Biology
Entry requirements
A level: AAA (specific subject requirements) IB: 31 overall with 6,6,6 at Higher Level, including Biology and preferably another science or science-related subject. If Biology is the only science at Higher Level, a 6 will be required.
About this course
MBiol, BSc in Biology, a biology degree examining life sciences from genes to ecosystems and animal behaviour. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, and Fieldwork. The course includes a final-year extended research project and offers optional industrial placement or study abroad years, alongside residential fieldwork opportunities in the UK, Spain, and South Africa. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through modules such as Living Planet, The Basis of Life, Laboratory and Experimental Skills, and Introduction to Genetics, with optional choices including Field Course: investigating UK habitats. The second year focuses on organismal processes and ecological systems through How Plants Live, Developing Scientific Excellence, and Evolution, Adaptation and Behaviour, alongside optional paths like Mediterranean Ecology Field Course. Year three advances specialisation with compulsory modules including Advanced Research Skills & Experience and Advanced Topics in Plant Science & Food Security, plus optional subjects spanning conservation and human genetics. The fourth year centers on an extended research project and advanced research training, accompanied by specialist optional modules such as Advanced Biomolecular Techniques and Conservation Decision Science.
Modules
- Living Planet
- The Basis of Life
- Laboratory and Experimental Skills
- Unlocking Scientific Success
- Introduction to Genetics
- Using Biology to Feed the World
- Introduction to Immunology
- Biology of the Mind
- Exploring Whole Organism Biology
- The Microbial World
- Field Course: investigating UK habitats
- How Plants Live
- Developing Scientific Excellence
- Evolution, Adaptation and Behaviour
- Animal Physiology
- Urban Ecology and Conservation Field Course
- Omics and Big Data Biology
- Mediterranean Ecology Field Course
- Human Populations and Disease
- Population, Community and Conservation Ecology
- Medical Microbiology
- Parasitology
- Bioinformatics for Biologists
- Food Security and Sustainability
- Advanced Research Skills & Experience
- Advanced Topics in Plant Science & Food Security
- Advanced Topics in Behaviour: from sex to death
- Advanced Topics in Evolution
- Level 3 Field Course (South Africa)
- Sustainable Innovations in Animal Science
- Advanced Topics in Ecology
- Advanced Topics in Conservation Science
- Advanced Topics in Human Genetics and Epigenetics
- Advanced Genetic Techniques and Applications
- Evolution and Population Genetics
- Animal Developmental Biology
- Social Biology
- Extended research project
- Introduction to GIS
- Sustainable Diets and Protein Production
- Circular Approaches to Sustainable Agri-food Systems
- Advanced Biomolecular Techniques
- Community Ecology
- Advanced Statistics
- Population Dynamics
- Conservation Decision Science
- Treatment of Infectious disease and cancer
- Equitable Sustainability
- Crop Science & Plant Biotechnology