BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences

University of Plymouth

United Kingdom, Plymouth

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University of Plymouth

United Kingdom , Plymouth

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

C100

Campuses

Plymouth

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2025

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 18,650 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2025

BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences

About

Key features

Study the whole spectrum of contemporary biology, on a course consistently praised externally for its outstanding teaching quality and well-constructed programme.
Gain theoretical and practical skills in the laboratory and dig deeper into the interplay between biology and real life so you'll graduate with the skills to immediately enter the world of work.
Learn on location, through day trips to field courses (see fieldwork costs ).
Experience practical biology in the real world with an optional work placement between your second and final year.
Build the knowledge, skills and practical awareness for a variety of careers.
Work with your personal and course tutors to develop key graduate skills to boost your employability.
Keep pace with the ever changing discoveries, insights and thinking in ecology, biodiversity, cell biology, animal behaviour and physiology.
Be inspired by staff who are leading the way in their subjects, carrying out research that turns heads worldwide.
Boost your practical skills using our specialised facilities including controlled environment chambers, experimental glasshouses, and an electron microscopy unit.

Disciplines

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff

104 - 128

Contextual offers: Typically, the contextual offer for this course is 8 points below the advertised tariff. A contextual offer is an offer to study at university that takes into account individual circumstances that are beyond your control, and that can potentially impact your learning and your exam results, or your confidence in applying to university.

Check your eligibility for a contextual offer

To include A level Biology and a second relevant subject (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science or Environmental Studies, Applied Science, Marine Science).

BTEC National Diploma/QCF Extended Diploma/RQF National Extended Diploma: DDM to DDD in Science. Note that this is subject to the exact modules you have studied, please contact [email protected] stating explicitly the full list of modules within your qualification.

International Baccalaureate: 28-32 points overall to include Higher Level Biology and a second relevant Science subject. English and Maths can be considered within.

Access To Higher Education: Science-based diplomas, 33 credits in science-based units at merit including a minimum of 12 credits in biology units and 21 credits in a second science subject.

We would usually expect GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C / 4, or equivalent.

English language requirements

We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary .

For candidates that do not have traditional qualifications, our BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences with Foundation Year course provides a route onto this degree.

Please note that we do interview some applicants for this programme, at the Admissions Tutor's discretion.

Career

Careers with this subject

The course is specifically designed to cover a wide range of topics across biology with a focus on practical lab and field based skills meaning you will be highly employable across a range of careers in the wider context of biology.

Graduates work in areas as diverse as biotechnology, pharmacology, food, ecology, fisheries, the media and environmental consultancy. Many of our graduates go on to study at postgraduate level – gaining MSc or PhD qualifications.

Thanks to the broad coverage of our course, you will be very well prepared to go into teaching biology at school level. Alternatively, the key graduate skills that you will obtain allow you to move on to careers away from biology as diverse as law and management.

Where could a biology degree take you?