B.Sc. Joint Honours

The decision as to whether you will follow a Joint Honours Degree in two subjects or a Natural Sciences degree in more than two subjects is normally taken at the end of the first year of study, follow the link Subjects to find the list. All students intending to apply for a Joint Honours Degree apply for Natural Sciences (code CFG0). With a Joint Honours Degree, you

study the same two subjects in all three years, but you are allowed to study other subjects as well in your first year, if they can be fitted in your timetable.
can vary the balance between the two subjects in all years assuming the timetable will allow it, but you can never take more than 4 modules in one subject and not less than 2 modules in the other subject.
need to take one or two Capstone modules in Year 3.

The degree title is :

B.Sc. in A and B within the Natural Sciences programme

where A and B are the two subjects studied.

B.Sc. Joint Honours Combinations available from 2012 entry onwards are shown in the table below

	An	Ar	Bi	Bs	Ch	CS	ES	Ec	Gg	Ma	Ph	Py	Ps
An			*										*
Ar							*
Bi	*				*		*		*	*		*	*
Bs						*
Ch			*				*			*		*
CS				*						*		*
ES		*	*		*				*	*
Ec										*			*
Gg			*				*			*			*
Ma			*		*	*	*	*	*		*	*	*
Ph										*		*
Py			*		*	*				*	*
Ps	*		*					*	*	*

If a combination is not starred, it may still be possible to combine the subjects with other subjects, that is within a Natural Sciences degree in more than two subjects.

The following abbreviations apply (see Subjects for a description of the groupings):

Group 1		Group 2		Group 3
Bi	Biology	An	Anthropology	SC	Sociology and Criminology
Ch	Chemistry	Ar	Archaeology	Th	Theology
CS	Computer Science	Bs	Business	En	English
ES	Earth Sciences	Ec	Economics	Mu	Music
Ma	Mathematics	Gg	Geography	Hi	History
Py	Physics	Ph	Philosophy	La	Languages
Ps	Psychology			Ed	Education
				Cl	Classics
				Sp	Sport

Example of a B.Sc. Joint Honours Degree

Year 1:

Biology - 2 modules
Chemistry - 2 modules
Geography - 2 modules
or
Biology - 3 modules
Chemistry - 3 modules
or
Biology - 4 modules
Chemistry - 2 modules

Year 2:

Biology - 3 modules
Chemistry - 3 modules

Year 3:

Biology - 3 modules
Chemistry - 3 modules

Example of a B.Sc. Joint Honours Degree where the split between the subjects is not equal

Year 1:

Mathematics - 3 modules
Philosophy - 1 module
Chemistry - 2 modules

Year 2:

Mathematics - 3 modules
Chemistry - 3 modules
or
Mathematics - 2 modules
Chemistry - 4 modules

Year 3:

Mathematics - 2 modules
Chemistry - 4 modules

For more information about the Natural Sciences degree programme, please contact:

Dr. James Blowey
Deputy Head of Faculty
Faculty of Science Office
Level 3 Chemistry Building
Durham University
DH1 3LE
UK

Tel: 0191 334 1028
Fax: 0191 334 1018
Email: natural.sciences-director@durham.ac.uk

WWW: Natural Sciences home page

The Natural Sciences web pages are maintained by James Blowey

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2012-13 Timetable

	An	Ar	Bi	Bs	Ch	CS	ES	Ec	Gg	Ma	Ph	Py	Ps
An			*										*
Ar							*
Bi	*				*		*		*	*		*	*
Bs						*
Ch			*				*			*		*
CS				*						*		*
ES		*	*		*				*	*
Ec										*			*
Gg			*				*			*			*
Ma			*		*	*	*	*	*		*	*	*
Ph										*		*
Py			*		*	*				*	*
Ps	*		*					*	*	*

	An	Ar	Bi	Bs	Ch	CS	ES	Ec	Gg	Ma	Ph	Py	Ps
An			*										*
Ar							*
Bi	*				*		*		*	*		*	*
Bs						*
Ch			*				*			*		*
CS				*						*		*
ES		*	*		*				*	*
Ec										*			*
Gg			*				*			*			*
Ma			*		*	*	*	*	*		*	*	*
Ph										*		*
Py			*		*	*				*	*
Ps	*		*					*	*	*

B.Sc. Joint Honours

B.Sc. Joint Honours Combinations available from 2012 entry onwards are shown in the table below

Example of a B.Sc. Joint Honours Degree

Year 1:

Year 2:

Year 3:

Example of a B.Sc. Joint Honours Degree where the split between the subjects is not equal

Year 1:

Year 2:

Year 3:

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