| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-20 | 2023-07-01 |
| 2024-01-20 | 2023-10-15 |
Program Overview
This modern biological sciences degree encompasses a wide range of topics, including genetics, microbiology, evolution, cell biology, and biological diversity. Practical training in labs and field work, along with optional residential field courses to Brazil or Mallorca, provides students with essential skills for ecological careers. Graduates are in high demand in industries such as bioscience, teaching, veterinary medicine, and research, with many pursuing further education to become scientific leaders.
Program Outline
Outline:
This degree reflects the breadth of modern biological sciences, with core topics including genetics and genomics, microbiology, evolution, cell biology and biological diversity. You'll get plenty of hands-on training in the lab and field and you'll work on mini-projects throughout your course.
Careers:
The field, analytic and lab skills you’ll learn here are much in demand, and you’ll get the chance to engage with potential employers in a range of local organisations and businesses. Our graduates have gained jobs in bioscience industries, teaching, veterinary medicine, ecological consultancy and scientists in government and non-government organisations. Our students also go on to further study through either Masters or PhD level qualifications, becoming scientific leaders of the future.
Other:
- Tackle the biggest challenges facing our world today with this career-focused degree that includes plenty of opportunities to get hands on in the lab and out in the field.
- Develop the specialist diving skills relevant to ecological science with our optional Ecology module. This includes the opportunity to complete integrated PADI Advanced Open Water Diver training as part of your degree.⁴
- We have three winners of the Royal Society of Biology’s Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year Award in our department. And they'll get to know you personally as part of a small and friendly department.
- Biology doesn't just happen in lecture theatres.
Tuition fees £9,250 per year The amount you pay may increase each year, in line with inflation - but capped to the Retail Price Index (RPI). Additional costs you may have to pay Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make: Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own) Optional field trips Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation) Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation) Student visas (international students) Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and computers on campus, but you may want your own) Printing and photocopying Professional-body membership Graduation (gown hire and photography) Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more. You can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the full cost of your course. One you’ve successfully applied for this, you don’t need to do anything else – the money is sent straight to us. You can also take out a maintenance loan of up to £10,227 a year to cover your living costs, depending on your household income. Remember, you won’t start paying your loans back until you’ve left University and earn more than £25,000 per year. How much is it? Tuition fees £19,500 per year Additional costs you may have to pay Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make: Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own) Optional field trips Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation) Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation) Student visas (international students) Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and computers on campus, but you may want your own) Printing and photocopying Professional-body membership Graduation (gown hire and photography) Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more. Discounts are available for International students.
