BSc Biology with a Year Abroad

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  • 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. This course addresses 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 in different parts of the world, and the threats to them, differ?
  • Practical experience
    he three-year Biology with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) degree programme is designed for those students who seek to enhance their experience of Biology by spending a year of study at a major university in North America, Australia or New Zealand.
  • Entry requirements
    -GCE/VCE A Levels - AAA-AAB -Scottish Highers - AAAAA -Irish Leaving Cert. - AAABB -International Baccalaureate - 37 points -Core Requirements - Grade B in GCE A Level Biology plus another A Level science subject (may include Psychology or Geography).
  • Academic title
    Biology with a Year Abroad 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    

    -Year Abroad    


    Typical Third Year Modules
    Module/Unit    

    -Project    
    -Data Analysis    
    -Biology Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme    
    -Dissertation    
    -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

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