Application for the Major Subject is part of the Part II Allocations Procedure. The application needs to completed by the second week of the Easter term. Some departments ask for additional information - check the Allocations Procedure website. Those who want to study BBS should apply for the "BBS only" option if it is their first choice. Places will be allocated after the exams, and students should know if they have a place before the summer vacation.
On this page you will find information to help you choose your Major Subject:
- The list of Major Subjects with links to the department websites
- Details of the Major Subjects course formats
- Contact details of Major Subjects course organisers and teaching administrators
Departments offering BBS Major Subjects
Click on the tiles below to access the respective departmental webpages relating to the Major Subjects on offer.
Major Subjects Course Format |
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Subject |
Course format | Modules offered |
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| Pathology (402-407 and 424-426) |
Choose 2 Modules out of 5 |
Module A Cancer and Genetic Diseases Module B Immunology Module C Microbiology and Parasitology Module D Virology Module E Dynamics of Infectious Diseases |
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(Maximum 15 candidates) |
Same lectures as the single subject, divided into two sections. |
Systems Pharmacology Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology |
| Psychology (409) Students must have taken MVST Part IB or NST Part IB Experimental Psychology to take this Major Subject. |
Same lectures as the single subject | General Courses Section A: Cognitive and Experimental Psychology Section B: Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Section C: Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Individual Differences |
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(Maximum 7 candidates) |
The course is grouped into four 24 lecture modules, one of which has a branched structure to provide internal choice | Module A: Structural and Chemical Biology Module B: From Genome to Proteome Module C: Stem - The Dynamic Cell plus either: Branch 1 - Bioenergy OR Branch 2 - Molecular Microbiology of Infectious Disease Module D: Cell Cycle, Signalling and Cancer |
| Plant Sciences - Cellular (412) | Four modules from the single subject | M1 Plant Signalling M2 Microbes: Evolution, Genomes and lifestyle L1 Genomics, Epigenetics and Synthetic Biology L3 Frontiers in Plant Metabolism: a focus on food and fuel security |
| Plant Sciences - Ecological (413) | Four modules from Plant Sciences and Zoology | M3 Evolution and Ecosystem Dynamics Zoology M2 Conservation Science L2 Responses to Global Change Zoology L4 Applied Ecology |
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(Maximum 13 candidates) |
Choose four of the five modules offered in the single subject | Module 1 Chromosomes and the Cell Cycle Module 2 Plant and Microbial Genetics Module 3 Developmental Genetics Module 4 Human Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology Module 5 Evolutionary Genetics |
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Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (415) (Maximum 21 candidates) |
Choose any four modules from the list |
Michaelmas: N1 Developmental Neurobiology |
| Zoology (427) | 2 Modules in Michaelmas and 2 Modules in Lent | Michaelmas modules: Module M1 Topics in Vertebrate Evolution Module M2 Conservation Science Module M3 Human Evolutionary Ecology Module M4 Neuroethology: The Neural Basis of Adaptive Behaviour Module M5 Evolution and Behaviour: Genes and Individuals Module M6 Cell Assembly and Interactions Module M7 From Genome to Proteome Module M8 Development: Patterning the Embryo Plant Sciences M3 Evolution and Ecosystem Dynamics Lent Modules: |
| Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour (428) | Choose any four modules from more than 10 modules offered by Psychology, PDN and Zoology |
Module 1 Motivation, Judgement and Decision-Making (Psychology) |