2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Biology with Enterprise
Programme code: | BS-BLGY/E | UCAS code: | C1N1 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Professor P E Urwin | Contact address: | P.E.Urwin@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
A Level or Advanced Higher: AAA-AAB from 3 A2/Advanced Higher including Biology and another science or science-related subject. Critical Thinking and General Studies excluded.
IB: 35-34 (with 18-16 HL) including 6 in HL Biology and another science or science related subject at higher level
Irish Leaving Certificate: AAAAAB- AAAABB including an A in higher level Biology and another science or science-related subject at higher level.
Scottish Higher: Scottish Highers not accepted on their own.
Cambridge Pre-U: D3/D3/D3-D3/D3/M2 including Pre-U Biology plus one other science or science-related subject.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Biology
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School or Biology
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Guidance
While no QAA Subject Benchmark exists for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, QAA guidance has been published. This programme follows the guidance in that it includes an emphasis on key theories of entrepreneurship in the economy and society as a subject discipline while further focussing on processes of identifying and developing new enterprise opportunities. The programme will further support students in developing their personal development in relation to subject-domain knowledge, personal skills development and independent learning. Furthermore, the programme meets QAA guidance through access to alumni, industry advisors and practical enterprise projects within the curriculum and through the Universities wider extra-curricular provision. The three year BSc programmes upon which the Integrated Masters are built meet the QAA Benchmarks.
Biology
There are no specified QAA Benchmarks for Integrated Masters degrees in Biology, however the principle of such programmes in other subject areas is to ensure coverage of Honours level Benchmark requirements plus ensure that the higher Masters levels objectives are met.
Project-specific experimental skills
- Accessing literature
- Planning, including evaluation of hazards and environmental effects
- Making oral presentations, writing reports, including critical evaluation
- Participating in colloquia
Research project
- Implementation of planned experiments
- Recording of data and their critical analysis
- Dissertation
- Outcome potentially publishable
Advanced studies
- In area of specialism to support research topic
- Complementary studies outside, but cognate to, area of specialism
Problem solving
- Development of general strategies including the identification of additional information required and problems where there is not a unique solution
- Application of advanced studies to the solutions of problems
Professional studies
- Ethics and societal responsibilities
- Environmental impact
- Sustainability
The proportion of each activity will vary depending upon the programme’s learning objectives. However, research studies (training and project) are likely to form at least one-half of the master’s level study. It is important to note that for students who may elect not to complete the fourth year of the programme, or who are advised that their performance makes it unlikely that they would be successful in completing the programme will have met the QAA benchmarks for the BSc and so will be able to graduate after 3 years
Programme specification:
This programme is distinctive because it will enhance the employability of graduates in Biology and their potential by combining the development of entrepreneurship and business skills with scientific training in Biology.
The inclusion of enterprise modules delivered in conjunction with the Leeds Enterprise Centre, who already delivers teaching on the MBiol, Bsc Biotechnology with Enterprise, will develop student skills in the areas of creativity, business development and finance. The development of entrepreneurship and business skills will carry forward into a final-year project, which will incorporate scientific research with implementation of the business plan.
The MBiol, BSc Biology with Enterprise programme will offer students an excellent breadth and depth of knowledge plus the exceptional experience of advanced research.
The inclusion of enterprise modules delivered in conjunction with the Leeds Enterprise Centre provides a distinctive flavour to this programme by developing student skills in the areas of creativity, business development and finance.
The most important values which inform this programme are to provide excellent students with the opportunity to gain substantial research training and experience through engagement with an individual research project conducted as part of a research team in an internationally recognised research laboratory.
The academic content of this programme concentrates on developing an understanding of research through the delivery and active engagement in taught components, practical skills development, data analysis and problem solving elements culminating in a major research project supported by further research and transferable skills training and career planning opportunities.
The most important intellectual skills developed in the programme are appreciation of the fundamental underpinning principles of the subject area leading through to the current state of the field informed by the research-based ethos of teaching and investigation.
The most useful practical skills, techniques and capabilities developed will be those underpinning the subject specific nature of the programme area, together with advanced level research skills expected of early stage PhD students.
Competency will be developed in a broad range of topics associated with the specialist subject area, combined with competency in research methodology, the development of hypothesis driven research, the approach to the analysis of data and ability to solve problems, appropriate practical skills in the design and execution of suitable experiments, the production of publication quality outputs and the ability to communicate effectively.
The most important ways in which a student will learn are dependent upon the level of the students as they progress through the course. Initially delivery will be more research-informed teaching in lecture and seminar/tutorial and practical class settings leading to more independent research-based learning through lectures and independent study, small class teaching and project team or individual mentoring. Students will progress from the development of research-based practical skills in teaching labs to the design and execution of independent research work.
On completing the programme we want students to know and understand their programme specialist subject from basic principles through to cutting edge research, and to appreciate the process of research and to be able to demonstrate implementation of these principles.
On completing the programme we want students to be able to compete worldwide with other students for high quality research opportunities within appropriate industries or for PhD positions to pursue research careers.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study 80 credits of the following compulsory modules:
BLGY1125 | Biology Practicals and Data Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY1234 | Practical Genetics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY1236 | Practical Applied Biology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY1303 | Tutorials for Biology and Genetics | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FOBS1135 | The Basis of Life | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1015 | Enterprise in Action | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 30 credits from the following optional modules:
BIOL1223 | Career and Professional Development for Life Scientists | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BIOL1225 | How can Biological Sciences change the world | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY1211 | Applied Biology and Agriculture | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY1232 | Introduction to Genetics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY1300 | Coastal and Upland Habitats Field Course | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1000 | Innovation and Creativity in Business | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1005 | Understanding Enterprise Potential | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1010 | Understanding Social Enterprises | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1170 | Introduction to Management | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates can study up to 10 credits of discovery modules
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study 100 credits of the following compulsory modules
BLGY2100 | Enhanced Study Skills for Biologists | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
BLGY2137 | Parasitology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY2142 | Animal Nutrition and Metabolism | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY2163 | How Plants Work | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY2225 | Sustainable Food Production | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2253 | Animals as Pests | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2045 | Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2080 | New Enterprise Planning Pre-requisite for: LUBS3007 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits of the following optional modules:
BIOL2110 | The Power of Bacterial Genomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BIOL2111 | Genetic Engineering | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BIOL2223 | Employment, Career planning and Professional Development for Life Scientists | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2175 | Human Populations | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY2192 | Experimental Design and Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY2201 | Introduction to Bioinformatics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2222 | Animal Behaviour | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2223 | Organismal Evolution | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2262 | Animal Developmental Biology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2293 | Animal Physiology: from Ants to Whales | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FOBS2240 | Skills in Communicating Research beyond the University | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2065 | Managing Innovation in Business | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2070 | Innovating Social Enterprises | 10 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
LUBS2075 | Gender and Entrepreneurship | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates can study up to 10 credits of discovery modules:
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules.
BLGY3345 | Biology Integrated Research Projects | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3007 | Enterprise Development Project | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3015 | Advanced Entrepreneurship | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to select optional modules up to 40 credits of optional modules.
BLGY3105 | Applied Animal Science | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY3110 | Applied Genetics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY3122 | Social Insect Biology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY3152 | Advanced Topics in Human Genetics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY3205 | Applied Plant Science | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY3247 | Advanced Topics in Conservation Science | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY3251 | Animal Developmental Biology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY3252 | Plant Developmental Biology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY3273 | Animal Nutrition Science | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Last updated: 07/08/2017
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