MBiol 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, 128 - 144 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 H6 in Biology) BTEC National Extended Diploma: DDM- 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): DDM - 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**: DDM-DDD T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis.
About this course
MBiol in Biology, integrating molecular biology, ecology, evolution, and organismal diversity. Core topics include fieldwork, data analysis, statistics, research methods, and communication and writing. Students build technical competence in laboratory and field skills from Year 1, with field courses available in locations including North Wales, Borneo, India, and Florida. High-performing students may progress to a fourth year that includes an extended research project.
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
- Sgiliau Cyfathrebu Gwyddoniaeth
- Independent Dissertation Research
- Parasites and Pathogens
- Taxonomy
- Human Evolutionary Biology
- Insect Behaviour and Evolution
- Pleistocene Mammals
- Advanced Research Skills
- Masters Research Project
- Prosiect Ymchwil Meistr