BSc Biology with a Year Abroad
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, studying the diversity of life from microorganisms to ecosystems. Core topics include laboratory techniques, data analysis, research methods, environmental analysis, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and entrepreneurship. The course spans four years full-time, with a final-year research project. Students work alongside researchers from their first year and can tailor their degree through optional modules.
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