Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

**We offer a January and September entry point onto this course (Biology only). The closing date for applications to the September entry point is the 15th January and the closing date for applications for the January entry point is the 21st December.** Please note that the January start point runs in a compressed time-frame (January to September) but without loss of teaching weeks or acceleration of teaching and content delivery. Please ensure that you are viewing the correct UCAS page for the ... READ MORE

**We offer a January and September entry point onto this course (Biology only). The closing date for applications to the September entry point is the 15th January and the closing date for applications for the January entry point is the 21st December.** Please note that the January start point runs in a compressed time-frame (January to September) but without loss of teaching weeks or acceleration of teaching and content delivery. Please ensure that you are viewing the correct UCAS page for the entry point you are interested in. You can switch between the September and January UCAS pages by using the blue 'course options available' button above. We welcome direct applications for the January entry point. Contact our Admissions team to apply now. Telephone: +44 (0)1782 734010 Email: admissions@keele.ac.uk The Foundation Year at Keele University provides students with the opportunity to study, in a university setting, the skills and subject knowledge required to progress to a wide range of science degrees. This course provides a scientific background customised to your needs as well as enhanced study skills. There are two pathways within the Biology with Foundation Year, these are:**Biology pathway** (pathway one, available for September and January intake), which provides a preparatory year for students hoping to progress to Biology at Keele as a Single Honours programme or combined with another subject. Biology at Keele focuses on the amazing world of organisms – from how they’ve evolved to their relationships with the environment and each other. Keele takes a broad approach to biology, examining the diversity of life and its evolution from the geological past. You’ll consider the complexity of biological processes and mechanisms at molecular, cellular, organismal and ecosystem levels, exploring related philosophical and ethical issues. You’ll sample, record and analyse data in the field and in our excellent labs, and learn how biology can help to improve the quality and sustainability of life. Complete this course over three years, or add an extra year with an Applied Life Sciences work placement or a one year Study Abroad Placement between the second and third year.**Veterinary Medicine and Surgery pathway** (pathway two, available for September intake only), which provides a preparatory year for students hoping to transfer to the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVetMS) degree at the Harper and Keele Veterinary School. Please note to progress on to this programme from the foundation year, students will be required to pass the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery selection event and successfully complete the Foundation Year at the required threshold grades of 70% in each semester 2 module. Students will also need to have the following work experience; 2 weeks in a vets practice and 4 weeks in an animal environment. The selection event will take place during the Foundation Year. The new Harper & Keele Veterinary School combines the extensive resources of the two universities. The programme is uniquely structured to help students graduate with the required skills to be immediately effective first opinion practitioners in the rapidly changing modern veterinary and animal welfare industries. Equal consideration deadline for pathway two is 15 October 2020.