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Biology
BSc (Single Honours Degrees) Behavioural Biology Biochemistry Biology
Biomolecular Science (offered by the School of Chemistry, includes some Biology modules)
Cell Biology Ecology & Conservation Evolutionary Biology Marine Biology Molecular Biology Neuroscience (with School of Psychology) Zoology
BSc (Joint Honours Degrees) Biology and Economics Biology and Geology Biology and Psychology
first named subject: Biology with FrenchW
Environmental Biology and Geography
BSc “With” Degrees Honours in which the majority of the course deals with the
Psychology with Biology W Available With Integrated Year Abroad – see Modern Languages.
Entry Requirements The likely minimum grades currently required are shown below. (For Joint Honours degrees the subject with the higher entry requirements determines the likely minimum grades.)
SQA Highers: AABB including 2 from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics
GCE A-Levels: AAB including 2 from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics
International Baccalaureate Points: 35
Preference will be given to candidates offering strong science qualifications.
Please note: • Obtaining these grades may not guarantee you a place. • We consider all aspects of every application, including the personal statement.
• Remember to confirm that you also meet the Faculty Entrance Requirements. Information on these and other qualifications pages 52-85.
Degree Structure For Science Faculty information and other module choices, see pages 16-17.
Marine Biology students study the rockpools of St Andrews Bay
Features
• We recently introduced a degree in Ecology and Conservation.
• Flexibility within the School allows you to change your degree direction during your first two years.
• 55 academic staff deliver a diverse and comprehensive teaching programme, including international field courses.
• A dedicated marine laboratory on-site. The Scottish Oceans Institute incorporates the NERC Sea Mammal Research Unit and many other Marine Biology research groups.
• World-class research programmes complement our teaching. In your final year you conduct a research project within one of these groups.
• We have several interdisciplinary research centres and institutions creating strong co-operative links with the Schools of Chemistry, Geography & Geosciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Medicine, Psychology and Physics & Astronomy.
• Staff specialisations include structural biology, cellular biology, molecular biology, ecology, marine biology, plant sciences, microbiology, virology, neuroscience, behavioural biology, conservation and evolutionary biology.
• Our new final year Honours programme is based on small specialised modules including practical options in the laboratory or the field. We send students to study around the globe from Iceland to Indonesia.
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In the 2008 University Research Assessment Exercise (see page 5), 95 per cent of Biology’s research was judged to be ‘internationally recognised’, ‘excellent’ or ‘world leading’ which consolidates our position as an international research department. This complements our excellent grading in teaching quality and our commitment to research-led scholarship.
Biology involves the study of life at all levels of organisation from the molecular biology of virus replication to the study of animals and plants in their natural habitats. Biology touches on many aspects of contemporary life, from drug design and investigating the molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease, to the migration and conservation of marine mammals – all of which can be studied at St Andrews. We teach these subjects, and many more, to give either an overall or a specialist view of Biology, depending on the degree course you choose.
Thinking of visiting us? – See inside front cover
Subject Enquiries Dr M J Milner T: 01334 463608 E:
mjm5@st-andrews.ac.uk
General Enquiries UK/EU:
student.recruitment@
st-andrews.ac.uk Rest of the World:
international@st-andrews.ac.uk
http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions
Choosing to study Biology at St Andrews means that a final choice of degree can be made after two years of study. In the first year, students take two modules in Biology, together with four modules selected from the full range of subjects delivered by other Schools in the University. In the second year, most students take four modules within Biology before finally deciding on their specific Honours degree and their own specialisation.
The Honours programmes occupy the final two years of study and consist of a series of modules covering more specialised topics. The first year of Honours provides modules developing the specific knowledge-base for the degree programme. In
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