BSc Biological Sciences
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including Biology or Human Biology and one from Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Geology, Maths, Psychology or Environmental Science. IB: 35 points (6,6,5 HL) including HL Biology and one other Science or Maths at HL. BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science: DDD with Distinction in Unit 1: Principles and Applications of Science I. BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Applied Science: DD plus A level grade B from either Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Geology, Maths, Psychology or Environmental Science. BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Applied Science: D plus 2 A levels at grades AB to include one from Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Geology, Maths, Psychology or Environmental Science. or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus 2 A levels at grades AB, to include Biology or Human Biology and one from Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Geology, Maths, Psychology or Environmental Science. Preferred BTEC: Applied Science
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences, a biological sciences degree centred on the fundamental mechanisms underlying human life and health. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Clinical Skills, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can choose between a three-year full-time route or a four-year full-time route that includes a professional placement year. The first year covers the foundations through Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Human Evolution and Adaptation, Laboratory Skills 1, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Academic Skills and Data Description. The second year advances practical and theoretical knowledge via Cellular Signalling and Transport, Research Methods: Data Analysis, Laboratory Skills II, Genomics, and Growth Development and Ageing, alongside optional choices such as Interdisciplinary Science and Pharmaceutical and Clinical Science. The final year centres on a compulsory Project, while optional modules span Public and Global Health, Applied Genomics, Regenerative Medicine, Cancer Biology, and other specialized subjects.
Modules
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Human Evolution and Adaptation
- Laboratory Skills 1
- Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Academic Skills and Data Description
- Cellular Signalling and Transport
- Research Methods: Data Analysis
- Laboratory Skills II
- Genomics
- Growth Development and Ageing
- Interdisciplinary Science
- Human Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
- Pharmaceutical and Clinical Science
- Physiology of Exercise and Training
- Project
- Public and Global Health
- Human Performance at Environmental Extremes
- Cellular Adaptation and Degeneration
- Applied Genomics
- Body Composition and Physiological Measurement
- Physiology of Exercise and Health
- Sport and Exercise Nutrition
- Applied Physiology of Sport Performance
- Regenerative Medicine
- Cancer Biology
- University wide language programme