MSci Biological Sciences
Entry requirements
A Level: AAA including Biology / Human Biology + 1 from Chemistry / Physics / Maths / Further Maths / Statistics / Geology / Geography / Psychology. IB: 6,6,6 including Biology / Human Biology + 1 from Chemistry / Physics / Maths: Analysis and Approaches / Maths: Applications and Interpretation/ Statistics / Geology / Geography / Psychology. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Extended Certificate are accepted, but subjects are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for further guidance
About this course
Master in Science in Biological Sciences MSci, a biology degree centred on the study of living organisms and bioscience principles. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The four-year programme includes an advanced Master's year and culminates in an extended research project. The first year covers foundational concepts through Cell Biology & Physiology, Introduction to Evolution and Animal Biology, and Molecular Biosciences and Microbiology. The second year introduces specialized study with Genetic Engineering and Data Science, Animal Biology: Principles and Mechanisms, and Field Course: Adaptations to Aquatic Environments. Year three focuses on advanced topics such as Conservation Practice: Genes to Ecosystems, Cancer Biology, and Omics for Biomedical Research. The final fourth year centres on an Extended Research Project and Funding Science, alongside optional modules including Functional Genomics and Reverse Genetics and Cellular Neurobiology.
Modules
- Cell Biology & Physiology
- Discovering Biosciences Skills and Enterprise
- Introduction to Evolution and Animal Biology
- Molecular Biosciences and Microbiology
- Ecological Concepts and Plant Sciences
- Genetics I
- Academic Communication Skills for Biosciences
- Essentials of Cell Biology & Physiology
- LI Communication and Enterprise
- LI Genetic Engineering and Data Science
- LI Animal Biology: Principles and Mechanisms
- LI Evolution of Humans and Other Animals
- LI Field Course: Adaptations to Aquatic Environments
- LI Genetics II
- LI Alpine and Glacial Ecology in Norway
- LI Critical Issues for 21st Century Ecosystems
- LI Plant Sciences: from cells to the environment
- LI Cell and Developmental Biology
- LI Human Structure and Function
- LI Microbiology: Medicine, Environment, and Industry
- LI Topics in Medical Biosciences
- Evidence-based literature review and critical analysis informed project proposal
- Conservation Practice: Genes to Ecosystems
- Conservation: theory into practice
- Evolution of Vertebrates
- Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- Cancer Biology
- Bacterial Gene Regulation
- Current developments and advances in Eukaryotic Genetics
- Omics for Biomedical Research
- Responses to Global Environmental Change
- Microbial Pathogenicity and Disease
- Molecular and Cellular Immunology
- Cellular Neurobiology
- Structures of Destruction: the structural biology of pathogenicity
- Arctic Microbiology
- Extended Research Project
- Funding Science
- Research Developments and Scientific Communication
- Conservation Practice: Genes to Ecosystems
- Conservation: theory into practice
- Evolution of Vertebrates
- Cancer Biology
- Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- Current developments and advances in Eukaryotic Genetics
- Bacterial Gene Regulation
- Omics for Biomedical Research
- Functional Genomics and Reverse Genetics
- Responses to Global Environmental Change
- Microbial Pathogenicity and Disease
- Molecular and Cellular Immunology
- Cellular Neurobiology
- Structures of Destruction: the Structural Biology of Pathogenicity
- Arctic Microbiology
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Omics of Microbes