Natural Sciences Module Catalogue 2025/26#
Overview#
This module catalogue contains the recommended/allowed modules for each stream combination. Information about module selection can be found at this link
Important information: availability
Not all of the modules listed here will have guaranteed places available, though places are reserved for Natural Sciences students on modules that are labelled as “core”.
Important information: pre-requisites
In some parts of this document, pre-requisistes have been identified by Stream Leaders to help you. However, these labellings are not exhaustive. It is important that you check the details given in the UCL Module Catalogue, to ensure that you meet the module entry requirements.
Important information: timetables
The timetable links in this document link to the draft timetable for 2025/26. Please note that room allocations are not finalised until the beginning of the academic year and therefore information in the draft timetables is likely to change - possibly substantially.
Important information: workloads
Avoid selecting more than 75 credits in any one term, otherwise the workload and timetable will be unmanageable!
Year 3 students: ensure that you select at least 105 credits of Level 6 (Advanced) modules
Year 4 students: ensure that you select 120 credits of Undergraduate Level 7 modules [i.e. all credits]
Who to contact#
For queries about adding or dropping modules from your record, contact natsci@ucl.ac.uk.
If you want to have a discussion about the suitability of your choices, get in touch with the relevant Stream Leader. You can find their contact details on the relevant pages of this catalogue.
Requests for more information about a particular module should normally be directed to the module organiser. Their contact details can be found via the module catalogue.
Email Guidelines#
Here are some general tips that you can follow when writing emails to staff members.
Do:
Use your UCL email address for all correspondence and check your UCL email account daily (Monday – Friday) during term time. We will not respond to emails sent from a personal email address.
Working hours for most staff are Monday-Friday 9am-6pm, though some staff may have different working patterns. Generally, staff will not respond to emails when they are not at work.
Construct an e-mail signature so that staff can identify who you are easily. See below for an example.
Offer solutions if it is practical to do so. Say what steps you have already taken to address the query, and how successful you think those steps were.
Continue the “thread” by including all previous responses. Most email clients do this by default. If you have had a separate discussion about the topic with another member of staff, it is possible to include a copy of the previous discussion as an attachment if the information is not sensitive or confidential.
Be aware that other students may have similar queries. Consider involving the relevant students in your query and consult your Stream Leaders.
Don’t
Send separate copies of the same email to different people. This is frustrating for staff, who then waste time answering a query that may already have been addressed by somebody else. Instead, decide who is the most relevant person to send the email to, and include the other people in the “c.c.” field.
Send an email without checking the Natural Sciences Moodle page and Student Handbook first, to see if the answer to your query can be found there.
Electronic Signatures#
Here is an example of an electronic signature that you can add to your email.
Your Full Name | UCL Student Number 1700000001
BSc Natural Sciences (Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences)
Year 2
The method used to add an electronic signature will depend on the email client that you are using. For example, here are the guidelines when using Microsoft Office