Compulsory Modules

credits from:

• Year 1
• SNS-0001: Foundation Year Project (40) (Semester 1 + 2) Core or
  SNC-0001: Project Blwyddyn Sylfaenol (40) (Semester 1 + 2) Core
• SNS-0002: Foundation Year Chemistry (20) (Semester 2)
• SNS-0003: Essential Biology (20) (Semester 2) Core
• ICE-0101: Essential Mathematics (20) (Semester 1)
• OSF-0101: Communication and IT Skills (20) (Semester 1)

Compulsory Modules

credits from:

• Year 2
• BNS-1002: Organismal Diversity (20) (Semester 1)
• DNS-1003: Ecology & Evolution (20) (Semester 2)
• BNS-1004: Principles of Life 1 (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
• BSX-1030: Practical Skills 1 (20) (Semester 1)

20 to credits from:

• BSC-1028: Tiwtorialau Blwyddyn 1 (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  BSX-1028: Tutorials Year 1 (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
• BSX-1028: Tutorials Year 1 (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  BSC-1028: Tiwtorialau Blwyddyn 1 (20) (Semester 1 + 2)

20 to credits from:

• BSC-1031: Sgiliau Ymarferol 2 (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-1031: Practical Skills 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
  BSC-1031: Sgiliau Ymarferol 2 (20) (Semester 2)

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

• BNS-2002: Evolution & Genetics (20) or
  BNC-2002: Esblygiad a Geneteg (20)
• BSX-2019: Principles of Life 2 (20)
• BSX-2021: BioScience Skills (20) or
  BSC-2021: Medrau Bio-Wyddoniaeth (20)

Semester 2

• BSX-2021: BioScience Skills or
  BSC-2021: Medrau Bio-Wyddoniaeth

Optional Modules

60 credits from:

• DXX-2003: Principles of Conservation (20) (Semester 1)
• MSE-2014: Human Immunology (10) (Semester 1)
• BSX-2017: Invertebrates (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-2018: Behavioural Ecology (20) (Semester 2)
• MSE-2019: Medical Microbiology (10) (Semester 2) or
  MSC-2019: Microbioleg Meddygol (10) (Semester 2)
• DXX-2021: Plant Diversity & Conservation (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-2022: Vertebrate Biology (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-2028: Introduction to Herpetology (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-2030: Integrated Zoology (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-2031: Arizona Field Course (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-2032: India Field Course (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-2033: Primatology Field Course (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-2034: Florida 1 Field Course (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-2035: Local Field Trip (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  BSC-2035: Cwrs Maes Lleol (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
• BSX-2036: Florida 2 Field Trip (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-2037: Spain Field Course (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-2038: Siberia Field Course (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-2041: Introduction to Ornithology (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-2042: Introduction to Primatology (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-2018 is a pre-requisite for BNS-3004 & BSX-3164. BSX-2030 is a pre-requisite for BSX-3145. BSX-2041 is a pre-requisite for BSX-3166. MSE-2014 and MSE-2019 must be taken together, and there is a possibility that the module title/assessment will change this coming year as SMS plan to merge these two modules into a single 20-credit one.

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

• BSX-3070: Dissertation in Biological Sci (30) or
  BSC-3070: Traethawd Hir yn y Gwyddorau (30)
• BSX-3072: Science Communication Skills (10) or
  BSC-3072: Sgiliau CyfathrebuGwyddoniaeth (10)

Semester 2

• BSX-3070: Dissertation in Biological Sci or
  BSC-3070: Traethawd Hir yn y Gwyddorau
• BSX-3072: Science Communication Skills or
  BSC-3072: Sgiliau CyfathrebuGwyddoniaeth

Optional Modules

80 credits from:

• BNS-3003: Freshwater Ecosystems 2 (20) (Semester 1)
• BNS-3004: Advances in Behaviour (20) (Semester 1)
• MSE-3017: Medical Genetics (10) (Semester 1)
• MSE-3023: Genome Instability (10) (Semester 2)
• BSX-3139: Molecular Ecology & Evolution (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-3142: Env. Microbiol. and Biotech. (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-3145: Fish Physiology (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-3148: Developmental Biology (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-3150: Life in a Changing Climate (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-3152: Life in Wetlands (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-3154: Attack and Defence in Plants (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-3159: Parasites & Pathogens (20) (Semester 1)
• BSX-3161: Human Evolutionary Biology (20) (Semester 2)
• BSX-3166: Advances in Ornithology (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
• BSX-3167: Insect Behaviour & Evolution (20) (Semester 2)
• DXX-3212: Forest Ecosystems (10) (Semester 2)
• DXX-3301: Forest Ecology (20) (Semester 1)
• You must try and select an even spread of modules across both semesters. BSX-2018 is a pre-requisite for BNS-3004 & BSX-3164. BSX-2030 is a pre-requisite for BSX-3145. BSX-2041 is a pre-requisite to BSX-3166