BSc Biology
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English, Maths and Double Award Science, if not demonstrated by the Level 3 qualification/s. Offers are tariff based, 112 - 136 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification e.g.: A Levels: Including grade C in Biology if studying one other science subject (Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Psychology, Environment Science, Geography, Geology); or grade B in Biology if not studying another science subject. General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. International Baccalaureate Diploma (including H5 in Biology) BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDD including Merits in 4 Biology modules. Modules accepted include: Animal Biology; Animal Anatomy and Physiology; Animal Behaviour and Communication; Animal Breeding and Genetics; Biochemistry and Biochemical Techniques; Biochemistry and Microbiology; Fundamentals of Science; Genetics and Genetic Engineering; Inheritance and Genetic Manipulation; Physiology of Human Body systems; Physiology of Human Regulation and Reproduction; Wildlife Populations, Ecology and Conservation (Other Biology-related modules considered case-by-case). City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): DMM - DDD, including 4 Biology modules (Accepted Biology modules include: Animal Behaviour and Communication; Biological Systems of Animals; Wildlife and Ecology Conservation; Inheritance and Genetics; Ecological Concepts and Application; Population Surveys; Ecology and Conservation. Other Biology-related modules will be considered case by case). Access to HE in the Sciences**Pass required Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Applied Science**: DMM-DDD T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biology, covering molecular and cell biology, ecology, and evolutionary science. Core topics include Fieldwork, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, and Communication & Writing. The degree includes compulsory first-year tutorials alongside international field courses in locations including Borneo, Florida, India, and Canada. The Environment Centre for Wales, a partnership with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, is based at Bangor University.
Modules
- Ecology & Evolution
- Principles of Life
- Organismal Diversity 1
- Organismal Diversity 2
- Technical Skills for Biological Scientists 1
- Practical and Field Skills for Biological Scientists
- Year 1 Tutorials
- Tutorials Year 1
- Plant Diversity and Conservation
- Ecology: Interactions in the Natural World
- Technical Skills for Biological Scientists 2
- Evolutionary Biology
- Becoming a Researcher
- North Wales Field Course
- Primatology Field Course
- Borneo Tropical Ecology and Herpetology
- Climate Change: Science and Impacts
- Conservation Field Skills in a Re-wilded Landscape
- Water, Air and Soil Pollution
- Principles of Conservation
- Molecular Biology
- Life in the North: Canadian Field Ecology
- India Field Course
- Florida Field Course 1: Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Biodiversity
- Introduction to Herpetology
- Introduction to Ornithology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Introduction to Microbiology and Virology
- Comparative Physiology
- Invertebrates
- Florida Field Course 2: Ecology and Conservation of Subtropical Wetlands
- Spain Field Course
- Applied Botany
- Evolution and Development
- Science Communication Skills
- Independent Dissertation Research
- Parasites and Pathogens
- Taxonomy
- Human Evolutionary Biology
- Insect Behaviour and Evolution