BSc Biology (with Foundation Year)
Entry requirements
GCSE: grade C/4 in Maths required. Offers are tariff based, 48 - 104 points, from Level 3 qualification(s)* e.g. A Levels (including: AS-levels, General Studies) International Baccalaureate Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) BTEC Diplomas and Certificate are accepted and Cambridge Technical Diplomas / Certificates Cambridge Technical Diplomas and Certificates City & Guilds Advanced Technical Diplomas Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted Scottish Highers Irish Leaving Certificate is accepted T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis We also welcome applications from mature learners. Mature students and/or those with other qualifications are considered on individual merit.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biology, combining core biological sciences with a foundation year for academic preparation. Core topics include Programming, Computer Architecture, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Communication & Writing, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The four-year programme includes a foundation year project and field courses in Borneo and at UK rewilding sites. Practical studies take place at Treborth Botanic Garden and the Henfaes Research Centre.
Modules
- Essential Biology
- Essential Mathematics
- Essential Computer & Data Science
- Essential Planet Earth - A Systems Approach
- Foundation Year Subject Specific Project
- 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
- 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
- North Wales Field Course
- Applied Botany
- Evolution and Development
- Science Communication Skills
- Independent Dissertation Research
- Parasites and Pathogens
- Taxonomy
- Human Evolutionary Biology
- Insect Behaviour and Evolution