BSc Biological Science with deferred choice of specialisation,
About this course
BSc in Biology, covering organisms from cellular to ecosystem level. Core topics include Data Analysis, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, and Fieldwork. The programme offers deferred choice of specialism, allowing exploration of Biology, Zoology and Marine Biology in the first year before selecting a pathway. A final-year Biosciences Research Project is completed alongside specialist modules in ecology, evolution, and conservation.
Modules
- Cellular & Microbial Biology
- Becoming a Scientist
- Ecology and Behaviour
- Evolution and Genetics
- Life in the Oceans
- Animal and Plant Diversity
- Amrywiaeth Anifeiliaid a Phlanhigion
- Introduction to field ecology
- Ecological Data Analysis
- Plant Ecology
- Ecological Microbiology and the Cycles of Life
- Parasitology
- Animal Conservation and Welfare
- Molecular Ecology
- Animal Physiology
- Tetrapod Evolution
- Entomology
- Population and Community Ecology
- Biosciences Research Project
- Professional skills in conservation
- Professional Laboratory Skills
- Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)
- Tropical marine ecology field course
- Tropical Ecology and Conservation - Borneo Field Trip
- Macroevolution and Phylogenies
- Epidemiology of zoonotic diseases
- Plant Conservation and Ecology
- Natural Products Biotechnology
- Mammalian Carnivore Ecology and Conservation
- Tropical marine ecology and conservation
- Advanced Data Analysis
- Movement ecology
- Ecology of Marine Megafauna
- Climate Change Biology
- Sensory Ecology
- Hormones and Behaviour
- Science Communication