BSc Biology
Entry requirements
A level: BBB including Biology grade B or Double Award Applied Science at grade BB including the practical endorsement of any science qualifications taken. IB: 120 tariff points, typically H5, H6, H6 including Biology 5 at HL
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biology. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Environmental Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students work alongside researchers from their first year, gaining laboratory and field skills. A final-year research project is completed under individual supervision, and optional modules span cell biology, genetics, ecology, and conservation.
Modules
- Bioscience Skills: Introduction to Experimental Techniques and Data Analysis
- Molecules of Life
- Bioscience Skills: Advancing Experimental Techniques and Data Analysis
- From Cells to Evolution
- Diversity of Life
- Principles of Ecology and Biogeography
- Molecular Genetics
- Bioscience Skills: Developing as an Independent Scientist
- The Microbial World
- Plant Biology
- Animal Form and Function
- Cellular Organisation and Processes
- Applied Ecology and Conservation
- Research Project
- Future Outlooks in Biology
- Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
- Climate Change and Conservation
- Saving Endangered Species
- Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genetics
- Neuroscience
- Frontiers in Virology and Immunology
- Cancer Biology and Therapy
- Applied Bioinformatics and Genomics
- Biology of Ageing
- Science Communication & Public Engagement
- Sustainable Agriculture