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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 9th April 2026

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Degree Programme Table: Biological Sciences (Ecology) with Management (BSc Hons) (UTBSHBISEM1F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
In Year 1, 80 credits of compulsory Biological Sciences courses MUST be taken and passed, along with 40 credits of compulsory Business School courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Biology 1A: Variation

Must be passed

BILG08020 20 credits
Biology 1B: Life

Must be passed

BILG08021 20 credits
Biology 1C: Discovery

Must be passed

BILG08022 20 credits
Biology 1D: Environment

Must be passed

BILG08023 20 credits
Global Challenges for Business

Must be passed

BUST08035 20 credits
The Business of Edinburgh

Must be passed

BUST08036 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: August

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Students must take 120 credits in total for Year 2. Of these, 60 credits of compulsory Biological Sciences courses MUST be taken and passed, along with 40 credits of Business or Economics courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Biology 2A: Data Exploration in Biology

Must be passed

BILG08024 20 credits
Biology 2B: Genetics and Evolution

Must be passed

BILG08025 20 credits
Biology 2C: Systems and Regulation

Must be passed

BILG08026 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences Year 2 courses (20) - Level 8

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Recommended optional courses for Ecology Honours are: Principles of Ecology; Field Ecology; Animal Biology 2; The Green Planet 2; Soil, Water and Atmospheric Processes.
Animal Biology 2
BILG08011 20 credits
The Green Planet 2
BILG08016 20 credits
The Microbial World 2
BILG08018 20 credits
Cells to Organisms 2
BIME08011 20 credits
Microorganisms, Infection and Immunity 2
BIME08012 20 credits
Biological Chemistry 2
CHEM08030 20 credits
Principles of Ecology
ECSC08012 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to T, W and Y
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences with Management Year 2 Business courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Principles of Finance
BUST08003 20 credits
Marketing
BUST08004 20 credits
Business Economics
BUST08005 20 credits
International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A
BUST08008 20 credits
International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B
BUST08009 20 credits
Applications of Finance
BUST08018 20 credits
Human Resource Management 2
BUST08027 20 credits
Organisational Behaviour 2
BUST08028 20 credits
Business Simulation
BUST08031 20 credits
Business Analytics and Information Systems
BUST08032 20 credits
Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis
BUST08033 20 credits
Understanding and Delivering Public Services
BUST08042 20 credits
Innovation and Enterprise
BUST08053 20 credits
Business and Sustainability
BUST08055 20 credits
Business Research Methods 2: Research Design and Application
BUST08056 20 credits
Strategic Marketing Insights
BUST08057 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: August

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Students should ensure that they choose 60 credits for each semester. Students must include 20 credits of Business School courses. Occasionally a course will be suspended or cancelled.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Population and Community Ecology 3

Must be passed

BILG09009 20 credits
Field Zoology 3

Must be passed

BILG09017 20 credits
Animal Diversity and Evolution 3

Must be passed

BILG09019 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences Year 3 Specific Courses - FZ

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Recommended courses for Ecology Honours are: Behavioural Ecology 3, Evolution and Ecology of Plants 3, Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3.
Molecular Cell Biology 3
BILG09001 20 credits
Molecular Genetics 3
BILG09002 20 credits
Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3
BILG09004 20 credits
Genomes and Genomics 3
BILG09005 20 credits
Behavioural Ecology 3
BILG09006 20 credits
Immunology 3
BILG09007 20 credits
Population and Community Ecology 3
BILG09009 20 credits
Developmental Biology 3
BILG09010 20 credits
Evolution and Ecology of Plants 3
BILG09011 20 credits
Molecular Microbiology 3
BILG09013 20 credits
Biotechnology 3
BILG09014 20 credits
Structures and Functions of Proteins 3
BILG09015 20 credits
Animal Diversity and Evolution 3
BILG09019 20 credits
Molecular and Synthetic Plant Biology 3
BILG09021 20 credits
Pathogen Biology 3
BILG09022 20 credits
Infection and Immunity 3
BILG09023 20 credits
Medical Microbiology 3
BIME09002 20 credits
Reproductive Biology 3
BIME09006 20 credits
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules H and W

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules H and W
Notes:
Details of these courses can be found in a study guide available from the Schools of Business and Economics.
AND

Level 9 courses in Schedules A to R, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedules A to R, T and W
Notes:
Exceptionally, a level 10 course make be taken, eg. where a School does not offer level 9 courses, as long as prerequisites have been satisfied.

Year 4 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: August

Notes:
Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Students must include 20 credits of Business School courses. Occasionally a course will be suspended or cancelled.
Note that Ecology Field Course (ECLG10007) Ecology trip takes place prior to Semester 1 starting.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Ecology Synoptic Paper

Must be taken during Full Year

ECLG10006 10 credits
Biological Sciences (Ecology) Field Course

Must be taken during Block 1 (Sem 1)

ECLG10007 10 credits
Ecology Research Project

Must be taken during Full Year

ECLG10008 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences (Ecology) recommended list

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended for the Ecology programme.
Conservation and Management of Natural Populations
ECLG10009 10 credits
Conservation Science
ECSC10036 20 credits
Applied Ecology and Evolution
EVBI10011 10 credits
Molecular Ecology
ZLGY10007 10 credits
Evolution of Sex & Breeding Systems
ZLGY10013 10 credits
Evolution of Parental Care
ZLGY10022 10 credits
Evolution and Climate Change
ZLGY10023 10 credits
Evolution of Social Behaviour
ZLGY10025 10 credits
Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Disease
ZLGY10030 10 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Level 10 courses in Schedules H and W

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules H and W
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