School of Biological Sciences units in 2019/20

Please note: Due to alternative arrangements for teaching and assessment in place from 18 March 2020 to mitigate against the restrictions in place due to COVID-19, information shown for 2019/20 may not always be accurate.

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Level QCA-3
Level C/4
Level I/5
Level H/6
Level M/7
Level D/8
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Unit name Unit code Credit points Level of study Open unit status Teaching Block
Acquisition of Behaviour BIOL20103 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2C
Advanced Practical Skills BIOL30006 30 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Agricultural Biotechnology BIOL31129 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Behavioural Ecology BIOL20104 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2D
Biology 1A: Diversity of Life BIOL11000 40 Certificate/4 Not open TB-4
Biology 1B: Life Processes BIOL12000 40 Certificate/4 Not open TB-4
Brains, Behaviour and Evolution BIOL20019 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2C
Cell and Developmental Biology BIOL20011 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2D
Communication and Cognition in Animal Societies BIOL30012 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Computational Methods in Biology BIOL20018 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1B
Conservation Biology BIOL20401 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2C
Current Topics in Biology BIOL10001 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Diversity of Life Part A: Exploring Lower Organisms BIOL10003 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Diversity of Life Part B: Exploring Higher Organisms and Communities BIOL10005 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Ecology BIOL20012 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2C
Evolutionary Biology BIOL20212 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1B
Evolutionary Ecology BIOL31136 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Field Course or Laboratory Workshop BIOL30001 10 Honours/6 Not open AYEAR
Green Planet BIOL20013 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2D
Host-Parasite Interactions BIOL31121 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Insect Biology BIOL20204 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2D
Key Concepts for Biologists BIOL10002 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Life Processes Part A: Building A Cell BIOL10006 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Life Processes Part B: Building an Organism BIOL10004 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Literature Review BIOL30002 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Marine Ecology and Physiology BIOL21403 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2D
Molecular Genetics BIOL20015 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Oceans BIOL30011 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Plant Disease BIOL20008 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2C
Plant Environmental Adaptation BIOL30005 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Plant Evolution, Development and Diversity BIOL30007 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Practical Project BIOL30202 30 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Professional Development BIOLM0024 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-4
Project Planning BIOLM0023 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-4
Quantitative Methods in Biology BIOL20001 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1A
Research Project BIOLM0026 60 Masters/7 Not open TB-4
Science and Success: Writing, Speaking and Communicating Science BIOL20017 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1A
Sensory Biology BIOL20016 10 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2D
Sensory Ecology BIOL31132 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Sex, Behaviour and Life Histories BIOL30013 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Social Evolution: Genes to Societies BIOL30003 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Staying Alive: The Behaviour, Psychology and Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions BIOL30010 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
The Ecology of Food Production and the Farmed Landscape BIOL30009 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Tree of Life BIOL30004 10 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Understanding Data: Experimental Design and Statistics for Life Scientists BIOLM0006 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-4