2018/19 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Zoology (Part-Time)

Programme code:	BS-PT/ZOO	UCAS code:
Duration:	6 Years	Method of Attendance:	Part Time

Part-time students study the same modules as full-time students. Each year of the full-time programme takes 2 years of part-time study. The exact division of modules across the two years should be confirmed with the SES office in FBS.

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

See full-time programme.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

See full-time programme.

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

See full-time programme.

Programme specification:

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

60 credits to be taken in Year 1 and Year 2.

Compulsory modules:

50 credits of compulsory modules to be selected in Year 1.

BLGY1128	Living Planet	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
BLGY1304	Research Experience and Skills Level 1	10 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FOBS1135	The Basis of Life	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

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)
BLGY1234	Practical Genetics	10 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
BLGY1238	Exploring Whole Organism Biology in the Lab and Field	10 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
BMSC1210	Biology of the Mind	10 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC1617	Exploring Animal Behaviour	10 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SOEE1120	Vertebrate Evolution	10 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

60 credits to be taken in Year 2.

Compulsory modules:

A minimum of 40 credits of compulsory modules to be selected in Year 2.

BLGY1125	Biology Practicals and Data Analysis	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
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)

Optional modules:

A minimum of 20 credits of optional modules to be selected:

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

60 credits of modules at Year 3.

Compulsory modules:

BLGY2144	Population and Community Ecology	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
BLGY2191	Introduction to immunology	10 credits
BLGY2222	Animal Behaviour	10 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
BLGY2223	Organismal Evolution	10 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
BLGY2301	Research Experience and Skills Level 2	10 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

60 credits of modules at Year 4.

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)
BLGY2321	Marine Zoology Field Course	10 credits	1 Sep to 30 Sep (1mth)