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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology and Economics


BSc (Hons) Biology and Economics (Biology Element): First year
Code Module name Credits
Biology 1 20 AND
Biology 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
(( Macroeconomics 20 AND
Microeconomics 20 ) OR
Economics 20 ) AND
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: EC1003, EC1008 AND
Mathematics for Economists 20
Finance 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.
EC1003 may be taken in second year

BSc (Hons) Biology and Economics (Biology Element): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ View list 60 credits from Module List: BL2300 - BL2310
Research Methods in Biology 15
Cell Biology 15
Molecular Biology 15
Evolutionary Biology 15
Invertebrate Zoology 15
Cell Systems 15
Biochemistry 15
Ecology 15
Vertebrate Zoology 15
Applied Molecular Biology 15
Comparative Physiology 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked ^
BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ Intermediate Microeconomics 20 AND
^ Intermediate Macroeconomics 20 AND
Statistics for Economists 20 AND
Mathematics for Economists 20 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.
Students who have passed MT2004 or MT2508 are exempt from EC2203

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass at first sitting and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked ^

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

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BSc Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 levels.


BSc (Hons) Biology and Economics (Biology Element): Third year
Code Module name Credits
Statistical and Quantitative Skills for Biologists 10 AND
( Field Course 10 OR
Advanced Critical Analysis Reading Party 10 OR
Basic Biochemistry Laboratory 10 ) AND
View list 40 credits from Module List: BL3301 - BL3319, BL3323, PN3312 - PN3313
Protein Structure and Function 20
Gene Regulation 20
Membranes and Cell Communication 20
Evolution 20
Aquatic Ecology 20
Ecosystems and Conservation 20
Bioenergetics 20
Infection and Disease 20
Developmental Biology 20
Animal Plant Interactions 20
Biology of Marine Organisms 20
Animal Behaviour: A Quantitative Approach 20
Terrestrial Zoology 20
Neuropharmacology 20
Neuroscience 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list 60 credits from Module List: EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4489 AND
Econometrics 20
Decision and Game Theory 20
Economic Growth 20
Mathematical Economics 20
Incentives, Contracts and Markets 20
Economic Fluctuations 20
Computational Economics 20
Advanced Econometrics 20
Economic History 20
EC4403 Health and Education 20
Economics of the Environment 20
EC4406 Experimental Economics (20) 20
Behavioural Economics 20
Industrial Organisation and Regulations 20
International Macroeconomics 20
International Trade 20
EC4411 Economics of Labour 20
Macroeconomic Policy 20
Public Economics 20
EC4416 Innovation Economics (20) 20
Financial Economics: Asset Pricing 20
Financial Economics: Corporate Finance 20
EC4419 Economics of Development 20
Inequality and Redistribution 20
EC4421 Political Economy 20
EC4422 Communication and Public Engagement in Economics & Finance 5
The Economics of Migration 20
Econometrics of Impact Evaluation 20
Practical Financial Modelling 20
Philosophy of Economics 20
Portfolio Management 20
Development and Finance 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year


BSc (Hons) Biology and Economics (Biology Element): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
( Literature-based Research Project 30 OR
Experimental Research Project 60 OR
EC4302 Research Project
Not running in 2018-2019
30 ) AND
View list Between 0 and 60 credits from Module List: BL4210 - BL4301, ID4001, PN4230 - PN4231, PN4234 - PN4235 AND
Practical Skills for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 15
Antimicrobials - Mode of Action and Resistance 15
How Enzymes Work 15
Molecular Virology 15
Bacterial Virulence Factors 15
Structure-based Drug Discovery 15
BL4220 Geomicrobiology - from Gold Mines to Global Warming, how Microbes influence our Planet 15
Metabolic and Clinical Biochemistry 15
BL4223 Molecular and cell biology of eukaryotic DNA replication 15
Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Trafficking 15
Advanced Microscopy and Image Analysis - Seeing is Believing 15
Chromatin and Genome Stability 15
BL4230 Neurodegeneration and Aging 15
BL4231 Neuromodulation 15
Neuroethology 15
BL4234 Synaptic Transmission 15
BL4235 Motoneurons: From Physiology to Pathology 15
BL4248 Human Physiology of Diving 15
Scientific Diving 15
Tropical Marine Biology 15
Fisheries Research 15
Marine and Environmental Biotechnology 15
Marine Bioacoustics 15
Foraging in Marine Mammals 15
Marine Mammals and Man 15
BL4260 Biological Oceanography 15
Environmental Drivers of Marine Habitats 15
The Question of Culture in Animals 15
Conservation Research Methods 15
Science Communication of Biodiversity and Conservation 15
Plant-environment Interactions 15
BL4273 Bioinformatics for Biologists 15
Evolutionary Developmental Biology 15
Evolution in Action 15
Biology of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Vertebrates 15
The CRISPR system for Antiviral Defence and Genome Engineering 15
Evolution and Human Behaviour 15
BL4281 Animal Communication and Cognition 15
Biology and Behaviour of Social Insects 15
BL4284 Breeding Systems and Sexual Conflict 15
Complex Systems in Animal Behaviour 15
Advanced Topics in Evolution 15
Major Review Paper in Evolutionary Biology 15
Animal Cognition 15
Polar Ecology: A field course in Antarctica 15
Communication and Teaching in Science 15
Neurodegeneration and Aging 15
Neuromodulation 15
Synaptic Transmission 15
Motoneurons: From Physiology to Pathology 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
( Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15 AND
EC4422 Communication and Public Engagement in Economics & Finance
Not running in 2018-2019
5 )

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year


With permission from the Director of Teaching, 20 credits in Fourth Year may be replaced with ID4002 and EC4422
BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list 60 credits from Module List: EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4499, EC5201 - EC5203
Econometrics 20
Decision and Game Theory 20
Economic Growth 20
Mathematical Economics 20
Incentives, Contracts and Markets 20
Economic Fluctuations 20
Computational Economics 20
Advanced Econometrics 20
Economic History 20
EC4403 Health and Education 20
Economics of the Environment 20
EC4406 Experimental Economics (20) 20
Behavioural Economics 20
Industrial Organisation and Regulations 20
International Macroeconomics 20
International Trade 20
EC4411 Economics of Labour 20
Macroeconomic Policy 20
Public Economics 20
EC4416 Innovation Economics (20) 20
Financial Economics: Asset Pricing 20
Financial Economics: Corporate Finance 20
EC4419 Economics of Development 20
Inequality and Redistribution 20
EC4421 Political Economy 20
EC4422 Communication and Public Engagement in Economics & Finance 5
The Economics of Migration 20
Econometrics of Impact Evaluation 20
Practical Financial Modelling 20
Philosophy of Economics 20
Portfolio Management 20
Development and Finance 20
Research Project in Economics 20
Dissertation in Economics 40
Macroeconomics 20
Microeconomics 20
Econometric Methods and Applications 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Access to EC5201 - EC5203 is only available with the permission of the Director of Teaching to students in the Second Year of an Honours Programme who have achieved at least 17.5 in a relevant module, namely, EC3303 or EC3306 for EC5201, EC3302 or EC3505 for EC5202, in EC4401 for EC5203

Final Year students in 2018/9 must ensure they have taken at least 40 credits from EC3301-EC3350, EC4401 over third and fourth year.


Other information

With the permission of the Director of Teaching up to 20 credits per programme may be taken in a module outwith the specified modules in all School of Biology Programmes. Where there are choices between modules in the programmes, some options may have pre-requisites therefore the 1000- and 2000-level modules taken may limit choices. The availability of 4000-level modules in the School of Biology will be dependent on sufficient student demand.

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant 91¹û¶³ÊÓƵ School in the Learning Agreement (see ).