Programme structure: Zoology (BSc) - what's running in 2016/17

Please note that BIOL11000 and BIOL12000 are must pass units.

For the definition of a must pass unit please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Biology 1A: Diversity of Life	BIOL11000	40	Mandatory	TB-4
Biology 1B: Life Processes	BIOL12000	40	Mandatory	TB-4
Key Concepts for Biologists	BIOL10002	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Units from the following list totalling 20 credit points
Sustainable Development	UNIV10001	20	Optional	TB-2
Big Ideas in Science	CHEM10001	20	Optional	TB-4
Current Topics in Biology	BIOL10001	20	Optional	TB-2
Introduction to Developmental Psychology	PSYC10008	10	Optional	TB-2C
Introduction to Biological Psychology	PSYC10009	10	Optional	TB-2D
Understanding Body Function B	PHPH10011	20	Optional	TB-2
World in Crisis?	GEOG16001	20	Optional	TB-2
Any other language for General Purposes unit (20 credit points)
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).