Genetics and Environment and Mathematics and Statistics

The stream leaders for this combination are:

Genetics and Environment	Dr Hazel Smith	hazel.smith@ucl.ac.uk
Mathematics	Dr Cecilia Busuioc	cecilia.busuioc@ucl.ac.uk
Statistics	Dr Emma Simpson	emma.simpson@ucl.ac.uk

Year 1

Term 1

Core modules

BIOS0019	Life Sciences Foundation	15 credits	T1
STAT0002	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T1
NSCI0010	Science and Society	0 credits	T1

Choose an additional foundation module

GEOL0007	The Earth	15 credits	T1
HPSC0009	Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	15 credits	T1
CHEM0005	Chemical Foundations	15 credits	T1~3
PHAS0011	Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology	15 credits	T1

Choose one module

NSCI0005	Mathematics for Natural Sciences A	15 credits	T1	[*]
NSCI0006	Mathematics for Natural Sciences B	15 credits	T1	[**]

[*] Select if studying PHAS0011
[**] Select if not studying PHAS0011

Term 2

Core modules

BIOL0003	Introduction to Genetics	15 credits	T2
BIOL0006	Methods in Ecology and Evolution	15 credits	T2
STAT0003	Further Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T2

Choose one module

NSCI0034	Dynamical Systems !Pre-requisites: NSCI0006	15 credits	T2
NSCI0027	Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus !Pre-requisites: NSCI0005	15 credits	T2

Select based on Term 1 module

Year 2

Choose one module

NSCI0038	Science for All	15 credits	T2
NSCI0039	Science Communication	15 credits	T1

(Genetics and Environment)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

BIOL0008	Fundamentals of Molecular Biology	15 credits	T1
BIOL0011	Evolutionary Genetics	15 credits	T2

Choose 15 credits

BIOL0014	Fundamentals of Ecology	15 credits	T2
BIOL0013	The Biology of Development	15 credits	T2

Choose 0-15 credits

BIOL0030	Energy and Evolution	15 credits	T2
BIOL0060	Plant Biology	15 credits	T1
BIOL0012	Animal Biodiversity	15 credits	T1
BIOL0010	Introduction to Human Genetics	15 credits	T1
BIOL0029	Computational Biology	15 credits	T1
BIOL0007	Introduction to Field Ecology	15 credits	T3

Other G&E related 15 credit module discuss with stream leader

(Mathematics and Statistics)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

NSCI0036	Programming for Scientists	15 credits	T2
STAT0006	Regression Modelling	15 credits	T1

Choose 15-30 credits

STAT0005	Probability and Statistics II	15 credits	T1
PHAS0025	Mathematical Methods III	15 credits	T1
MATH0103	Discrete Mathematics	15 credits	T1

Year 3

Core modules

NSCI0004	Literature Project for Natural Sciences BSc/MSci Programme	15 credits	T1&2

(Genetics, Evolution and Environment)
Major stream only. Choose 60-75 credits

Option module (Group 1)

Choose 45 credits

BIOL0020	Sex, Genes and Evolution	15 credits	T1
BIOL0048	Behavioural Ecology for the Anthropocene	15 credits	T1
BIOL0042	Plant Evolution and Ecology	15 credits	T2
BIOL0025	Regulatory Genomics and Evolution	15 credits	T2
BIOL0022	Biology of Ageing	15 credits	T1

Option module (Group 2)

Choose 0-30 credits

BIOL0027	Diseases of Ageing	15 credits	T2
CELL0001	Mechanisms of Development	15 credits	T1
BIOL0032	Species Conservation and Biodiversity	15 credits	T2
BIOL0021	Advanced Human Genetics	15 credits	T1
CELL0013	Functional Genetics of Model Systems	15 credits	T2
ANTH0060	Primate Behaviour and Ecology	15 credits	T1
NEUR0022	Scientific Thinking for Real-World Problems	15 credits	T1

Other GEE related 15 credit module discuss with stream leader

(Mathematics and Statistics)
Minor stream only. Select 30-45 credits

Core modules

NSCI0011	Scientific Computing Project	15 credits	T2

Statistics

STAT0005	Probability and Statistics II	15 credits	T1
STAT0014	Medical Statistics 1 !Pre-requisites: STAT0005	15 credits	T1
STAT0007	Introduction to Applied Probability !Pre-requisites: STAT0005	15 credits	T2
STAT0011	Decision and Risk	15 credits	T2
STAT0008	Statistical Inference !Pre-requisites: STAT0005	15 credits	T1
STAT0010	Forecasting !Pre-requisites: STAT0005	15 credits	T2

NatSci does not recommend students select more that 15 credits at L5 in Y3

Mathematics

MATH0038	History of Mathematics	15 credits	T2
MATH0026	Biomathematics	15 credits	T1
MATH0030	Mathematical Ecology	15 credits	T1	[*]

[*] Students must speak with Maths Stream Lead, Dr Cecilia Busuioc, prior to selecting this module

Year 4

(Genetics, Evolution and Environment)
Choose 90-120 credits

Core modules

BIOS0017	MSci Research Project in Life Sciences	60 credits	T1&2

Option modules

BIOL0035	Vertebrate Life and Evolution	15 credits	T1
BIOL0050	Advanced Computational Biology	15 credits	T2
BIOL0034	Applications in Human Genetics	15 credits	T2
BIOS0021	Science Communications for Biologists	15 credits	T1
BIOS0002	Computational Methods in Biodiversity Research	15 credits	T1

Other GEE related 15 credit module discuss with stream leader