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biological/biomedical sciences overview why study life sciences at dundee?
Your application for entry will be judged based on the highest level qualifications you have or are taking, e.g. students offering A-Levels or Scottish Baccalaureate will be made an offer based on entry to the 3 year Honours degree as this offers the best academic progression.
minimum requirements 4 year Honours degree (entry at SCQF 7) SQA Higher: ILC Higher: IB Diploma:
AABB AABB
30 points with 5, 5, 5 at HL Essential subjects:
Biology or chemistry (Higher, ILC H, HL) plus mathematics and chemistry (SG at 3, Int2 at C, ILC Ord at C, IB SL at 4)
3 year Honours degree (entry at SCQF 8) SQA Advanced Higher: AB + BB (H) in different subjects GCE A-Level: IB Diploma:
AAB 34 points with 6, 6, 5 at HL Essential subjects:
Biology and chemistry (AH, A-L, HL) plus mathematics (SG at 3, Int2 at C, GCSE at C, IB SL at 4).
other qualifications
Please see ‘Biological/Biomedical Sciences’ on page 138 for details.
degree programmes (with UCAS Codes) BSc Anatomical Sciences
BSc Anatomical and Physiological Sciences BSc Biochemistry
B110 B120 C700
BSc Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery F151 BSc Biological Sciences BSc Biomedical Sciences BSc Forensic Anthropology BSc Microbiology
BSc Molecular Biology BSc Molecular Genetics BSc Neuroscience BSc Pharmacology
BSc Physiological Sciences BSc Sports Biomedicine
See making your application on page 32.
C100 B900 FL46 C500 C720 C431 B140 B210 B100 CB69
degree with a year in industry: BSc Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery F154
As a place to study life sciences we achieve consistently high ratings, and the internationally-recognised research strengths of the College of Life Sciences are reflected in our research-led teaching and a wide range of research training opportunities for life sciences graduates.
Our research is rated 1st in Europe for biology and biochemistry, and 4th for molecular biology and genetics (by Thomson Scientific), and we were ranked 33rd in the World’s Top Universities for biological sciences by the QS World University Rankings 2012.
Our excellent reputation also extends to the quality of our teaching. In the 2012 National Student Survey we were ranked joint top in the UK for student satisfaction in biological sciences with 100% of our students saying they were satisfied with the quality of their course.
teaching and assessment
All life sciences degree programmes share common core modules in the early years that provide a general introduction to the life sciences through an integrated programme of lectures, tutorials, practical work and field excursions.
All our Honours degrees are also available as 3 year options for applicants who already have appropriate qualifications at Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) level 7 - the equivalent of the A2 year of A-Levels or the Scottish Baccalaureate. To benefit from the best academic progression, applicants with these qualifications will be made offers for the 3 year Honours degree and will start the programme at SCQF 8 (Level 2).
Once you have been accepted onto the course, your current knowledge base and skill set will be assessed, so that we can recommend appropriate modules for the first semester.
4 year degree: Levels 1 and 2: You will take courses covering the breadth of the biological and chemical sciences, as a core foundation for future studies. Our teaching emphasises practical skills, including labs, fieldwork and problem solving, set in the context of a core knowledge which covers the biological and chemical sciences from molecules to communities, via microbiology, cell biology, comparative physiology, biochemistry, genetics, population and community biology, all of which are a means to teach principles which apply across the life sciences. In addition, you will be developing your problem solving abilities, and many transferable skills: researching scientific publications, making presentations and developing your analytical skills.
www.dundee.ac.uk/prospectus/lifesciences
Both levels include the option for study of modules outside the College of Life Sciences, which we encourage. For both three year and four year routes, our aim is to train you as a scientist by the end of SCQF 8 (Level 2), with an emphasis on core knowledge, practical experience and problem-solving skills to prepare you for the research-led specialist teaching in Levels 3 and above.
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