Programme structure: Palaeontology and Evolution (BSc) - what's running in 2021/22

Please note all units taken 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
Palaeontology and Evolution Research Project	EASC30073	30	Mandatory	TB-4
The Cambrian Explosion - the origin of animal body plans	EASC30052	10	Mandatory	TB-2D
Macroevolution	EASC30066	10	Mandatory	TB-2C
Marine Micropalaeontology	EASC30067	10	Mandatory	TB-1A
Vertebrate Palaeobiology and Biomechanics	EASC30068	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Evolutionary Palaeoecology in the field	EASC30070	10	Mandatory	AYEAR
30cp from the optional unit lists below (maximum of 20cp of non-core options permitted):
Core options recommended for this programme:
Basins and Reservoirs	EASC30072	10	Optional	TB-1B
Tree of Life	BIOL30004	10	Optional	TB-4
Plant Evolution, Development and Diversity	BIOL30007	10	Optional	TB-4
Non-core options (choice is subject to timetabling constraints):
Geomicrobiology	EASC30051	10	Optional	TB-2C
Oceans and Climates	EASC30071	20	Optional	TB-1
Oceans	BIOL30011	10	Optional	TB-4
Palaeontology and Evolution (BSc)		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).

Degree classifications:

• First Class Honours 70 and above
• Second Class Honours, First Division 60-69
• Second Class Honours, Second Division 50-59
• Third Class Honours 40-49
• Fail 39 and below

An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.

The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Additional progress information

The alternative classified honours degree of Science (Palaeontology and Evolution) (BSc) may be awarded on this programme. For further details please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes