Comments about BSc Biology with a Modern Language - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire
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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. It is also a global science, and it addresses many questions that have an explicitly international dimension: - Where are the centres of global biodiversity and how can these be protected? - How will we provide enough food to feed the world's population? - Can benefits of genomics and biotechnology be made available where they are most needed? - How can biological science be best communicated between nations and cultures?
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Practical experience
The third year is spent following a specified biology programme at a university in France, Spain, Italy or Germany. You will return to Sheffield for the fourth year, where you follow the level three programme.
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Entry requirements
-GCE/VCE A Levels - ABB -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AA+BB or AB+AA -BTEC National Diploma: 3 Distinctions + interview -Scottish Highers - AAAAB -Irish Leaving Cert. - AAABB -International Baccalaureate - 33 points -Core Requirements - Grade B in GCE A Level Biology plus another A Level science subject (including Psychology and Geography). Grade B is also required in a modern language (French, German, Italian, Spanish).
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Academic title
Biology with a Modern Language BSc
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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)
-French 2A
-French 2B
-French 3A
-French 3B
-French Consolidation
-French Consolidation
-German 2A
-German 2B
-German 3A
-German 3B
-Italian 2A
-Italian 2B
-Italian 3A
-Italian 3B
-Spanish 2A
-Spanish 2B
-Spanish 3A
-Spanish 3B
-Spanish Consolidation
-Spanish Consolidation
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
-French 4A
-French 4B
-French Placement Preparation
-Freshwater Ecology
-Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics
-German 4A
-German 4B
-German Placement Preparation
-Insects
-Invertebrates
-Italian 4A
-Italian 4B
-Palaeobiology
-Plant Habitat and Distribution
-Plant Population and Community Ecology
-Plant, Cell and Environment
-Spanish 4A
-Spanish 4B
-Spanish Placement Preparation
-Vertebrates
-World Ecosystems
-Animal Diversity
-Animal Ecology
-Biology Projects
-Ecology Project
-Environmental Biology
-Insect Biology
-Wildlife Forensics
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Year Abroad
Typical Fourth Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Project
-Biology Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme
-Dissertation
-Community Ecology
-Conservation and Management
-Cooperation and Conflict
-Ecotoxicology
-Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
-Environmental Regulation in Plants
-Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems
-French 4D Yr Abroad Project Identification - Social Scientists, Scientists, Engineers
-French 4E Yr Abroad Project - Social Scientists, Scientists, Engineers
-French 5A
-French 5B
-German 3D/4D Yr Abroad Project Identification - Social Scientists, Scientists, Engineers
-German 3E/4E Yr Abroad Project - Social Scientists, Scientists, Engineers
-German 5A
-German 5B
-Global Change
-Issues in Conservation Biology
-Italian 3D/4D Year Abroad Project Identification - Social Scientists, Scientists, Engineers
-Italian 3E/4E Year Abroad Project - Social Scientists, Scientists, Engineers
-Life in Extreme Environments
-Molecular Ecology and Conservation Genetics
-Parasitism
-Sex and Reproduction
-Social Insects
-Soil Plant Relationships
-Spanish 3D/4D Yr Abroad Project Identification - Social Scientists, Scientists, Engineers
-Spanish 3E/4E Yr Abroad Project - Social Scientists, Scientists, Engineers
-Tandem Learning Module Stage 5 Italian/English
-Tandem Learning Module Stage 5 Italian/English
-Tandem Learning Module Stage 5 Spanish/English
-Tandem Learning Module Stage 5 Spanish/English
-Trends in Biology
