Courses in Biology and Biomedical Sciences for 2022-2023

Level 1 (SCQF level 7)

• Biology 1A (20 Credits)
• Biology 1B (20 Credits)
• Biology 1C (Northeastern University) (20 Credits)
• Current Directions in Life Sciences (Online) (20 Credits)
• Environmental Biology 1 (20 Credits)
• ISS MVLS Pre-University Summer School (Life Sciences) (10 Credits)

Level 2 (SCQF level 8)

• Animal Biology, Evolution and Ecology 2 (30 Credits)
• Contemporary Issues in Biology 2 (30 Credits)
• Fundamental Topics in Biology 2 (30 Credits)
• Genes, Molecules & Cells 2 (30 Credits)
• Human Biological Sciences 2 (30 Credits)
• International Summer School Functional Anatomy (15 Credits)
• Microbiology and Immunology 2 (30 Credits)

Level 3 (SCQF level 9)

• Animal Biology 3A (60 Credits)
• Animal Biology 3B (60 Credits)
• Aquatic Biology 3A (60 Credits)
• Aquatic Biology 3B (60 Credits)
• Biomolecular Sciences 3A (60 Credits)
• Biomolecular Sciences 3B (60 Credits)
• Human Life Sciences 3A (60 Credits)
• Human Life Sciences 3B (60 Credits)
• Infection Biology 3A (60 Credits)
• Infection Biology 3B (60 Credits)
• Sports Science 3A (60 Credits)
• Sports Science 3B (60 Credits)

Level 4 (SCQF level 10)

• Advanced Exercise Physiology 4C option (20 Credits)
• Anatomical Imaging Techniques 4C option (20 Credits)
• Anatomy 3A (60 Credits)
• Anatomy 3B (60 Credits)
• Animal Biology Core Skills 4X core (20 Credits)
• Animal Ecophysiology 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Applying Ecology (Conservation and Management of Populations) 4A option (20 Credits)
• Autonomic Nervous System 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Behavioural Ecology 4B option (20 Credits)
• Bio-Imaging in the Life Sciences 4D option (20 Credits)
• Biochemistry 3A (60 Credits)
• Biochemistry 3B (60 Credits)
• Bioinformatics and Data Analysis using R 4B option (20 Credits)
• Business in the Biosciences 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Cancer 4B option (20 Credits)
• Cancer Immunopharmacology 4B option (20 Credits)
• Cardiometabolic Health & Physical Activity 4B option (20 Credits)
• Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 4A option (20 Credits)
• Cardiovascular Science 4A option (20 Credits)
• Cell Compartmentalisation 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Cell Signalling and Disease 4D option (20 Credits)
• Central Approaches in Biochemistry 4X core (20 Credits)
• Chemotherapy, Resistance and Parasite Control 4B option (20 Credits)
• Clinical Applied Anatomy (Sem 1) 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Clinical Applied Anatomy (Sem 2) 4D option (20 Credits)
• CNS Neurotransmitters and Drug Development 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Cognition and behaviour under stress 4D option (20 Credits)
• Contemporary Issues in Neuroscience 4X core (20 Credits)
• Core Skills for Modern Anatomists 4X core (20 Credits)
• Core Skills in Microbiology 4X core (20 Credits)
• Core Skills in Molecular and Cellular Biology 4X core (20 Credits)
• Core Skills in Pharmacology (Drug Discovery & Development) 4X core (20 Credits)
• Current Topics in Biotechnology 4A option (20 Credits)
• Current Topics in Genetics 4X core (20 Credits)
• Current Topics in Human Biology and Physiology 4X core (20 Credits)
• Disease Ecology 4C option (20 Credits)
• Diseases of the Nervous System 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Diverse Anatomy 4Y option (20 Credits)
• DNA 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Emerging Viruses 4A option (20 Credits)
• Energy Balance (Impact of Lifestyle) 4X core (20 Credits)
• Evolution (Pattern and Process) 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Conservation 4C option (20 Credits)
• Freshwater Ecology (with Field Course) 4D option (20 Credits)
• Functional Foods 4D option (20 Credits)
• Functional Genetics and Cellular Contexts in Model Organisms 4A option (20 Credits)
• Fundamental Topics in Immunology 4X core (20 Credits)
• Fundamental Topics in Molecular Immunology 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Genetics 3A (60 Credits)
• Genetics 3B (60 Credits)
• Genetics of Complex Traits and Disorders 4C option (20 Credits)
• Grand Challenges in Medical Microbiology 4D option (20 Credits)
• Human Biology and Physiology 3A (60 Credits)
• Human Biology and Physiology 3B (60 Credits)
• Human Molecular Genetics 4D option (20 Credits)
• Immunological Basis of Inflammatory Disease 4D option (20 Credits)
• Immunology 3A (60 Credits)
• Immunology 3B (60 Credits)
• Immunology of Infection 4A option (20 Credits)
• Industrial and Environmental Microbiology 4Y option (20 Credits)
• ISS Research Project: Visit International Students (UCEAP) (25 Credits)
• ISS Research Project: Visiting International Students (24 Credits)
• ISS Short Research Project: Visit International Students (UCEAP) (15 Credits)
• Life Sciences Dissertation Honours Project (40 Credits)
• Life Sciences Investigative Honours Project (40 Credits)
• Life Sciences Outreach Honours Project (40 Credits)
• Marine & Freshwater Biology 3A (60 Credits)
• Marine & Freshwater Biology 3B (60 Credits)
• Medical Microbiology 3A (60 Credits)
• Medical Microbiology 3B (60 Credits)
• Medical Virology 4C option (20 Credits)
• Mitochondrial Biology 4C option (20 Credits)
• Molecular & Cellular Biology 3A (60 Credits)
• Molecular & Cellular Biology 3B (60 Credits)
• Molecular and Cellular Microbiology 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Molecular Basis of Cardiometabolic Disease 4B option (20 Credits)
• Monitoring Sports Specific Performance 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Movement and Landscape Ecology 4B option (20 Credits)
• Neuromodulation & Synaptic Plasticity 4C option (20 Credits)
• Neuronal Pathways Underlying Pain, Nociception and Itch 4A option (20 Credits)
• Neuroscience 3A (60 Credits)
• Neuroscience 3B (60 Credits)
• Nutrition in Health & Disease Prevention 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Performance Enhancing Techniques 4D option (20 Credits)
• Personalised Medicine & Clinical Trials 4C option (20 Credits)
• Perspectives on Cognitive Neuroscience 4B option (20 Credits)
• Pharmacology 3A (60 Credits)
• Pharmacology 3B (60 Credits)
• Physical Activity and Public Health 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Physiological Determinants of Performance 4X core (20 Credits)
• Physiological Disorders: Mechanisms and Treatment Challenges (20 Credits)
• Plant Biotechnology 4B option (20 Credits)
• Plant Molecular Biology 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Problems in Human Reproduction 4B option (20 Credits)
• Programming and Databases for Biologists (20 Credits)
• Species Diversification and Conservation 4A option (20 Credits)
• Sport and Exercise Science 3A (60 Credits)
• Sport and Exercise Science 3B (60 Credits)
• Sports and Exercise Nutrition 4B option (20 Credits)
• Statistics for the Life Sciences (Sem 1) 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Statistics for the Life Sciences (Sem 2) 4E option (20 Credits)
• Stem Cells 4D option (20 Credits)
• Study Abroad Work Based Learning (UG Life Sciences) (60 Credits)
• Tissue and Cell Engineering 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Tropical Ecology 4Y option (20 Credits)
• Zoology 3A (60 Credits)
• Zoology 3B (60 Credits)