Our flexible BSc Biological Sciences offers modules ranging from cell and molecular biology to biodiversity and applied ecology. You also have the option to transfer to one of our more specialised courses at the end of your first year. You will find a wide choice of modules in your second and third years with options that allow you to continue to study a wide range of subjects, or to focus on the aspects of biology that you find most interesting. For example, you can choose a range of optional ecology modules (including a subsidised tropical field course) to develop your understanding of coral reef biology and community ecology or you can select from cell and molecular biology modules to study health and disease, proteins and genetics. Your individual third-year research project allows you to develop your interests further. You also study the broader ethical and socio-economic issues involved in subjects such as DNA fingerprinting, cloning and managing climate change.

Our courses are designed to develop the key skills which employers value. You learn to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. You develop very strong analytical, numerical and ICT skills, are able to work as part of a team and know how to manage your time effectively and meet deadlines. You produce a personal development portfolio to use in learning and to demonstrate your training record to future employers. The strong practical component in our courses means you have all the subject-related skills needed to prepare you for degree-related employment. Our students have taken up a wide range of careers in research laboratories, consultancies, business and industry, conservation practice and environmental assessment. Others have followed careers in teaching, publishing and management. A high proportion of our graduates take the opportunity for further study leading to MSc or PhD degrees. Our courses are designed to develop the key skills which employers value. You learn to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. You develop very strong analytical, numerical and ICT skills, are able to work as part of a team and know how to manage your time effectively and meet deadlines. You produce a personal development portfolio to use in learning and to demonstrate your training record to future employers. The strong practical component in our courses means you have all the subject-related skills needed to prepare you for degree-related employment. Our students have taken up a wide range of careers in research laboratories, consultancies, business and industry, conservation practice and environmental assessment. Others have followed careers in teaching, publishing and management. A high proportion of our graduates take the opportunity for further study leading to MSc or PhD degrees.