History and Philosophy of Science    
  -Issues in Conservation Biology    
  -Life in Extreme Environments    
  -Molecular Ecology and Conservation Genetics    
  -Parasitism    
  -Sex and Reproduction    
  -Social Insects
  -Soil Plant Relationships    
  -Trends in Biology    
  -Tropical Rain Forest: Biology Field Course

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