The BSc in Experimental Biology is designed to expose students to a wide range of laboratory based courses which reflect the variety of specializations available within the subject of biology. These include areas as diverse as Plant Biotechnology, Parasitology and Vertebrate Biology.
The programme is intended to appeal to those students seeking a degree which emphasizes a laboratory-based experimental approach to Biology with concomitant expertise in a wide range of laboratory techniques. The design of the programme encourages students to combine courses from the three main areas of Biology: Animal Biology, Plant Biology and the Biology of Microbes.
The BSc in Experimental Biology cannot be taken with any other major or minor because of the number of credits required, which are as follows:
| A minimum of 24 credits from Level 1, 18 of which must be FST courses and must include: | ||
|---|---|---|
| BIOL1017 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL1018 | Molecular Biology and Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL1262 | Living Organisms I | 3 |
| BIOL1263 | Living Organisms II | 3 |
| (30 credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| BIOL2401 | Research skills and practices in Biology | 3 |
| BIOL2402 | Fundamentals of Biometry | 3 |
| BIOL2403 | Principles of Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL2404 | Molecular & Population Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL2406 | Eukaryotic Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL2407 | Biological Evolution | 3 |
| BOTN2401 | Plant Form and Systematics | 3 |
| BOTN2402 | Physiology of Plants | 3 |
| ZOOL2403 | Maintenance Systems in Animals | 3 |
| ZOOL2404 | Coordination and Control in Animals | 3 |
| At least 33 Credits of final year courses chosen from the three groups of courses below with a minimum of 3 credits from any one group: | ||
|---|---|---|
| GROUP A | 3 | |
| BIOL3402 | Biology of the Fungi** | 3 |
| BIOL3403 | The Biology of Soil | 3 |
| BIOL3404 | Principles of Virology | 3 |
| BIOL3405 | Pest Ecology and Management | |
| GROUP B | ||
| BOTN3401 | Principles of Plant Biotechnology | 3 |
| BOTN3402 | Plant Breeding | |
| BOTN3403 | Fundamentals of Horticulture | 3 |
| BOTN3404 | Economic Botany | 3 |
| BOTN3405 | Plant Eco-Physiology | |
| GROUP C | ||
| ZOOL3403 | Entomology | |
| ZOOL3404 | Parasitology | 3 |
| ZOOL3405 | Vertebrate Biology | 3 |
| ZOOL3406 | Immunology | |
| ZOOL3407 | Human Biology | |
| EITHER | ||
| BIOL3412 | Internship | |
| OR | 3 | |
| BIOL3413 | Biology Project | |
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