Biosciences modules: 2021/22

This is a list of modules running during the 2021/22 academic year.

Please check the programme specifications for the modules that apply to your programme.

The lists are divided into the stage of the degree programme in which the modules are normally taken. Note that the module codes beginning BIO1XXX indicate a Stage 1 module, BIO2XXX Stage 2, BIO3XXX Stage 3, and BIOMXXX a Postgraduate level module.

Penryn Campus

If you have a query about a module or its content, please contact your personal tutor. If you have a query about a module description document or timetabling, please contact info.penryn@exeter.ac.uk.

Streatham Campus

If you have any queries about any of the information here please drop us an email - info.peterchalk@exeter.ac.uk or pop into Info at Peter Chalk.

Stage 1 modules

• BIO1331 Animals
• BIO1332 Biochemistry
• BIO1333 Fundamental Principles for Bioscientists
• BIO1334 Genetics
• BIO1336 Ecology
• BIO1337 Microbiology
• BIO1338 Plants
• BIO1339 Cells
• BIO1345 Structure and Reactivity of Organic Compounds I
• BIO1411 Genetics
• BIO1420 Physiology
• BIO1425 Microbes
• BIO1426 Ecology and Conservation
• BIO1427 Zoology
• BIO1429 Evolution
• BIO1430 Skills and Careers
• BIO1431 Introduction to Human Sciences

Stage 2 modules

• BIO2001 Preparing for Professional Placements
• BIO2066 Forensic Science
• BIO2068 Forensic Science
• BIO2071 Research Skills and Bioethics
• BIO2074 Marine Biology
• BIO2076 Ecology and Environment
• BIO2081 Coral Reef Field Course
• BIO2082 Animal Ecophysiology
• BIO2085 Structure and Reactivity of Organic Compounds II
• BIO2086 Metabolism
• BIO2088 Advanced Cell Biology
• BIO2089 Molecular Biology of the Gene
• BIO2090 Analytical Techniques in Biochemistry
• BIO2091 Bioinorganic Chemistry
• BIO2092 Genomics and Introductory Bioinformatics
• BIO2093 Modern Theories of Evolution
• BIO2096 Practical Skills in Field Ecology
• BIO2099 Molecular Plant Science
• BIO2406 Biodiversity and Conservation
• BIO2407 Population and Community Ecology
• BIO2414 Evolutionary Ecology
• BIO2423 Wildlife Disease
• BIO2425 Introduction to Ecological Consultancy
• BIO2426 Analysis of Biological Data
• BIO2427 Animal Ecophysiology
• BIO2428 Development of Behaviour
• BIO2430 Behavioural Ecology
• BIO2431 The Biology of Mammals
• BIO2432 Exploitation of the Sea
• BIO2436 Pembrokeshire Field Course
• BIO2437 Biology of Aquatic Vertebrates
• BIO2438 Marine Ecology
• BIO2439 Biology of Birds
• BIO2441 Applied Insect Ecology
• BIO2442 Scillies Field Course
• BIO2444 Scotland Field Course
• BIO2446 Molecular Ecology
• BIO2451 Evolution of Human Societies
• BIO2453 Spatial Ecology

Stage 3 modules

• BIO3037 Ecology of Environmental Change
• BIO3041 Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
• BIO3046 Frontiers in Plant Biology
• BIO3047 Advanced Applications of Physiology
• BIO3062 One Year Study Abroad
• BIO3067 Ecotoxicology
• BIO3073 Specialist Topics in Chemical Sciences
• BIO3077 Frontiers in Molecular Cell Biology
• BIO3078 Cellular Basis of Immunity
• BIO3079 Molecular Basis of Infection
• BIO3082 Science Communication
• BIO3083 Current Issues in Marine Biology
• BIO3085 Horizons of Biochemical Research
• BIO3086 Cell Biology of Disease
• BIO3089 Organic Synthesis and Drug Design
• BIO3090 Secondary Metabolites
• BIO3091 Animal Developmental Biology
• BIO3092 Bioinformatics
• BIO3093 Energy Metabolism
• BIO3096 Biosciences Research Project
• BIO3097 Living in a Microbial World
• BIO3098 Biology of Marine Vertebrates
• BIO3116 Marine Vertebrate Conservation
• BIO3131 Trends in Ecology and Evolution
• BIO3135 Human Behavioural Ecology
• BIO3136 Research Project
• BIO3400 Living in Groups
• BIO3401 Coevolutionary Interactions
• BIO3407 Literature Review in Evolution and Ecology
• BIO3409 Symbiosis in Marine Systems
• BIO3410 Sensory Ecology
• BIO3411 Science in Society
• BIO3413 Animal Life Histories
• BIO3415 Ecological Responses to Climate Change
• BIO3418 Galapagos Islands Field Course
• BIO3419 Yukon-Alaska Field Course
• BIO3420 Evolutionary Biology of Health and Disease
• BIO3421 Animal Migration
• BIO3422 Animal Cognition
• BIO3423 Azores Field Course
• BIO3426 Primate Biology and Conservation
• BIO3428 The Complexity of Human Societies
• BIO3429 Northern Spain Field Course
• BIO3430 Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation: Costa Rica Field Course
• BIO3431 Kenya Field Course
• BIO3432 Human-Wildlife Coexistence in India Field Course
• BIO3433 Ocean Management and Conservation
• BIO3434 Major Transitions in Evolutionary History
• BIO3438 Human-Wildlife Coexistence in Costa Rica Field Course
• BIO3440 Global Research Skills Virtual Field Course
• BIO3910 Professional Development Experience
• BIO3911 Professional Development Experience
• BIO3912 Professional Development Experience

Stage 4 modules

• BIOM052 Academic Research Project
• BIOM4009 Research Project
• BIOM4012 Terrestrial Biodiversity and Conservation
• BIOM4014 Preparing for Ecological Consultancy
• BIOM4019 African Behavioural Ecology Field Course
• BIOM4023 African Biodiversity and Conservation Field Course
• BIOM4025 Statistical Modelling
• BIOM4026 African Conservation Science and Policy Field Course
• BIOM4030 Planning and Leading Conservation Projects
• BIOM4031 GIS in Conservation Science
• BIOM4033 Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation
• BIOM4040 Fisheries Management
• BIOM4041 Protected Areas
• BIOM4043 Rewilding the United Kingdom
• BIOM4044 Skills in Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation
• BIOM4046 Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology: Frontiers and Approaches
• BIOM509 Professional Skills
• BIOM514 Secondary Metabolites
• BIOM515 Cellular Basis of Immunity
• BIOM516 Bioinformatics
• BIOM517 Energy Metabolism
• BIOM518 Research Project
• BIOM525 Molecular Basis of Infection
• BIOM527 Research Grant Proposal
• BIOM534 Medical Mycology
• BIOM536 Project 1 - Medical Mycology
• BIOM537 Project 2 - Fungal Immunology
• BIOM538 Extended Medical Mycology Project
• BIOM543 Ecology of Environmental Change
• BIOM544 Ecotoxicology
• BIOM545 Frontiers in Plant Biology
• BIOM546 Living in a Microbial World
• BIOM547 Frontiers in Molecular Cell Biology
• BIOM548 Cell Biology of Disease
• BIOM549 Advanced Laboratory Skills
• BIOM550 Research Project 1
• BIOM551 Biology of Marine Vertebrates
• BIOM552 Animal Development Biology
• BIOM553 Current Issues in Marine Biology
• BIOM554 Advanced Applications of Physiology
• BIOM560 Research Project
• BIOM567 Application of Genomics in Infectious Disease
• BIOM568 Blue Planet