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Sighthill Campus

Content

Part 1:
Life on Earth; Introductory Physiology; Molecules and Cells; Practical Modules; Option (Plant Science or Concepts in Forensic Biology).

Part 2:
Microbiology; Biochemistry; Physiology and the Environment; Biology of Disease; Practical Module; Option (Animal Behaviour, Microbes and Man or Systems Therapeutics).

Part 3:
Scientific Communication: Dissertation and Statistics; Freshwater Biology; Population and Community Ecology; Marine Biology; Life of Mammals; Applied Terrestrial Ecology.

Part 4:
Advances in Ecology; Advances in Animal Behaviour; Environmental Management; Honours project.

Entry Requirements

2021 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at BBBB including Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics or Psychology plus English, Maths, Biology and Chemistry at National 5.

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at BBCC including Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics or Psychology at B plus English, Maths, Biology and Chemistry at National 5.

Entry to year 2 requires Advanced Highers at BBC including Biology