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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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 |
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(Maximum 40 candidates) Students must have taken MVST Part IB or NST Part IB Experimental Psychology to take this Major Subject. |
Same lectures as the single subject | Paper 1: General Courses Paper 2: Cognitive and Experimental Psychology Paper 3: Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Paper 4: 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 | PLM1 Plant Signalling Networks PLM2 Microbes: Evolution, Genomes and Lifestyle PLL1 Plant Genomes and Synthetic Biology PLL3 Exploiting Plant Metabolism |
| Plant Sciences - Ecological (413) | Four modules from Plant Sciences and Zoology | PLM3 Evolution and Ecosystem Dynamics Zoology ZM2 Conservation Science PLL2 Responses to Global Change Zoology ZL4 Applied Ecology |
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(Maximum 10 candidates) |
Four modules from the single subject | Module 1 Genomes, Chromosomes and the Cell Cycle Module 2 Human Genetics, Genomics and System Biology Module 3 Developmental Genetics Module 4 Evolutionary Genetics and Adaptation |
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Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (415) (Maximum 22 candidates) |
Choose any four modules from the list |
Michaelmas: |
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(Maximum 30 candidates) |
2 Modules in Michaelmas and 2 Modules in Lent | Michaelmas modules: Module ZM1: Vertebrate Evolution Module ZM2: Conservation Science Module ZM4: Neuroethology: The Neural Basis of Adaptive Behaviour Module ZM5: Evolution and Behaviour: Genes and Individuals Module ZM6: Cell Assembly and Interactions Module ZM7: From Genome to Proteome Module ZM8: 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 | N2 Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (PDN) N5 Neural Degeneration and Regeneration (PDN) N6 Central Mechanisms of Reward, Punishment and Emotion (PDN) N7 Neural Circuits and Behaviour N9 Neuronal Plasticity, Modulation and Behaviour (PDN) PS1 Emotional Regulation and Motivation (Psychology) PS2 Memory (Psychology) ZL3 Evolution and Behaviour: Populations and Societies (Zoology) ZM4: Neuroethology: The Neural Basis of Adaptive Behaviour (Zoology) ZM5 Evolution and Behaviour: Genes and Individuals (Zoology) |
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Human Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour (429)
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Two modules from B2, B3 and B4, and two optional modules among B11-B18 |
B2: Human Ecology and Behaviour
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History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine (430) (Maximum 12 candidates) New to 2020-2021 |
Unfortunately, this major subject will no longer be running in 2021-2021 | |