The Department of Life Sciences

Level I

Students must complete at least 24 Level I credits which must include:

Semester 1

Credits

• BIOL 1262 Living Organisms I

Core

3

• BIOL 1263 Living Organisms II

Core

3

• CHEM 1062** Basic Chemistry for Life Sciences

Core

3

• MATH 1115* Fundamental Mathematics for the General Sciences I

Core

3

** For students without a pass in CAPE Units I & II or GCE A’ Level Chemistry or equivalent)

Semester 2

• BIOL 1362 Biochemistry I

Core

3

• BIOL 1364 Genetics I

Core

3

*MATH 1115 should be taken by students who do not have a pass in Pure Mathematics at CAPE Units I & II or GCE A’Level or equivalent

Level II

Students pursuing the major in Biology are required to complete all 30 credits of core courses, typically over the 2nd and 3rd years of the degree programme

Semester 1     

Credits

• BIOL 2061 Cell and Developmental Biology

Core

3

• BIOL 2163 Biostatistics

Core

3

• BIOL 2165 Genetics II

Core

3

• BIOL 2360 Biochemistry IIA

Core

3

Semester 2

Credits

• BIOL 2164 Principles of Molecular Biology

• BIOL 2265 Fundamentals of Microbiology

• BIOL 2464 Fundamentals of Ecology

• BIOL 2764 Physiology of Plants

• BIOL 2867 Physiology of Animals