2nd Year Science Subjects

conorc94

So we we're emailed out subjects a while back. When we were choosing I just put in order of which I prefered and the subjects I was given are:

- Anatomy
- Zoology
- Microbiology

These are the three subjects I'm most interested in, but I'm just wondering if I've ****ed myself over by not choosing Physiology and Pharma to go along with Anatomy, or do the subject streams (i.e Medical, Natural...) matter that much?

challengemaster

You made the best choice - picking the subjects you actually like. For 3rd year you'll get to carry two of these on as full subjects, and one half. Final year you keep on whichever you'd like to have your degree in (assuming you have the marks).

If you want a degree in Anatomy, it doesn't matter what other subjects you did in 2nd or 3rd year - If you've picked subjects you like, you have a better chance of doing well in the exams (which in turn contributes to a better grade in your degree).

While Physiology and pharma can link up well with Anatomy if you want a really broad understanding, it's really not necessary, nor will it hinder you from doing any post-graduate study.

Celestial12

You're better off choosing the subjects you are most interested in, looks like you have a good combination to me. If you're not happy with them you are allowed to change during the first week but I doubt there'll be any places left in pharmacology or physiology.

challengemaster wrote: »

You made the best choice - picking the subjects you actually like. For 3rd year you'll get to carry two of these on as full subjects, and one half. Final year you keep on whichever you'd like to have your degree in (assuming you have the marks).

If you want a degree in Anatomy, it doesn't matter what other subjects you did in 2nd or 3rd year - If you've picked subjects you like, you have a better chance of doing well in the exams (which in turn contributes to a better grade in your degree).

While Physiology and pharma can link up well with Anatomy if you want a really broad understanding, it's really not necessary, nor will it hinder you from doing any post-graduate study.

Third year biological subjects are 30 credits now (zoology being the only exception at 20) so most people do two full subjects, or one full subject if you choose EOS, Chemistry, Physics etc.

challengemaster

Celestial12 wrote: »

Third year biological subjects are 30 credits now (zoology being the only exception at 20) so most people do two full subjects, or one full subject if you choose EOS, Chemistry, Physics etc.

Wasn't aware of that, but it makes sense alright. Cheers for the info.

ejayy

Hi conorc94, I know this might be a bit of a rude question to ask but how good were your grades , I'm looking at doing anatomy physiology and biochem this year but I know that anatomy and physiology are really competitive to get into! I'll probably on,y get B's in my subjects , I might scrap an A in one or two and was wondering would this be good enough?