Biology and Education (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons)/BSc (Hons)
Bath Spa University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) or Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BA/BSc (H)

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SEP-25

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) or Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BA/BSc (H)

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SEP-25

Duration

4 Years

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**Develop the knowledge, skills and experience you need to become an educator across diverse settings.**- Explore important current themes in Education, such as social justice, inclusion, wellbeing, sustainability, and education policy.- Study a broad range of Biology topics, such as microbiology, ecology, animal behaviour, medical biology, plant biology and food studies.- Build skills that employers look for, including research, teamwork, and the ability to understand and interpret complex ...Read more


Develop the knowledge, skills and experience you need to become an educator across diverse settings.

- Explore important current themes in Education, such as social justice, inclusion, wellbeing, sustainability, and education policy.- Study a broad range of Biology topics, such as microbiology, ecology, animal behaviour, medical biology, plant biology and food studies.- Build skills that employers look for, including research, teamwork, and the ability to understand and interpret complex information.Are you passionate about changing lives through education?Our Biology and Education degree builds your knowledge of biology alongside your understanding of how education transforms individual outcomes and societies.In your Education modules, you’ll develop a portfolio of skills that employers look for, such as creative thinking, taking initiative, networking, and problem solving. You’ll explore these skills through the lens of sustainability, global citizenship and digital literacy, from local and global perspectives.In Biology, you'll explore themes such as biodiversity, ecology, environmental management, microbiology and nutrition. We use our unique campus, with its rich variety of woodland, grassland and freshwater habitats, extensively in practical work.Many of our graduates choose to become teachers in schools, but that's not the only path open to you. We'll support you in achieving your aspirations as a professional educator – however they develop during the degree.


More about the Professional Placement Year

A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team. The PPY Bursary can make work experience more accessible, with students undertaking a PPY able to receive between £500 and £1,500 to be used towards placement costs such as travel, food, workwear or accommodation.

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04 Apr 14

i am loving the uni and i am making the most out of every opportunity that comes my way. yiou should get involved with everyhting you can as much as possible this is my adivce...Read more

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Student Reviewer
04 Apr 14

my advice to students thinking of choosing Bath spa university would be to do assignments early I would change the accomodation to be nearer Others should choose this university..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

BCC - BBB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:45 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM - DMM Grades / Points required

T Level:

M Grades / Points required

Grades BBB-BCC preferred.

Typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher).

A minimum of 32 points are required.

Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM) accepted in any subject.

Grade Merit is preferred.

Tuition fees

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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i am loving the uni and i am making the most out of every opportunity that comes my way. yiou should get involved with everyhting you can as much as possible this is my adivce....
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04 Apr 14
my advice to students thinking of choosing Bath spa university would be to do assignments early I would change the accomodation to be nearer Others should choose this university...
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Bath Spa University
Newton Park Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 9BN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Oldfield Park  1.6 miles away
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