Although the list of courses below is as accurate as possible at the time of publication, there can be no guarantee that particular units (especially those normally offered in the third year) will be available every year. Similarly, it may be necessary to modify the content of some options from year to year.
Course Code |
Credit Point Value | Course Title | Prerequisite(s) |
Biology, Plant Sciences, Zoology | |||
First Year | |||
BS102 | 15 | Experimental and Field Biology | None. Honours School of Biology students only |
BS103 | 15 | Environmental Biology | None |
BS104 | 15 | Ecology | A-level Biology, Botany or Zoology preferred |
BS105 | 15 | Patterns of Life and their Evolution | A-level Biology, Botany or Zoology preferred |
BS108 | 15 | Cellular and Genetic Mechanisms | A-level Biology, or Botany or Zoology preferred |
BS144 | 15 | Cell Communications | BS121 or BS141 |
Second Year | |||
BS202 | 15 | Evolution | BS104 or BS108 |
BS203 | 15 | Cell Biology | A-level Chemistry or CH137, BS108 and BS121 |
BS204 | 15 | Animal Development and Reproduction |
A-level Biology or Zoology; BS108 preferred |
BS205 | 15 | Pure and Applied Population Ecology | BS104 (preferably) or BS103 |
BS206 | 15 | Medical Microbiology and Parasitology | A first-year BS unit |
BS207 | 15 | Animal Behaviour | A-level Biology or Zoology;BS209 preferred |
BS208 | 15 | Plant Development and Function | BS105 and BS203 |
BS209 | 15 | Quantitative Methods in Biological & Environmental Science | None, but BS102 desirable |
BS211 | 15 | Plant-Microbe Interactions | A-level in a biological subject |
Third Year |
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BS301 | 15 | Current Topics in Cell Biology | BS203 or BS221 preferred |
BS302 | 15 | Molecular Medical Parasitology |
BS206; a BS cell/immunology or Molecular Biology unit is preferred |
BS303 | 15 | Plant Cell Physiology | BS203, BS208 |
BS304 | 15 | Plant Pathology | None |
BS307 | 15 | Biodiversity and Conservation | BS202 or BS205 prefered |
BS308 | 15 | Cellular and Genetic Aspects of Animal Development | BS203, BS204 |
BS309 | 15 | Immunology | BS203 or BS241 |
BS310 | 15 | Animal Behaviour | BS207 |
BS311 | 15 | Community Ecology | BS104 and/or BS205 preferred |
BS312 | 15 | Applied Ecology | BS205 preferred |
BS314 | 15 | Animal Biotechnology | BS203 |
BS396 | 15 | Dissertation | BS102 (Course restricted to Biology Honours School students for whom it or BS398 is compulsory) |
BS398 | 30 | Individual Investigation |
BS102 (Course restricted to Biology Honours School students for whom it or BS396 is compulsory) |
Chemistry | |||
First Year | |||
CH110 | 15 | Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry | A-level Chemistry |
CH114 | 15 | Chemistry for Biological Scientists I | A-level Chemistry |
CH117 | 15 |
Introduction to Inorganic and Physical Chemistry |
GCSE Science or Chemistry |
CH121 | 10 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | CH110 |
CH122 | 10 | Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry | CH110 |
CH123 | 10 | Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Kinetics |
CH110 and, for students without A-level Mathematics MA153 |
CH124 | 15 | Chemistry for Biological Scientists II | CH114 |
CH126 | 15 | Environmental Chemistry I Aquatic Systems |
A-level Chemistry |
CH127 | 15 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry | GCSE Science or Chemistry |
CH134 | 15 | Fundamentals of Chemistry for Biological and Environmental Scientists |
A-level Chemistry; open only to students who wish to proceed to CH211, CH221 or CH215 |
CH135 | 15 | Fundamentals of Chemistry for Earth and Marine Scientists |
A-level Chemistry; open only to students of Environmental Science, Geology and Oceanography who wish to proceed to Second Level units in Inorganic Chemistry |
CH136 | 15 | Fundamentals of Chemistry for Physical Scientists | A-level Chemistry; open only to students of Mathematics and Physics who wish to proceed to Second Level units in Physical Chemistry |
CH137 | 15 | Introduction to Chemistry |
GCSE Science or Chemistry; open only to students in the Honours School of Biology |
CH144 | 15 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry for Biological and Environmental Scientists |
CH110 or CH134 |
CH145 | 15 | Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry for Earth and Marine Scientists |
CH110 or CH135 |
CH146 | 15 | Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry for Physical Scientists |
CH110 or CH136 |
CH199 | 15 | Fundamentals of Practical Chemistry | A-level Chemistry |
Second Year |
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CH211 | 15 | Organic Reaction Mechanisms | CH121 or CH144 |
CH212 | 15 | Main Group and Solid State Chemistry | CH122 or CH145 |
CH213 | 15 | The Pace of Change, Reaction Kinetics and Transport Phenomena in Gases and Liquids |
CH123 or CH146 |
CH215 | 15 | Chemistry of the Terrestrial Environment |
CH121 or CH144 |
CH221 | 15 | Aspects of Organic Synthesis | CH211 |
CH222 | 15 | Chemistry of the Transition Elements | CH110 or CH122 or CH145 |
CH223 | 15 | Electronic Structure and Molecular Spectroscopy | CH123 or CH146 |
Third Year |
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CH310 | 24 | Advanced Chemistry I | CH211, CH212, CH213, CH221, CH222, CH223 |
CH315 | 12 | Chemistry of the Atmospheric Environment |
CH123 required, CH213 and CH223 desirable |
CH320 | 24 | Advanced Chemistry II |
CH211, CH212, CH213, CH221, CH222 and CH223 |
CH324 | 12 | Medicinal Chemistry | CH211, CH221 |
CH328 | 12 | Polymers and Composites | CH110 |
CH331 | 12 | Fundamentals of Bio-Organic Chemistry |
CH211, CH221 |
CH332 | 12 | Ligand Design and Metal Ion Complexation | CH212, CH222 |
CH334 | 15 | Advanced Chemistry I for Biological Scientists |
CH211, CH221 Not available to students in the Honours School of Chemistry |
CH335 | 15 | Advanced Chemistry I for Environmental Scientists | CH212, CH222 Not available to students in the Honours School of Chemistry |
CH336 | 15 | Advanced Chemistry I for Physical Scientists |
CH213, CH223 Not available to students in the Honours School of Chemistry |
CH341 | 12 | Synthetic Methods in Organic Chemistry |
CH211, CH221 |
CH342 | 12 |
Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry |
CH212 and CH213 |
CH344 | 15 | Advanced Chemistry II for Biological Scientists | CH211, CH221 Not available to students in the Honours School of Chemistry |
CH345 | 15 | Advanced Chemistry II for Environmental Scientists |
CH212, CH222 Not available to students in the Honours School of Chemistry |
CH346 | 15 | Advanced Chemistry II for Physical Scientists | CH213, CH223 Not available to students in the Honours School of Chemistry |
CH353 | 12 | Liquid Crystals: Science and Technology |
CH213, CH223 |
CH363 | 12 |
Applications of Modern NMR Spectroscopy |
CH223 |
CH383 | 12 | Molecular Modelling of Chemical Systems |
CH310 |
CH391 | 15 | Chemistry Project I | MChem students only |
CH392 | 12 | Chemistry Project II | MSc Single and Double Honours students only |
CH393 | 9 | Chemistry Project III | BSc Combined Honours students only |
CH398 | 9 | Advanced Practical Chemistry I |
MChem and BSc Combined Honours students only |
CH399 | 12 | Advanced Practical Chemistry II | BSc Single and Double Honours students only |
Fourth Year |
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CH431 | 15 | Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry |
CH310 and CH341 |
CH432 | 15 | Advanced Organometallic Chemistry and Industrial Catalysis |
CH310 and CH342 |
CH441 | 15 | Combinational Chemistry | CH310 |
CH442 | 15 | Cluster Chemistry | CH310 |
CH443 | 15 |
Laser Spectroscopy and Reaction Dynamics |
CH223 |
CH461 | 15 | Advanced Organic Reactions | CH341 |
CH462 | 15 | Characterisation of Inorganic Solid State Materials |
CH212, CH213, CH222 and CH223 |
CH463 | 15 | Applications of Electrochemistry | CH213 and CH320 |
CH481 | 15 | Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Electronics and Molecular Recognition |
CH211, CH221 |
CH483 | 12 |
Surface Chemistry: Reactions at the Model Interface |
CH213 and CH320 |
CH491 | 48 | Chemistry Placement | MChem students only |
CH492 | 48 | Chemistry Advanced Research Project | MChem students only |
CH494 | 15 | Chemistry Investigation | CH491 |
Environmental Sciences |
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First Year |
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ES101 | 15 | Integrating the Environmental Sciences |
None, but open to Environmental Sciences students only |
ES102 | 15 | Environmental Sciences for Environmental Geologists | None, but open to students enrolled for BSc Environmental Geology only |
Second Year |
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ES201 | 15 | Environmental Impact Assessment | BS103 or BS104, GG101 or GG102 |
ES202 | 15 |
Biological and Chemical Aspects of Environmental Pollution |
None, but A-level Chemistry and A-level Biology preferred |
ES203 | 15 | Freshwater Ecosystems |
None, but A-levels in Biology, Geography or Chemistry preferred |
Third Year |
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ES301 | 15 | Environmental Practice and Issues | ES101, ES201. Open to ES students only |
ES302 | 15 | Environmental Field Studies | ES101, ES201. Open to ES students only |
ES303 | 15 | Environmental Research Project | ES101, ES201, open to MEnvSci students only |
ES399 | 30 | Research Project |
Satisfactory completion of the Environmental Sciences Field Course. Limited to Environmental Sciences students only. |
Fourth Year |
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ES401 | 60 | Advanced Research Project | ES101, ES201 and ES303. Open to MEnvSci students only |
ES402 | 15 | Work-Based Learning |
ES101, ES201 and ES303 Open to MEnvSci students only |
ES403 | 15 | Environmental Management Systems |
ES101, ES201 and ES303 Open to MEnvSci students only |
Geography |
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First Year |
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GG101 | 15 | Global and Local Environmental Change | Normally A-level Geography |
GG102 | 15 | Geomorphological Processes | Normally A-level Geography |
GG103 | 15 | Economy, Culture and Space | Normally A-level Geography |
GG104 | 15 | Globalization and Uneven Development |
Normally A-level Geography |
GG105 | 15 | Techniques and Practice in Geography | Limited to Geography Honours and Archaeology/Geography students only |
GG106 | 15 | Science, Nature and Geographical Thought | A-level Geography is normally required. Course available to Geography Honours students ony |
Second Year |
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GG201 | 15 | Physical Geography in Environmental Management |
GG101 or GG102 |
GG202 | 15 | Environmental Monitoring Techniques |
GG101 or GG102 |
GG203 | 15 | Industrial Restructuring and Regional Change |
None |
GG205 | 15 | Methodology and Techniques in Human Geography |
GG105 |
GG206 | 15 | Hydrology | GG102 (available to third year students) |
GG208 | 15 | Quaternary Environmental Change | GG101 |
GG210 | 15 | Remote Sensing for Earth Observation | None (available to third year students) |
GG215 | 15 | Critical Geographies: Exploring Geographic Traditions |
None |
GG217 | 15 | Physical Geographies | None (available to third year students) |
GG219 | 15 | Introductory Geographic Information Systems |
None |
GG220 | 15 | The Geographies of Globalisation | GG104 |
GG223 | 15 | Cities in Transitinal Economies and Emerging Markets | None |
Third Year |
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GG301 | 15 | Fieldwork Techniques in Human Geography |
Available to single honours students only |
GG302 | 15 | Arctic and Alpine Geomorphology | GG101 or GG102 |
GG305 | 15 | Advanced Geographical Information Systems |
GG219 |
GG306 | 15 | Quaternary Ecology | GG101, GG208 |
GG307 | 15 | Glaciers and Glaciation | Preferably GG102 and GG208 |
GG310 | 15 | Image Processing for Earth Observation |
GG210 essential |
GG314 | 15 | Entrepreneurship and Regional Development | None |
GG315 | 15 | Geographies of Welfare | None (available to second year students) |
GG318 | 15 | Advanced Techniques in Physical Geography | GG201, GG202 and 3 units from GG217, GG302, GG306, GG307, GG310, GG319, GG321, GG324,GG327 and GG329 to be taken before, with or after the unit |
GG319 | 15 | Applied Environmental Modelling | Geography core unit. |
GG321 | 15 | River Basin Management | GG201, GG206 |
GG322 | 15 | Landscapes of Consumption | None |
GG327 | 15 | Land Cover and Environmental Change |
GG210 |
GG328 | 15 | Embodied Geographies: The Normally Popular and Public Culture of Cities |
GG215 |
GG329 | 15 | River Channel Dynamics: Processes, Forms and Modelling |
GG202 and GG206 preferred |
GG332 | 15 | Geographies of the European City | None |
GG334 | 15 | Geographies of Everyday Life | Normally GG205 and GG215 |
GG399 | 30 | Research project | Geography core and compulsory units |
Fourth Year |
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GG401 | 15 | Progress in Geography | MGeol students only |
GG402 | 15 | Seminar Programme (Part I) | MGeol students only |
GG403 | 15 | Seminar Programme (Part II) | MGeol students only |
GG404 | 15 | Research Methods | MGeol students only |
GG405 | 15 | Group Project | MGeol students only |
GG499 | 30 | Advanced Research Project | MGeol students only |
Geology |
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First Year |
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GY101 | 15 | Earth Processes | None |
GY102 | 15 | Mineralogy and Petrology | GY101 |
GY103 | 15 | Introduction to Palaeontology | None |
GY104 | 15 | Historical Geology and Geotectonics | GY101 or GY105 |
GY105 | 15 | The Dynamic Earth |
None: not to be taken with GY101. Not available to Geology Honours students |
GY106 | 15 | The Living Earth |
None. Normally not taken with GY103. Not available to Geology Honours students |
GY107 | 15 | Practical Geology |
None; available to Geology Honours students only |
Second Year |
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GY202 | 15 | Palaeobiology | GY103 or GY106 |
GY203 | 15 | Sedimentology | GY101 and either GY104 or GY106 |
GY205 | 15 | Structural Geology | GY101 or GY105 |
GY208 | 15 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | GY102 |
GY209 | 15 | The Earth's Mineral & Energy Resources | A-level Geology or GY101 or GY105 |
GY210 | 15 | Geological and Transferable Skills |
GY107. Only available to students registered in SOES |
GY211 | 15 | Field Geology |
Only available to Geology Single Honours, Geology 'with X', Environmental Geology and MGeol students |
GY214 | 15 | Environmental Geological Hazards | Any previous Geology course |
Third Year |
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GY301 | 15 | Petroleum Geology | GY203 or GS201 |
GY302 | 15 | Oil Forming Processes and Mineral Exploration | GY208 and GY209 |
GY303 | 15 | Microfossils, Environments and Time | GY103 |
GY306 | 15 | Sedimentary Environments | GY203 |
GY307 | 15 | Igneous and Metamorphic Processes | GY208 |
GY308 | 15 | The Evolving Earth | GY203 or GY205 |
GY309 | 15 | Stratigraphic Techniques and Basin Analysis |
GY104 or GY106 |
GY314 | 15 | Environmental Geology | Any previous Geology course |
GY397 | 30 | Independent Mapping | Restricted to Geology Honours students. Not to be taken with GY399 |
GY399 | 30 | Independent Research Project |
Restricted to Geology 'with X', Environmental Geology and Marine Geosciences students. Not to be taken with GY397 |
Fourth Year |
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GY405 | 15 | Geodynamics and Solid Earth Geophysics |
GS201 and preferably GY205 |
GY480 | 15 | Analytical Methods in Geochemical Research |
Available to MGeol, MSc and MRes students only. A basic understanding of Physics and Chemistry is assumed |
GY497 | 15 | Group Project | Only available to MGeol students |
GY498 | 15 | Communication Skills | Only available to MGeol students |
GY499 | 30 | Independent Project | Only available to MGeol students |
Geophysical Sciences |
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First Year |
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GS101 | 15 | Fieldwork and Computing for Geophysicists | None; limited to Geophysical Sciences candidates |
Second Year |
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GS201 | 15 | Exploration Geophysics | Either GY101, GY104 or GY106 |
Third Year |
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GS303 | 15 | Geophysical Field Methods | Limited to Geophysical Sciences candidates |
GS304 | 15 | Seafloor Exploration and Surveying |
Normally a Geology course and a background in Physics and Mathematics. Students without this backgroud should consult the course coordinator. |
GS397 | 15 | Dissertation | Limited to Geophysical Sciences candidates |
GS399 | 30 | Project | Limited to Geophysical Sciences candidates |
Oceanography |
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First Year |
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OC101 | 15 | Physical Oceanography I | None |
OC102 | 15 | Chemical Oceanography I | A-level Chemistry preferred |
OC103 | 15 | Elements of Marine Ecology | A-level or equivalent in a biological science |
OC104 | 15 | Oceanography and Marine Resources | None |
OC105 | 15 | Marine Plants and Animals |
A-level Biology or equivalent. Available only to students registered with SOES, on the Oceanography with Marine Biology, Marine Sciences and Geology with Biology pathways. |
Second Year |
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OC203 | 30 | Practical Techniques and Key Skills |
OC104. Limited to 'Oceanography with' for Oceanography and Marine Science students only |
OC204 | 15 | Chemical Oceanography II | OC102 |
OC206 | 15 | Physical Processes and Environments of Sedimentation |
None |
OC207 | 15 | Estuaries | An Oceanography course |
OC208 | 15 | Physical Oceanography II | OC101 |
OC211 | 15 | Phytoplankton and Primary Production |
OC103 or OC104 |
OC212 | 15 | Practical Marine Ecology |
None. (Course restricted to Oc/Mar Biol students, for whom it is compulsory) |
Third Year |
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OC301 | 15 | Shelf Seas and Shelf Edge Dynamics | MA156 or MA158 |
OC302 | 15 | Large-scale Ocean Processes | MA155 or equivalent and preferably OC202 |
OC304 | 15 | Marine Biogeochemical Cycles and the Global Environment |
OC204 |
OC305 | 15 | The Environmental Physiology of Marine Organisms |
OC103 or OC105 or BS105 |
OC307 | 15 | Ecological Processes in the Marine Benthos |
OC103 and OC104 |
OC308 | 15 | Larval Development and Zooplankton Ecology |
OC105 or BS105 |
OC309 | 15 | Applied and Marine Geophysics | MA155/157, MA156 |
OC310 | 15 | Applied Sediment Dynamics | OC206 |
OC311 | 15 | Palaeoceanography | Oceanography or Geology course background |
OC312 | 15 | Oceanography from Space | Some previous OC units preferred |
OC316 | 15 | Ocean Modelling | MA155 or equivalent and preferably OC202 |
OC317 | 15 | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Students from outside the Oceanography degree scheme should consult the Coordinator before selecting this course as a sound basis of biological oceanographic knowledge is required |
OC318 | 15 | Applied Oceanography and Fieldwork |
Available to Honours Oceanography and Marine Sciences students only |
OC319 | 15 | Environmental Analytical Chemistry | A-level Chemistry; CH110/121 preferred |
OC399 | 30 | Independent Oceanography Research Project |
None. |
Fourth Year |
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OC403 | 15 | Climate Dynamics | MA155/156, OC208 |
Physics and Astronomy |
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First Year |
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PH101 | 15 | Forces and Fields | A level Physics and Mathematics |
PH102 | 15 | Energy and Matter | A level Physics and Mathematics |
PH105 | 15 | Relativity and Quanta | A level Physics and Mathematics |
PH110 | 15 | Introduction to Laser Science | A level Physics and Mathematics |
PH112 | 15 | Introduction to Astronomy | A-level Physics and Mathematics preferred |
PH115 | 15 | Oscillations and Waves | A level Physics and Mathematics |
PH120 | 15 | Introduction to Energy in the Environment |
None |
PH124 | 15 | Physics of the Solar System | A level Physics and Mathematics preferred |
PH126 | 15 | Astronomy for Poets |
None: not available to students with A-levels in both Mathematics and Physics |
Second Year |
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PH201 | 15 | Electromagnetism | PH101 |
PH202 | 15 | Electronics | GCSE Physics, GCSE Mathematics |
PH203 | 15 | Quantum Physics I | A level Physics, MA156 or MA158 or equivalent |
PH204 | 15 | Thermal Physics | PH102 or both CH110 and CH123 |
PH209 | 15 | Optics | PH115 |
PH211 | 15 | Classical Mechanics |
PH101, PH115, MA155/157, MA156 or equivalent |
PH215 | 15 | Medical Physics | A-level Physics; A-level Mathematics preferred |
PH218 | 15 | Physics of Materials | PH102, and PH203 or equivalent |
PH219 | 15 | Practical Laser Science | First year Physics core units |
PH222 | 15 | Design and Observation in Astronomy | Normally available only to students reading Physics with Astronomy |
PH226 | 20 | The European Dimension in Space |
Available only to students reading Physics with Space Science |
PH227 | 15 | Galaxies | PH112 |
Third Year |
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PH305 | 15 | Nuclei and Particles | PH105, PH201, PH203 and PH318 |
PH306 | 15 | Light and Matter | Normally second year Physics core units |
PH310 | 15 | Crystalline Solids | PH203 and PH204 and PH218 or equivalent |
PH314 | 15 | Computer Techniques in Physics |
Elementary knowledge of a scientific computer programming language |
PH316 | 15 | Methods of Theoretical Physics | Second year Physics core units |
PH318 | 15 | Atomic Physics | PH201, PH203; |
PH319 | 15 | Techniques in Physics | Available only to MPhys students |
PH320 | 15 | Applied Nuclear Physics | First year Physics core units |
PH327 | 15 | Stellar Evolution | Second year Physics core units preferred |
PH330 | 15 | Photons in Astrophysics | Second year Physics core units preferred |
PH396 | 15 | Dissertation | Only available to MPhys students |
PH399 | 30 | Physics project |
Available only to Physics Department BSc students |
Fourth year |
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PH401 | 15 | Lasers | Normally second year Physics core units |
PH402 | 15 | Seminars | Available only to MPhys students |
PH405 | 15 | Liquid Crystal and Solid State Devices | Second year Physics core units; PH310 |
PH410 | 15 | Interactions in Solids | Second year core units; PH310 |
PH415 | 15 | Quantum Physics II | PH203, PH316 |
PH420 | 15 | Space Plasma Physics | Second year Physics core units |
PH499 | 30 | Physics Project | MPhys students only |
Psychology |
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See entry under Faculty of Social Sciences. |
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Physiology and Biochemistry |
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First Year |
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BS121 | 15 | The Molecular Basis of Life | A-level Chemistry or Physical Science. Alternatively CH117 and CH127 or CH13& must be taken |
BS122 | 15 | An Introduction to Cell Metabolism | A-level Chemistry or Physical Science. Alternatively CH117 and CH127 must be taken; BS121 |
BS123 | 15 | Analytical Methods in Biochemistry and Physiology |
None |
BS141 | 15 | Foundation of Physiology |
None. (A-level Chemistry or Physical Sciences an advantage) |
BS144 | 15 | Cell Communications | BS121; BS141 |
BS161 | 15 | Human Nutrition | None |
Second Year |
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BS221 | 15 | Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry: The flow of Genetic Information |
BS121/BS122 |
BS222 | 15 | Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry: Molecular Cell Biology |
BS121/BS122; BS221 |
BS225 | 15 | Exploring Proteins: Structure and Funct (DNA Technology) | BS121 |
BS241 | 15 | Neuroscience and Immunology | BS141/BS142 |
BS242 | 15 | Endocrinology and Exercise | BS141/BS144 |
Physiology |
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BS243 | 15 | Pharmacology A | Any BS12- or BS14- unit. |
BS244 | 15 | Pharmacology B | Any BS12- or BS14- unit. |
BS246 | 15 | Comparative Physiology and | Any BS12- or BS14- unit (other first year Biochemistry courses may be accepted by agreement with the Coordinator) |
BS260 | 15 | Public Health Nutrition | None |
BS261 | 15 | Determination of Nutritional Status |
Any first year BS12- or BS14- unit preferably, plus BS161 |
BS262 | 15 | Nutrition and Metabolic Integration Throughout the Life Cycle | Any first year BS12- or BS14- unit preferably, plus BS161 |
Third year |
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BS320 | 15 | Biomolecular Interactions | BS221/BS222 or BS225 |
BS321 | 15 | Membranes and Energy Transduction | BS221/BS222 |
BS322 | 15 | Molecular Recognition | BS221/BS222 |
BS323 | 15 | Molecular Cell Biology | BS221/BS222 |
BS324 | 15 | Molecular Enzymology | BS221/BS222 |
BS325 | 15 | Genes and Gene Expression | BS221/BS222 or BS226 |
BS326 | 15 | Biomedical Technology | BS221/BS222 |
BS340 | 15 | Molecular Pharmacology | BS244 or BS243 although both are desirable |
BS341 | 15 | Physiology of Control Systems | BS241/BS242 |
BS342 | 15 | Systems Neuroscience | BS241/BS242 |
BS343 | 15 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | BS241/BS242 |
BS345 | 15 | Cellular Mediators | BS243 or BS244 preferred but not essential |
BS346 | 15 | The Physiological and Pharmacological Basis of Functional Disorders |
BS241/BS242 |
BS347 | 15 | Cell Signalling and Peptides | BS241/BS242 |
BS348 | 15 | Neuropharmacology of CNS Disorders |
BS243 or BS244, although both are desirable |
BS349 | 15 | The Pathophysiology of the Lung | BS241, BS242, BS221 and BS222 |
BS350 | 15 | Selective Toxicity | BS244, preferably BS243 |
BS360 | 15 | Human Nutrition | BS221/BS222 or BS226 or BS203 |
BS361 | 15 | Metabolic Nutrition | Any BS22- unit |
BS362 | 15 | Scientific Basis of Nutrition and Disease |
BS221/BS222 or BS226 or BS203 |
BS372 | 15 | Library -based Project |
BS221/BS222 and/or BS241/BS242 |
BS399 | 30 | Individual Investigation | BS221/BS222 and/or BS241/BS242 |
Fourth year |
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BS471 | 15 | Advanced Library Project | Passes in Level 3 units |
BS472 | 15 | Advanced Library Project | Passes in Level 3 units |
BS499 | 60 | Individual Investigation | Passes in Level 3 units |
Other Courses |
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Arts |
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AY106 | 15 | Human Origins | None |
AY107 | 15 | The Emergence of Civilisation | None |
AY110 | 15 | Perspectives on the Past | None |
AY111 | 15 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology |
None |
AY112 | 15 | Science and Method in Archaeology | None |
AY113 | 15 | Archaeological Analysis and Interpretation |
None |
AY117 | 15 | The Ancient Mediterranean | None |
AY118 | 15 | The Archaeology of Towns and Cities |
None |
FR172 | 30 | French for Scientists: Stage 2 | A or B in French at GSCE, or equivalent |
FR173 | 30 | French for Scientists: Stage 3 |
A/S level French or grade C in French at A-level. |
FR174 | 30 | French Language (Stage 4) | Grade A or B French at A-level |
GE172 | 30 | German for Scientists: Stage 2 | A pass in German at GCSE, or equivalent |
GE173 | 30 | German for Scientists: Stage 3 | A-level or equivalent |
SP171 | 30 | Spanish for Scientists: Stage 1 | None. Open to complete beginners. |
SP172 | 30 | Spanish for Scientists: Stage 2 |
Completion of SP191, SP171, a good pass at a recently sat GCSE, or equivalent |
SP173 | 30 | Spanish for Scientists: Stage 3 | SP172, SP192, A-level Spanish or equivalent |
Social Sciences |
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EC111 | 15 | Introduction to Political Economy | None |
EC112 | 15 | Economics of the Environment | None |
ST101 | 15 | Population and Society | None |
ST102 | 15 | Introduction to Demographic Methods |
None |
ST104 | 15 | The Population History of England | None |
ST107 | 15 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods | None |
ST108 | 15 | Psychology Statistics Laboratory II | ST109 |
ST109 | 15 | Psychology Statistics Laboratory I | None |
ST203 | 15 | Third World Demography | None |
ST204 | 15 | Population Processes in the Developed World |
ST102 or ST103 |
ST207/307 | 15 | Multivariate Data Analysis | MA161/62 or equivalent |
ST211/311 | 15 | Population and Policy | None |
ST216/316 | 15 | Fertility, Biology and Behaviour | None |
ST221/321 | 15 | Demography | ST102/3 |
PY101 | 15 | Biology, Behaviour and Learning I | None |
PY102 | 15 | Psychology and Health | None |
PY104 | 15 | Explaining the Mind | None |
PY105 | 15 | Psychology for Watchmakers | None |
PY201 | 15 | Human Memory | None |
PY202 | 15 | Visual Perception and Cognition | At least 1 year of psychology option |
PY203 | 15 | Social Psychology | None |
PY204 | 15 | Practical Psychology 2: Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis |
At least one year 1 psychology option |
PY208 | 15 | Personality and the Individual Differences |
None |
PY212 | 15 | Learning and Behaviour | None |
PY301 | 15 | Advanced Psychology I | Appropriate selection from PY201 to PY210 |
PY302 | 15 | Adult Psychopathology | Appropriate selection from PY201 to PY210 |
PY310 | 15 | Child Psychopathology |
Appropriate selection from PY201 to PY210 |
PY307 | 15 |
Appropriate selection from PY201 to -PY371 PY210 |
Not PY310 |
Engineering and Applied Science |
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First Year |
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CM141 | 10 | Computer Systems and Applications |
Only available to students on Computer Science and Electronics degrees |
CM144 | 10 | Software Tools and Techniques |
CM161. Only available to students on Computer Science and Electronics degrees. |
CM146 | 10 | Computer Architecture |
EL161 and CM161 Only available to students on Computer Science and Electronics degrees. |
CM161 | 10 | Programming in C and MATLAB |
Only available to students on Computer Science and Electronics degrees |
CM164 | 15 | Introduction to Computing |
None. Not available to students who have taken CM161 |
CM165 | 15 | Programming for Scientists |
Not available to students who have taken CM161 |
EL108 | 10 | Analogue Electronics |
EL109 or equivalent knowledge of Circuit Theory. Only available to students on Electronics degrees |
EL114/15 | 20 | Logic Circuits/Digital Electronics |
None. Only available to students on Electronics degrees |
EL116 | 10 | Software Engineering |
CM161; only avvailable to students on Computer Science degree courses |
EL161 | 10 | Introduction to Digital Electronics |
None. Only available to students on Computer Science and with-Electronics degrees |
Second Year |
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AA202 | 10 | Astronautics II | Physics core courses |
CE206 | 15 | Environmental Pollution Control | None |
CM202 | 10 | Logic Programming | CM142 |
CM204 | 10 | Introduction to Computational Modelling | CM143 or CM161 or CM165; MA155 or MA157; MA156 |
CM205 | 10 | Database Systems | None |
CM212 | 10 | Human - Computer Interaction |
CM163 or CM164 or CM161 or CM165 or CM143 |
CM217 | 10 | Compiler Engineering | CM143 or CM161 or CM165 |
MT262 | 15 | Energy and the Environment | A-level in a Physical Science subject |
Third Year |
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AA361 | 30 | Astronautics III | AA202 |
CE306 | 15 | Transportation Planning | None |
CE311 | 15 | Contaminated Land and its Remediation |
None |
CE312 | 15 | Waste Management | None |
CE313 | 15 | Environment and Health | None |
CE321 | 15 | Water Resources Engineering | Some previous knowledge of Hydrology |
CE324 | 15 | Wastewater Engineering | None |
CE335 | 15 | Water Engineering | None |
CE337 | 15 |
Water and Sanitation for Developing Countries |
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CM302 | 10 | Cognitive Science | CM317 and CM311 |
CM303 | 10 | Computer Graphics | CM161 or CM165 or CM143 |
CM306 | 10 | Computer Vision |
CM142 or equivalent programming experience plus calculus |
CM310 | 10 | Advanced Computational Modelling | CM204 |
CM311 | 10 | Neural Computing |
CM202 |
CM316 | 10 | Multimedia Systems | CM212 and CM214 |
CM317 | 10 | Artifical Intelligence I | CM202 Logic Planning |
CM323 | 10 | Advanced Databases | CM205 |
Educational Studies |
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ED202 | 15 | Issues in Environmental Education,Training and Communication | None |
Mathematical Studies |
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(The units shown below are those most commonly taken by BSc candidates; other units in Mathematics may be taken, subject to the requirements of General Regulation 4(b). |
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First Year |
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MA101 | 15 | Calculus I | A-level Mathematics |
MA102 | 15 | Further Calculus & Algebra | MA101 |
MA103 | 15 | Algebra and Geometry | A-level Mathematics |
MA105 | 15 | The Language of Mathematics | A-level Mathematics |
MA111 | 15 | Mathematical Spectrum | A-level Mathematics |
MA114 | 15 | Differential Equations & Applications | MA101, MA102, MA155 or MA157 |
MA116 | 15 | Applications of Mathematics | A-level Mathematics |
MA120 | 15 | Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistics |
A-level Mathematics |
MA151 | 15 | Introduction to Calculus |
None; not intended for students with A-level Mathematics |
MA152 | 15 | Statistical Data Analysis by Computer | None; cannot be taken with MA120 or BS209 or ST107 |
MA153 | 15 | Introductory Mathematics for Chemists I |
None. Not intended for students with A-level mathematics |
MA154 | 15 | Introductory Mathematics for Chemists II |
None. Not intended for students with A-level mathematics |
MA155/7 | 15 | Introduction to Mathematical Methods |
A-level Mathematics or MA151 |
MA156 | 15 | Mathematical Methods for Physical Scientists |
MA155 or MA157 |
MA158 | 15 | Mathematical Methods for Chemists |
MA155 or MA157 |
Second Year |
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MA201 | 15 | Further Calculus and Analysis | MA101, MA107, MA155 or MA157 |
MA202 | 15 | Complex Variable Theory | MA101/102 |
MA203 | 15 | An Introduction to Group Theory | MA102 |
MA204 | 15 | Real Analysis | MA201 |
MA208 | 15 | Geometry | MA103 and MA102 |
MA210 | 15 | Differential Equations II |
A good calculus background; not to be taken with MA259 |
MA213 | 15 | Numerical Analysis I | First year Calculus |
MA215 | 15 | Introduction to Applied Mathematics | MA114 Differential Equations 1 or an equivalent Science Faculty unit. |
MA216 | 15 | Vector Calculus and Physical |
MA102/MA114 or MA156 Applications |
MA220 | 15 | Statistical Methods I | MA221 |
MA221 | 15 | Statistical Distribution Theory | MA120 |
MA230 | 15 | Introduction to Operational Research | A-level Mathematics |
MA241 | 15 | Algorithms | A-level Mathematics |
MA259 | 15 | Mathematical Methods for Scientists | Either both MA155 and MA156; or both MA157 and MA158. (Not to be taken with MA210) |
Third Year (Full details may be found in the Mathematics unit course booklet) |
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MA311 | 15 | Viscous Flow and Environmental |
MA214 (essential) MA210 Fluid Dynamics (desirable) or MA259 |
MA313 | 15 | Relativity and Cosmology |
MA155/7 and MA156/413 |
MA314 | 15 | Discrete Dynamic Systems | MA201 and MA210 are both helpful. Students without these should consult the course coordinator |
MA335 | 15 | Optimization | None |
MA339 | 15 | Numerical Methods for Differential Equations |
MA213 (desirable) |
Medicine |
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FM301 | 15 | Molecular Virology | A good grounding in molecular biology |
FM302 | 15 | Cellular Pathology | None |
FM303 | 15 | Biology of Pregnancy | BS203 or BS204 or BS241 |
FM304 | 15 | Advanced Immunology | BS309; medical students: Term 6 Immunology |