MBiol Biological Sciences
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall with no score less than 4 including 6 in Higher Level Biology and 5 in Higher Level Chemistry (or second science) or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects including 6 in Higher Level Biology and 5 in Higher Level Chemistry (or second science). BTEC: D*DD in Applied Science with a selection of preferred units in Biology and Chemistry, to include Distinction in Units 1 or 5 (Principles and Applications of Science I and II).
About this course
MBiol (Hons) in Biological Sciences, focusing on the study of living organisms and biological systems. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The curriculum concludes with a substantial research project in the final year.
Modules
- BIOLOGY CORE CONCEPTS
- ORIGINS, SPECIALISATIONS, CHALLENGES AND THERAPEUTICS
- INTRODUCTORY PRACTICAL SKILLS IN BIOSCIENCES I
- FROM INDIVIDUALS TO ECOSYSTEM
- STUDY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TUTORIALS
- INTRODUCTORY PRACTICAL SKILLS IN BIOSCIENCES 2
- GENETICS & IMMUNOLOGY FOR BIOSCIENCES
- INTERMEDIARY PRACTICAL SKILLS IN BIOSCIENCES
- ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TUTORIALS
- ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
- CELLULAR BASIS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE
- CELLULAR AND SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY
- ADVANCED PRACTICAL SKILLS IN BIOMOLECULAR AND DRUG INTERACTIONS
- ADVANCED PRACTICAL SKILLS IN MICROBIOLOGY, INFECTION & DISEASE
- ADVANCED PRACTICAL SKILLS IN EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY, AND BEHAVIOUR
- METABOLISM
- DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
- MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
- ANIMAL ECOPHYSIOLOGY
- GLOBAL FIELDWORK
- ANIMAL ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND HUSBANDRY
- MARINE ECOPHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND EXPLOITATION
- RESEARCH PROJECT
- INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF WORK
- RESEARCH METHODS
- APPLIED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
- MOLECULAR, CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL CANCER
- MOLECULAR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
- EMERGING THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
- GENOMICS AND EVOLUTION OF MICROBES
- VETERINARY INFECTION BIOLOGY: RESEARCH AND TRANSLATION
- ECOLOGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
- EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
- ZOOLOGY FIELD COURSE
- IMMUNOLOGY AND VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
- RESEARCH PROJECT
- GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
- BIOLOGICAL DATA SKILLS
- BIOLOGICAL DATA SKILLS (OFF-CAMPUS)
- INFORMATICS FOR LIFE SCIENCES
- INFORMATICS FOR LIFE SCIENCES (OFF-CAMPUS)
- RESEARCH INTERNSHIP