BSc Biological Sciences
Entry requirements
Scottish Higher: Standard Entry Requirement: BBBB including Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry or Physics. Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BBCC including Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry or Physics. A level: BCC including Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Applied Science. Irish Leaving Certificate: Grades H2/H2/H3/H3 including a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics) BTEC Extended Diploma: Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject. BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level Minimum grades DM (Distinction, Merit) in a related subject. A Level grade C Irish Leaving Certificate Grades H2/H2/H3/H3 including a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics) International Baccalaureate Diploma Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 including a Science (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry or Physics) at minimum grade 5. T Level: Grade M T Level must be completed in a Science subject or A Level Science may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences, offering a broad grounding across biomedical science, microbiology, ecology and immunology. Core topics include Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice. Students may undertake a final-year research project, and the curriculum incorporates field studies and site visits in the Edinburgh region.
Modules
- Foundation in Science
- Life on Earth
- Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
- Scientific Enquiry
- Introductory Microbiology
- Cell Biology
- Genes and Inheritance
- Biochemistry
- Applied Microbiology
- Ecology and Sustainability
- Practical Skills in Biodiversity and Ecology
- Physiology, Adaptation and Disease
- Symbiosis
- Animal Behaviour
- Clinical Care of Exotic Species
- Research Methods
- Habitat Assessment and GIS
- Ecology Field Studies
- Molecular Biology and the Cell
- Immunology
- Food Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Infection and Immunity
- Molecular Medicine
- Pharmacology & Pathobiology
- Conservation Biology
- Freshwater Biology
- Marine Biology
- Terrestrial Field Ecology
- Professional Practice
- Advances in Animal Behaviour
- Current Topics in Ecology
- Research Methods in Biomedicine
- Trends in Biomedical Sciences
- Microbial Biotechnology
- Fish and Fisheries Biology
- Research Project