Non-Flash Degree Route Planner

Suggested Degree Routes Based on Interests

Biological Sciences

Biomedical Sciences

Animal Biology

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Biomedical Sciences

Cell Biology

Ecology & Enviromental Science

Plant & Microbial Biology

Whole organism

Year 1

Molecules and Cells

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Genetics

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Physiology

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Organisms and Environment

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Chemistry for Biology

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Contemporary Topics in Biology

O

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Year 2

Ecology

O

R

R

R

Behaviour

O

R

R

R

Evolution

O

R

R

R

R

R

Animal & Plant Physiology

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

Cell Signalling

O

R

R

R

R

R

Development

O

R

R

R

R

R

Cell Structure and Function

O

R

R

R

R

Molecular Biology

O

R

R

R

R

Biochemistry

O

R

R

R

Human Physiology

O

C

R

C

R

R

Medical Microbiology

O

C

R

C

R

R

Immunology

O

C

R

R

C

R

R

Clinical Genetics and Biochemistry

C

-

-

C

-

-

-

-

Haematology

C

-

-

C

-

-

-

-

Cell & Tissue Pathology

C

-

-

C

-

-

-

-

Optional 40 week placement between years 2 and 3.

Year 3

Behavioural Ecology

O

R

R

R

Conservation Biology

O

R

R

R

Global Change Biology

O

R

R

R

R

Genes and Development

O

R

R

R

R

R

Stress and Responses to the Environment

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

Crops for the Future

O

R

R

R

R

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

O

R

R

R

Stem Cells & Tissue Engineering

O

O

R

R

Ageing and Age-related Diseases

O

O

R

R

R

R

Cell Architecture

O

O

R

R

R

R

R

Biology of Disease

C

-

C

Field Course / Workshop

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Literature Review

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Lab Project /Enterprise / Schools

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Year 4 - MBiol Biosciences

Field Course / Workshop

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Research Skills

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Research Project

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

O = Optional Module

C = Compulsory Module

A = This module is compulsory for those students without 'A' level chemistry. 

R = Suggested option for degree route based on selected interest

Year 1

Optional Modules:

Contemporary topics in biology.

Compulsory Modules:

Molecules and cells, genetics, physiology, organisms and environment.

Module required for students without A-level Chemistry:

Chemistry for biology.

Year 2

Biological Sciences

Optional Modules:

Ecology, behavior, evolution, animal and plant physiology, signalling

development, cell structure and function, molecular biology, biochemistry, human physiology, medical microbiology, immunology.

Compulsory Modules:

None

Biomedical Sciences

Compulsory Modules:

Human physiology, medical microbiology, immunology, clinical genetics biochemistry, haematology, cell and tissue pathology.

Year 3

Biological Sciences

Optional Modules:

Behavioral and evolutionary ecology, conservation biology

global change biology, genes and development, stress and responses, crops for the future, biochemistry and biotechnology, stem cells, ageing and age-related diseases, cell architecture.

Compulsory Modules:

Field course workshop, literature review, lab project enterprise schools.

Biomedical Sciences

Optional Modules:

stem cells, ageing and age-related diseases, cell architecture.

Compulsory Modules:

Biology of disease, field course workshop, literature review, lab project enterprise schools.

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Suggested routes based on your interests

Ecology & Environmental Science

Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

Molecules and cells, genetics, physiology, organisms and environment.

Chemistry for biology

Optional Modules:

Contemporary topics in biology

Year 2

Optional Modules:

Ecology, behaviour, evolution, animal and plant physiology, cell signaling, molecular biology, biochemistry, medical microbiology

Compulsory Modules:

None

Year 3

Optional Modules:

Behavioural Ecology, conservation biology, global change biology, stress and responses , crops for the future, biochemistry and biotechnology

Compulsory Modules:

Field course workshop, literature review, lab project enterprise schools

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Whole Organism

Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

Molecules and cells, genetics, physiology, organisms and environment.

Chemistry for biology

Optional Modules:

Contemporary topics in biology

Year 2

Optional Modules:

ecology, behaviour, evolution, animal and plant physiology, cell signaling, Development, human physiology, immunology

Compulsory Module:

None

Year 3

Optional Modules:

behavioural Ecology, conservation biology, global change biology, genes and development, stress and responses, ageing and age-related diseases.

Compulsory Modules:

Field course workshop, literature review, lab project enterprise schools.

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Animal Biology

Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

Molecules and cells, genetics, physiology, organisms and environment.

Chemistry for biology

Optional Modules:

Contemporary topics in biology

Year 2

Optional Modules:

Ecology, behaviour, evolution, animal and plant physiology, Development, cell structure and function, human physiology, immunology

Compulsory Modules:

None

Year 3

Optional Modules:

behavioural Ecology, conservation biology, genes and development, stress and responses, ageing and age-related diseases, cell architecture.

Compulsory Modules:

Field course workshop, literature review, lab project enterprise schools.

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Plant & Microbial Biology

Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

Molecules and cells, genetics, physiology, organisms and environment.

Chemistry for biology

Optional Modules:

Contemporary topics in biology

Year 2

Optional Modules:

evolution, animal and plant physiology, cell signaling, development, cell structure and function, molecular biology, biochemistry, medical microbiology

Compulsory Modules:

None

Year 3

Optional Modules:

global change biology, genes and development, stress and responses , crops for the future, biochemistry and biotechnology, cell architecture.

Compulsory Modules:

Field course workshop, literature review, lab project enterprise schools.

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Cell Biology

Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

Molecules and cells, genetics, physiology, organisms and environment.

Chemistry for biology

Optional Modules:

Contemporary topics in biology

Year 2

Optional Modules:

evolution, animal and plant physiology, cell signaling, development, cell structure and function, molecular biology, human physiology, immunology

Compulsory Modules:

None

Year 3

Optional Modules:

genes and development, stress and responses, crops for the future, stem cells & tissue engineering, ageing and age-related diseases, cell architecture.

Compulsory Modules:

Field course workshop, literature review, lab project enterprise schools.

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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

Molecules and cells, genetics, physiology, organisms and environment.

Chemistry for biology

Optional Modules:

Contemporary topics in biology

Year 2

Optional Modules:

animal and plant physiology, Cell signaling, development, cell structure and function, molecular biology, biochemistry, human physiology, immunology

Compulsory Modules:

None

Year 3

Optional Modules:

genes and development, stress and responses, crops for the future, biochemistry and biotechnology, stem cells & tissue engineering.

Compulsory Modules:

Field course workshop, literature review, lab project enterprise schools.

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Biomedical Sciences

Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

Molecules and cells, genetics, physiology, organisms and environment.

Chemistry for biology

Optional Modules:

Contemporary topics in biology

Year 2

Compulsory Modules:

human physiology, medical microbiology, immunology, clinical genetics biochemistry, haematology, cell and tissue pathology

Year 3

Optional Modules:

stem cells & tissue engineering, ageing and age-related diseases, cell architecture,

Compulsory Modules:

Biology of disease, Workshop, literature review, lab project.

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