You select a further six modules from a range of biological topics on offer, together with a further elective module. You also have opportunities for fieldwork which could range from animal ecology in Pembrokeshire to plant and animal ecology in Spain, and algal ecology in Concarneau in southern Brittany. In the third year you take four specialised topics, undertake a research project and write a dissertation. Once more there is plenty of individual choice within the specialist framework of your chosen degree. On the other hand you may retain broad biological interests throughout this third year.
Teaching is split between lectures, practical or skill sessions, problem classes and tutorials.
We assess your work by written examinations and in-course assessments based on your practical reports, answers to problems, short tests and essays as well as your project and dissertation. A good degree qualifies you for graduate membership of the Institute of Biology. Throughout your programme you have guidance and advice from your personal tutor who is at hand to discuss any matters that may concern you - personal as well as academic. The learning and teaching facilities in the School of Biosciences are excellent. There is all the equipment you need for your specialist work including access to the University's mainframe computers, a laboratory of networked microcomputers, electron microscopes, controlled environment rooms and glasshouses.