Biological Sciences with Foundation

University of West London

This course provides excellent teaching in the key areas of biological sciences, including plant and animal biology, molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology, key aspects of human biology, ecology and conservation. You will also learn how to design experiments to study the natural world, including fieldwork to answer questions about the environment and animal behaviour, and how to analyse and understand data, preparing you for a career where your skills can be applied. Additionally, you will undertake a year-long project as part of a team in the second year, and another year-long project individually, in your third and final year, as well as present your research at the course research conference.

Our Biological Sciences degree course will teach you the fundamentals of biology and provide you with plenty of opportunities to practice. Your practice-based learning will include:
• performing lab and field techniques and procedures
• writing academic and industry-relevant reports
• undertaking research based on your ideas as part of a team
• presenting the outcomes of research at an end-of-year student conference
• writing up research papers and proposals
• an individual research project in the final year of the course. If you so choose to specialise in one of our four pathways, your specialisation will be noted on your BSc (Honours) certificate. Throughout your studies, you will be prepared to succeed in your chosen professional field, whether that is as an ecologist, a clinical scientist, a researcher, or a data analyst. The course will also prepare you to pursue further studies towards a masters or a PhD.

This Biological Sciences degree offers you the flexibility to choose specialist modules in your second and third years depending on your interest. This course includes a foundation year.