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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full Time
Sep 2026
4 Year
Our course will teach you the full scope of life through multiple biological disciplines: from bacteria to blue whales, from enzymes to ecosystems. For the first two years you’ll develop an in-depth understanding of the general processes that govern life on Earth, before specialising according to your interests in the latter half of the degree programme. As you develop your practical skills you’ll become involved with research, giving you the opportunity to contribute to biological discoveries. Laboratory technical skills and fieldwork will form an essential part of your training. You will learn key techniques and methods for the life sciences early in the degree and then have opportunity to apply them when identifying your own research questions of interest. You will also receive training in fieldwork techniques both at our stunning University of Stirling campus and at residential field courses in Scotland. Study abroad opportunities
To provide a basic understanding of the key concepts in ecology by introducing the core principles of behavioural, organismal, population, community and ecosystem ecology and of global patterns of biodiversity.
To enable students understand basic cell biology concepts. To provide students with the opportunity to improve written communication and IT skills.
In this module, we shall examine basic animal and plant cells and their anatomy and physiology. We shall discuss how various tissues and organs function in whole organisms and how animal and plant functions are strictly regulated to meet through homeostatic processes.
You may not take this module if you have previously passed: Practical Science Skills II: Field Skills (SCIU2FS)
The biodiversity course sets out to introduce students to all the major groups of organisms which live on planet earth. This is a considerable challenge given the many millions of species which exist! The course takes a historical perspective, starting off by considering the simplest prokaryotic organisms and how life first evolved on the planet. We discuss the explosion of different invertebrate animal groups which probably occurred somewhere between 500 and 1000 million years ago. We look at what these invertebrate groups are and how they contribute to the majority of current species diversity on the planet. The lectures then focus in on our own lineage: the vertebrates. We consider where the vertebrates came from and what factors led up to the present dominance of the mammals in terrestrial habitats.
A set of field and ID skills sessions consisting of online tuition and student-led field exercises where students will learn how to ID and sample some common animals and plants.
The aim of this module is to provide students with a solid foundation in evolutionary biology and genetics. The module is structured into two interlinked components: (1) Genetic Mechanisms and (2) Evolution. A complete understanding of evolutionary processes requires learning how genetic information is transmitted, and similarly, understanding the origin and function of genetic mechanisms (and pretty much everything in biology) requires a solid foundation in evolutionary biology. Thus BIOU3EG ?Evolution and Genetics? is a core module that will be useful no matter what area of biological sciences you decide to specialise later.
This module aims to provide you with the elementary laboratory skills that are required to pursue subsequent advanced modules and the theory behind many of the techniques and tools that the natural sciences use. In addition to this, the module will afford you the opportunity to obtain and/or revise the knowledge of those aspects of chemistry and physics relevant to biological and environmental sciences.
The unit will help to develop your statistical and IT skills and apply them to scientific data sets.
The aim of this module is to provide students with a conceptual and practical perspective of the interaction between plants and their environment, emphasizing an evolutionary perspective. The module will cover ecological interactions between plants and their biotic and abiotic environment from the organismal to the ecosystem levels.
The Honours dissertation project runs through your entire final year and allows you to carry out an original piece of scientific research on a subject of your choice covering contemporary biological and environmental sciences.
The Hons dissertation is a project that runs through your entire final year and allows you to carry out an original piece of scientific research on a subject of your choice, covering contemporary environmental and biological sciences.
Accommodation(Based on the range of costs for a self-catered room in university halls of residence. Includes cost of electricity and wi-fi.)360.20 to 795.48 (Monthly expenditure)
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