Programme structure: Biomedical Sciences (BSc) - what's running in 2020/21

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Biomedical Research, Employability and Enterprise Skills	MVSF20001	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Recombinant DNA Technology	MOLG22100	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Select a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 80 credit points from the following:
Infection and Immunity	PANM22041	20	Optional	TB-1
Molecular Cell Biology	BIOC20001	20	Optional	TB-2
Gene expression and rearrangement	MOLG22200	20	Optional	TB-2
Cellular and Molecular Pathology	PANM22042	20	Optional	TB-2
Pharmacology of the Nervous System	PHPH20011	20	Optional	TB-1
Pharmacology of Body Systems	PHPH20012	20	Optional	TB-2
Neurophysiology	PHPH20009	20	Optional	TB-1
Integrative Physiology	PHPH20008	20	Optional	TB-2
Students may also select 20 credit points from the following (if they have only chosen 60 credit points from the list above):
Any Language Unit at an appropriate level
Diploma 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).