Course summary
Study life on all scales to find out where your interests lie, on this flexible and wide-ranging course. 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. Tailor to your interests As the most flexible of our biosciences courses, from year two you'll get to choose from a wide variety of units. This gives you the option to either maintain breadth or specialise in specific areas, such as developmental biology, genomics, neuroscience, cancer biology or microbiology. To keep your options open further, you'll even have the flexibility to switch between our biology and biochemistry courses after the first year. If you want a more in-depth study experience, you could consider applying for our MBiol (Hons) Biology course.
Course details
How to apply
26Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- C100
- Institution code:
- B16
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
GCSE requirements -GCSE Mathematics grade 4 or C -GCSE English Language or Literature grade 4 or C (or equivalent from English language category C). You do not need the required grade in Mathematics if you study a higher level qualification in Mathematics or Statistics (such as an A level, AS level or a Core Mathematics qualification).
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.bath.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate-2019/biosciences/bsc-biology/#entry-requirements
Unistats information
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
Tuition fees can be found on our web pages and are liable to increase annually. UK and Islands fees are regulated by the UK government and are subject to parliamentary approval. For all other fees, you should budget for an increase of up to 5% for every further year of study.
For information on tuition fees visit our web pages: http://www.bath.ac.uk/topics/tuition-fees/
For information about our scholarships and bursaries visit:
https://www.bath.ac.uk/topics/undergraduate-scholarships-bursaries-and-other-funding/
Provider information
University of Bath
Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7AY