Programme structure: Physiological Science with Study in Industry (MSci) - what's running in 2021/22

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Neurophysiology	PHPH20009	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Cellular Physiology	PHPH20013	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Integrative Physiology	PHPH20008	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Biomedical Research, Employability and Enterprise Skills	MVSF20001	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Options totalling 40 CP normally chosen from:
Techniques in Neuroscience	PHPH20007	20	Optional	TB-2
Pharmacology of the Nervous System	PHPH20011	20	Optional	TB-1
Mechanisms of Drug Action 2B: Pharmacology of Body Systems	PHPH20014	20	Optional	TB-2
Human Anatomy: Abdomen, Pelvis and Limbs	ANAT20002	20	Optional	TB-2
Human Anatomy: Thorax, Head and Neck	ANAT20003	20	Optional	TB-1
Disease and Defence	PANM10002	20	Optional	TB-2
Normal and Tumour Cells	PANM12051	20	Optional	TB-1
Introduction to Social and Developmental Psychology	PSYC10012	20	Optional	TB-1
Introduction to Cognitive and Biological Psychology	PSYC10013	20	Optional	TB-2
The following options can also be taken subject to timetabling constraints
Pharmacology 1B	PHPH10004	20	Optional	TB-2
Big Ideas in Science	CHEM10001	20	Optional	TB-4
Molecular Cell Biology	BIOC20001	20	Optional	TB-2
Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language	LANG10120	20	Optional	TB-1,TB-2
Any other Level 1 UWLP (University-Wide Language Programme) unit - 20 credit points. Please see http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/study/uwlp/ for more details.	OPEN	20	Optional
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).

Additional progress information

Transfer to the MSci programme requires a pass in all subjects.