Course summary

There are fantastic graduate career opportunities right across the Biological Sciences, from Medical and Healthcare Sciences to Forensics and Animal Biology. Our Biological Sciences courses have a strong practical emphasis, designed to prepare you for an exciting career. This applied approach gives you the opportunity to develop a range of skills and expertise to boost your graduate employability. If you don't currently have the entry requirements to go straight onto a degree in these subjects, then successful completion of our Foundation Year in Biological Sciences will prepare you for the next stage of your journey. The course has been carefully designed to prepare you to progress onto degree level study at the University of Worcester, and our expert teaching staff will support you throughout your studies here. If you study at the University of Worcester, you will find yourself part of a dynamic, forward thinking University with excellent teaching staff and first-class facilities to support you right through your studies. Key features

• A friendly supportive learning environment with an open-door policy and support from a personal academic tutor

• Carefully designed courses to help you make sure you have the right mix of skills and knowledge to progress

• A strong emphasis on practical and laboratory work

• Modern laboratories, specialist equipment and an inspiring environment for you to gain practical skills and develop your interests

• Excellent teaching staff who are committed to helping students achieve their goals

• Worcester rose to become the number one English university (excluding specialist institutions) for sustained employment, further study, or both, three and five years after graduation in the 2022 Government-published Longitudinal Educational Outcomes survey, having been in the top 10 in 2020 and 2021. 96% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022).

• The University of Worcester has been ranked in the top 5 in the UK for Quality Education in the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings every year since its inception in 2019. The University has also been ranked in the top 5 in the UK for Gender Equality in all years of the rankings and currently holds the number one spot (2023).

• Worcester is a leader in sustainability and has been awarded First Class Honours in the People and Planet Green League each and every year since 2009. In 2019, the University was named Sustainability Institution of the Year in the Green Gown Awards and was Highly Commended in the global awards at the UN.