BSc Biomedical Sciences Module Statistics
Dear University College London,
1. May I please request the mean and median marks as well as marks by percentile (including 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles) for the following UCL modules for the academic years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. Please also include the number of students taking each module:
Introduction to Anatomy and Development (ANAT0001)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BIOC0001)
Introduction to Genetics (BIOL0003)
Introduction to Cell Biology (CELL0008)
An Introduction to the Mechanisms of Drug Action (PHAR0002)
Mammalian Physiology (PHOL0001)
Chemistry for Biology Students (CHEM0010)
Molecular Biology (BIOC0005)
Intermediate Cell Biology: Cell Structure and Function (CELL0009)
Intermediate Cell Biology: Cell Signalling and Regulation (CELL0010)
Introductory Statistical Methods and Computing (STAT0021)
Laboratory Skills for Biosciences (BIOS0044)
Introduction to Coding for Bioscience Research (Python) (BIOS0030)
Introduction to Human Genetics (BIOL0010)
Advanced Investigative Project in Cell and Developmental Biology (CELL0005)
Advanced Research Project in Cell and Developmental Biology (ANAT0015)
Advanced Investigative Project in Molecular Biosciences (BIOC0021)
Advanced Investigative Project in Biological Sciences (BIOL0018)
Advanced Research Project in Biological Sciences (BIOL0019)
2. May I also request the mean average and median final grades (numeric scale 1-100) and percentage distribution of degree classifications (1:1 - First, 2:1 - Upper Second, 2:2 - Lower Second and 3 - Third) for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 cohorts of BSc Biomedical Sciences, as well as percentile marks for the final grades of each cohort (including 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles). Please also include the number of graduating students in each cohort. If possible, could the above information for Request 2 also be individually collated and displayed for each of the five streams of the BSc Biomedical Sciences degree (as designated from the start of Year 2), including:
Stream 1: Organs and Systems
Stream 2: Control Systems
Stream 3: Developmental Biology
Stream 4: Drug Mechanisms
Stream 5: Cells and Molecules
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Pika Qiu
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Dear Pika Qiu
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