Modules include: Year one; concepts of life science; plant and animal physiology; technical lab skills; introduction to ecology; introduction to human biology; year two: research methods; genetics and gene technology; genetics and conservation; microbiology; woodland ecology; the human nervous system; aerobiology and health; animal behaviour; field techniques in ecology; soils and the environment; food safety; aerobiology and health; year three: residential ecology field course; cardiorespiratory physiology; restoration of ecosystems; human nutrition; plant development and physiology; human genetics; aspects of forensic science; work placement; independent study.