Integrated Natural Sciences (MSci) (formerly Integrated Science)

University of Warwick

United Kingdom, Coventry

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University of Warwick

United Kingdom , Coventry

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

CF10

Campuses

University of Warwick

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines25-Sep-2023

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 29,830 / year

Next Intake 25-Sep-2023

Integrated Natural Sciences (MSci) (formerly Integrated Science)

About

Course overview

Scientists ask questions about how the world works â€“ especially the natural world â€“ and then work to answer those questions using cycles of conjecture and experiment. Human curiosity leads us to ask basic questions. What is life? What distinguishes the living from the non-living? How do cells work? What causes disease?

MSci Integrated Natural Sciences aims to equip you to pose and answer scientific questions by drawing freely on the methods and mindsets of mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and computation. By combining the strengths of Warwicks Medical School (WMS) and School of Life Sciences (SLS), this course offers you unique opportunities to develop yourself as a scientist.

Laboratory experimental work in small teams is a key part of the course right from the outset. Parallel classroom sessions will teach you relevant scientific concepts and methods, ranging across multiple disciplines. Computing as a scientific tool is emphasised throughout the course.

In your second and third years, this integrated approach runs alongside a more in-depth look at the molecular and cellular basis of life. This provides a strong foundation for lab-based experimental research in your fourth year, during which you will pursue your own, self-designed project (we will help you design this) and write a Masters thesis.

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Teaching

This is an innovative programme and you will learn in many different ways.

As well as lectures, seminars, group work and tutorials, you will spend a significant amount of time carrying out laboratory experimental work. This will enable you to learn experimental approaches and techniques and be actively engaged in science and research from the start of the course.

Class sizes

In Year One you will learn entirely with your Integrated Natural Sciences cohort of no more than 25 students, ensuring that you have a high level of academic support.

In Years Two and Three your cohort will join a much larger cohort in the School of Life Sciences.

In Year Four you will predominantly be based in a laboratory as a member of your supervisorâ€™s lab, whilst joining classes of up to approximately 30 students for skills training.

Typical contact hours

Around 20 hours per week.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Warwick IFPLink opens in a new window: Complete the Certificate of General Secondary Education (Thanawiya) with a final score of 80% overall in the final year

Undergraduate: Warwick IFP required. Alternatively IB, A-Levels, APs/SAT IIs will be considered.

English Program Requirements

If your first language is not English you must obtain or provide evidence of your proficiency in English. This is usually evidenced through one of the following tests:

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) of at least 6.5
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of at least 92 (internet-based iBT only)
PTE (Pearson English Academic) of at least 62
CAE (Cambridge Advanced English) with an overall score of at least 60 (or pass at grade C)
CPE (Cambridge Proficiency English) with any Pass grade

These are the minimum overall scores. There are also requirements for each component. Please see the Language Requirements webpage for more details.

PLEASE NOTE: Some departments may ask for higher scores in the above tests if this is important for successful study on the course concerned. Please refer to the English Language Information and Entry Requirements for specific scores (as well as component scores) required for the course you are applying for.

If you do not achieve the required score please send in your certificate anyway. In such cases the University may recommend that you re-take the test or that you attend pre-sessional English courses provided by the University.

Acceptable format of an English language certificate: If you have taken an IELTS or TOEFL test we are able to accept a scanned copy of your Test Report as we can verify your scores online. If you have taken a PTE test then you must ask the test provider to make The University of Warwick a recipient of your test report. This is the only way we can accept your results. You should consider including UK Border Agency as a recipient as well if you will need to apply for a Student Visa. If you have taken a CAE or CPE test, please write your Candidate I.D. Number and Secret Number (both can be obtained from your test provider) on your Test Report and send us a scanned copy of your Test Report to enable us to verify your scores online.

You must have taken any language test within 2 years of the start date of the course for which you are applying or it will not be accepted.

If you have been educated entirely in English for at least one year within the two years immediately preceding the course start date, then you may provide written evidence of this with your application in the place of an English Language certificate. Some departments may still require an English language certificate in addition to this.

If you have already taken one of the tests above but are intending to take another test to improve your score, please mention this in the Test Score obtained field. i.e. 6.5 re-test booked 01/03/12

Career

Your career

This is a new course so there are as yet no previous graduates. We expect this innovative course to appeal to enthusiastic scientists wishing to pursue an academic career in scientific research. Potential career paths may include medicine via a graduate-entry medical programme on completion of this degree.

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant to support you. They offer impartial advice and guidance, together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

Career Society at Medical School Event
AFP Interview Preparation
Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
Foundation Programme (UKFPO) Information evening

Find out more about careers support at Warwick.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 29,830 / year

How to Apply

How to apply to Warwick

You can apply for undergraduate courses through Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

Our institution code is W20.

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We strongly suggest that you complete your application before the UCAS deadline on 25th January 2023. However, some courses may still consider applications after this date. To find out whether a course is still open for applications you can use the UCAS Search Tool.Link opens in a new window

See key dates for a full timeline.

FAQs about applying

What are you looking for in an application?

Warwick offers intensive, challenging and stimulating undergraduate degrees and our successful applicants will be those who can convince us that their qualifications, motivation and experience will suit them well for such degree courses.

You should be able to demonstrate how your previous study and experiences have given you a keen interest in the subject to which you have applied.

There isn't a right or a wrong way to write your application, but there are a number of things that you should consider to make your application stand out from the crowd. Knowing what the assessors look for is the key to catching their eye.

Selectors will take into account a number of different factors when assessing your application:

Your academic profile (qualifications and predicted A-level grades) and any other entry requirements
Your personal statement
Your academic reference

You can help to make your academic reference relevant by making sure that the person who will be writing your reference knows why you want to study the subject you have chosen to apply for.

You can also make your application stand out from the crowd by paying careful attention to what you put into and how you write your personal statement.

How important is my personal statement?

Our courses are very competitive, with often many more applicants predicted to meet the entry requirements than we are able to offer places to. Where this occurs, the personal statement is important to enable us to select potential students for the course. It is considered very carefully by our staff, and is especially important to us when we are making decisions about who to make offers to.

You should spend some time working on your personal statement before you apply. This is your chance to show why you want to study your chosen course at Warwick, and why you would be a good participant on the course.

How to write a great personal statement

How will you assess my application?

Your application is assessed by academic Admissions Tutors in departments, and professional Admissions Tutors in the Undergraduate Admissions Team.

We ensure that decisions are made as fairly as possible, and we take as much information about you as we can into account, judging it against the course criteria:

Existing academic achievements and the context within which they have been achieved (including any exceptional circumstances)
Predicted grades
Your personal statement
Your academic reference
Finally, we also assess your application in competition with others

Remember that selectors want to hear about you and your interests and potential – there is no one-size-fits-all approach!

As a consequence of the high level of competition for our courses, and because we want to consider your full profile and your potential as an individual rather than simply looking at your actual or predicted grades, it may also take some time to communicate a decision to you.

You can check for updates to your application through UCAS.

You should be aware that decisions are made on a highly competitive basis and therefore we are often unable to make offers to all applicants who meet, or even exceed, the typical entry requirements.

What happens after I have applied?

After you have applied to Warwick

When will I hear back about my application?

See when you will hear back after you have applied to Warwick.

FAQs about choosing a course

Single or joint honours?

You will need to consider whether you wish to study for a single or joint honours degree. Joint honours degrees allow you to broaden your education as well as increasing your skills, showing that you are a flexible thinker and can work across different subject areas. Warwick offers a variety of joint honours degrees from Physics with Business Studies to History and Sociology.

If you want to combine two or more subjects in your degree, you should consider how much of each subject you would like to study. You might choose to study two subjects in equal amounts, or you could study one subject but add a second subject as a smaller element of the course. For example, German and Business Studies would involve roughly equal amounts of study of each subject, while German with Film Studies would see you studying both subjects but spending more time studying German than Film Studies.

Several degrees are interdisciplinary, for example PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) and MORSE (Maths, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics). The strongest applicants for these degrees are able to demonstrate an interest in all aspects of the course, and to appreciate the links between them.

How long will the course last?

You should think about the length of course you would like to study. Many departments at Warwick offer undergraduate Masters degrees (4 year courses) and there is the choice with some degrees of having a year in industry (an intercalated year) or spending a year overseas.

Which course will help you achieve your career goals?

Many professions do not require you to have a degree in a particular subject. However, if you have a particular career goal in mind you should find out whether your chosen course carries professional accreditation. This means that you may be exempt from elements of professional examinations if you choose to pursue a professional qualification as a graduate. For example, students taking our Accounting and Finance degree may choose modules which lead to professional stage exemptions from the examinations of major accountancy bodies.