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    KEY FACTS

    • Title
      BSc (Hons) Science and the Media
    • Course type
      Full-time
    • Duration
      1 year (no placement)
    • Award
      Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons)
    • Faculty
      Faculty of Science and Technology
    • School
      School of Biomedical and Biological Sciences
    • UCAS codes
      Institution P60
      Course C1P3
    • Location
      Plymouth
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Stage 4 

Core modules: science and the media research project; contemporary issues in biosciences for the biological sciences pathway
Other media modules include science centres communication; media, state and society and 4D: time based media.
 
A full suite of science pathway option modules is also available

 

  • Biological sciences: three (20 credit modules) from five covering most areas linked to year two choice
  • Environmental sciences: one (60 credit) option package from: environmental change; environmental sustainability; or biodiversity and conservation
  • Earth sciences: three (20 credit) options from a choice of 18 modules

When you select the name of a module below, a new window containing a short description will appear. You will need to close the new window to continue. The modules shown in this list are those being studied by the current students on this programme. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry.

Stage 4

Core

SMED3401 Science and Media Research Project

Optional

BIOL3106 Speciation and Diversity
BIOL3202 Environmental Plant Physiology
BIOL3206 Plant Exploitation - From Ethnobotany to Biotechnology
BIOL3303 Contemporary Issues in Biosciences
BIOL3310 Microbial Diseases and Biotechnology
BIOL3404 Animal Welfare and Ethics
BIOL3406 Aquatic Biology
BIOL3410 Current Topics in Cellular Pathology
BIOL3434 Principles of Conservation Biology
BIOL3435 Contemporary Land Use and Conservation
DAT301 Real-Time
EAR315 Geological Remote Sensing and GIS
EAR318 Geohazards
ENVS303 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental Science
ENVS304 Contemporary Issues in Environmental Science
ENVS305 Climate Change: The Geological Record
ENVS308 Environmental Management
MASC301 Marine Ecosystem Conservation
MASC302 Marine Pollution and Environmental Change
SMED3402 Science Centre Communication
SOC3502 Media, State and Society