Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
Keele University
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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**Foundation Year**Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation ...Read more


Foundation Year

Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.


International Students

For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/


Biology

From the complexity of biological processes and human impact on our environments to animal behaviour in the wild - our accredited Biology BSc covers a diverse range of topics to equip you with the scientific, practical and employability skills needed for a career within a variety of sectors.


Why choose this course?

- 5th for student satisfaction in England for Biology (National Student Survey, 2021)- Our 600-acre campus offers a fantastic natural environment to learn fieldwork skills and complete research projects- Develop your core practical skills in Keele's state-of-the-art David Attenborough Laboratories- This programme is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology- Personalise your degree to reflect your career aspirations and/or interestsMost of society's global challenges are connected to biology - from assessing the effect of medication on the human body to exploring methods to prevent species extinction. The flexibility embedded into our programme structure enables you to adopt an interdisciplinary approach to biology, or focus on a specialism closely aligned to your career aspirations and interests.Our Single Honours programme weaves three key themes of animal biology, environmental ecology and conservation, and human biology through its structure. From year two, you can choose to either focus on one of these areas in more detail or combine modules on different topics to give a broader view of the biological world.


About Keele

*Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
93/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
47th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
61st
Biology (Non-Specific)
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
92%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Biology (Non-Specific) graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Biology (Non-Specific) graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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Caitlin
26 Oct 23

I like the modules, but sometimes there's too much..Read more

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Inka
26 Oct 23

Best: the lecturers are kind and helpful and make their subjects interesting and engaging. The facilities are cutting edge and easy to maneuver Worst: bus access from both sides..Read more

Entry requirements

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UCAS Tariff:

56 Grades / Points required

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

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56 UCAS points

For pathway one, in addition to the GCSE requirements, applicants wishing to progress onto BSc Biology are required to have 56 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 A Level.

For pathway one, in addition to the GCSE requirements, applicants wishing to progress onto BSc Biology are required to have 56 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 A level/Level 3 qualification.

56 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 A Level/Level 3 qualification. We will also consider applicants who may not have traditional academic qualifications but have work experience or vocational qualifications.

For pathway one, in addition to the GCSE requirements, applicants wishing to progress onto BSc Biology are required to have 56 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 Level 3 qualification.

56 UCAS points

For pathway one, in addition to the GCSE requirements, applicants wishing to progress onto BSc Biology are required to have 56 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 Level 3 qualification.

56 UCAS points

For pathway one, in addition to the GCSE requirements, applicants wishing to progress onto BSc Biology are required to have 56 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 Level 3 qualification.

56 UCAS points

For pathway one T Level with a Pass overall (D&E) is required.

Pass overall (D&E).

Popular A-level subjects

Biology (Non-Specific)

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Biology
87%
Chemistry
69%
Mathematics
37%
Psychology
18%
Physics
18%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£20,700 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£20,700 per year

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Students from International

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Latest reviews

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Caitlin
26 Oct 23
Biology BSc (Hons)
I like the modules, but sometimes there's too much...
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Inka
26 Oct 23
Biology BSc (Hons)
Best: the lecturers are kind and helpful and make their subjects interesting and engaging. The facilities are cutting edge and easy to maneuver Worst: bus access from both sides...
Read more
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Keele University
Keele University Keele ST5 5BG United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Longport  2.2 miles away

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