Biology with professional placement BSc (Hons)
University of Bath
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Study life on all scales, from the molecular to the global ecosystem, but with a focus on evolution acting at the level of DNA.Biology encompasses the study of life from molecules to ecosystems. Its an exciting area of study that has a significant impact on our daily lives and is vital to solving some of the world’s biggest challenges. Youll gain a broad foundation of skills across areas such as evolution, ecology, biodiversity, genetics, cell biology and microbiology, equipping you with the ...Read more

Study life on all scales, from the molecular to the global ecosystem, but with a focus on evolution acting at the level of DNA.Biology encompasses the study of life from molecules to ecosystems. It's an exciting area of study that has a significant impact on our daily lives and is vital to solving some of the world’s biggest challenges. You'll gain a broad foundation of skills across areas such as evolution, ecology, biodiversity, genetics, cell biology and microbiology, equipping you with the knowledge for a range of careers in the biosciences and beyond.As the broadest of our biosciences courses, from year two you'll get to choose from a variety of units alongside the core units in evolution and genomics. You'll be able to choose the other areas that interest you. The options we offer are related to topics our staff are actively researching, such as developmental biology and food security. In your final year, you’ll carry out your own research project, giving you first-hand experience as a researcher and the opportunity to contribute to the leading research of our academics. We have world-leading research centres, covering areas including evolution and mathematical biology.If you want a more in-depth study experience, you could consider applying for our MBiol (Hons) Biology course.

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68/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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6th
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8th
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lucy
26 Feb 25

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Keir
20 Feb 25

Bath is a beautiful city and very safe. Campus is fairly removed from the city so it’s a bit of a commute but the distinction between social and academic life is good and..Read more

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A level

A level:

AAB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:33,M:6 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

36 Grades / Points required

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

DDD Grades / Points required

AAB in three A levels including A in Biology and a second science or mathematics subject.The second subject can be: Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Electronics, Environmental Science, Food Science or Food Technology, Geography, Geology, Mathematics or Further Mathematics, Physics, Psychology or StatisticsContextual OfferABB in three A levels including A in Biology and B in a second science or mathematics subject Alternative offers with additional studyABB in three A levels including A in Biology and B in a second science or mathematics subject plus additional study - please see the course pages on our website.

AB in two Advanced Highers including A in Biology and B in a second science or mathematics subject.We make offers based on Advanced Highers. You will typically be expected to have completed five Scottish Highers and your grades in these will be considered as part of your application. We prefer applicants who have achieved at least AAAAB in their Highers.

33 credits at DistinctionA pass in the Access to HE Diploma (in Science or Science and Engineering), with at least 33 credits achieved at Distinction and 6 credits achieved at Merit or above. This must include at least 30 credits achieved at Distinction from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) units, of which at least 12 credits must be from Biology units.

36 points overall and 6, 6, 5 in three Higher Level subjects including 6 in HL Biology and a second HL science or mathematics subject.You must study Biology to be considered for this course. We may be able to consider for you for this course if you study either Biology or your second science or mathematics subject at Standard Level (but not both). In this case the typical offer is 36 points with 6, 5, 5 in three Higher Level subjects including 6 in Biology or a second science or mathematics subject plus 7 in the Standard Level subject.Contextual Offer35 points overall and 6, 5, 5 in three Higher Level subjects including 6 in Biology and 5 in a second science or mathematics subject.

DDD in the BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF).We are able to consider the above qualifications in Applied Science. It is important that you are covering enough of our essential and preferred optional units to make sure that you have sufficient Biology and Chemistry/Mathematics preparation for our course. Please contact us to discuss the suitability of your optional units before making an application.You must also have achieved a grade B or 6 in GCSE Mathematics.

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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University of Bath
Claverton Down Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 7AY United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Bath Spa  0.7 miles away
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