Natural Sciences
Entry requirements
A level: A*A*A IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level . To apply to any of our Colleges for Natural Sciences, you will need A levels/IB Higher Levels (or the equivalent) in: Mathematics 2 other science or mathematics subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and, for A level only, Further Mathematics) If you’re studying a science that's not listed as your third subject, please contact the admissions office at your shortlisted College(s) for advice. You may need to have studied specific science subjects to apply to some Colleges and to take certain first-year options. Check the course website for first-year options. Visit the websites of your shortlisted College(s) before applying. College requirements: Biological Sciences College requirements: Physical Sciences
About this course
BA (Hons) and MSci in Natural Sciences, a multidisciplinary degree spanning Biological Sciences and Physics and Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering and Earth and Environmental Sciences. Core topics include Data Analysis. Students can choose between biological or physical application streams upon entry and have the flexibility to combine disciplines or specialise in different areas as they progress. The first year introduces a broad foundation through options such as Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics for Physical Sciences. The second year builds on this with modules including Chemistry A: physical and theoretical chemistry, Physics B: dynamics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and Mathematical and Computational Biology: data science, modelling systems, bioinformatics. In the third year, students select from subjects like Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Pathology. The final fourth year provides advanced study options in Astrophysics, Systems Biology, and Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science, allowing for deep specialisation in chosen scientific fields.
Modules
- Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biomolecules and Cells
- Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- Materials Science
- Physics
- Mathematics for Biological Sciences
- Mathematics for Physical Sciences
- Cells to Organisms: genomes, cell proliferation, signalling, development
- Chemistry A: physical and theoretical chemistry
- Chemistry B: organic, inorganic and biological chemistry
- Earth Sciences A: climate, geobiology, geophysics and the sedimentary record
- Earth Sciences B: igneous and metamorphic processes, mineralogy and planetary differentiation
- Ecology and Conservation: populations, interactions, ecosystems, global change
- Evolution and Biodiversity: evolutionary genetics, behaviour, adaptations, phylogenetics
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Infection and Immunity: microbes, communicable diseases, cancer
- Materials Science
- Mathematical and Computational Biology: data science, modelling systems, bioinformatics
- Mathematics
- Molecules to Cells: genetics, biochemistry, molecular engineering
- Neurobiology: nerves, cognition, neurological diseases
- Physics A: waves, quantum mechanics, condensed matter physics
- Physics B: dynamics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics
- Quantitative Environmental Science
- Systems Pathophysiology and Pharmacology: drug discovery, cardiovascular disease, reproductive health
- Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology
- Genetics
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Materials Science
- Neuroscience
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
- Plant Sciences
- Zoology
- Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Materials Science
- Physics
- Systems Biology
- Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science