Courses offered
We offer a variety of single Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree programmes, together with joint Honours programmes in conjunction with the Business School.
Our individual degree programmes range in duration from three to four years.
Programme specifications
| 2022/23 entry | 2023/24 entry |
|---|---|
| BSc Biological Sciences (pdf) | BSc Biological Sciences* |
| BSc Biological Sciences with a Year in Industry/Research (pdf) | BSc Biological Sciences with a Year in Industry/Research* |
| BSc Biological Sciences with Research Abroad (pdf) | BSc Biological Sciences with Research Abroad* |
| BSc Biological Sciences with Management (3YFT) (pdf) | BSc Biological Sciences with Management (3YFT)* |
| BSc Biological Sciences with Management (4YFT) (pdf) | BSc Biological Sciences with Management (4YFT)* |
| BSc Biological Sciences with Language for Science (French/German/Spanish) (pdf) | BSc Biological Sciences with Language for Science (French/German/Spanish)* |
| BSc Ecology and Environmental Biology (pdf) | BSc Ecology and Environmental Biology* |
| BSc Microbiology (pdf) | BSc Microbiology* |
| *Programme specification is in development. | |
Language Options
- Language for Science courses supplement biochemistry elements of the programme for students registered on a combined degree in Biological Sciences with a Language for Science (C1R1, C1R2, C1R4).
- Language classes in French, German, Spanish and Italian are available for students registered on Research Abroad courses (C102).
The language courses are offered by the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
**Programme Specifications
The UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education requires us to provide 'Programme Specifications' for our degree courses. These comply with the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Biosciences which sets out expectations about standards of degrees in Biochemistry. The statement describes what gives Biochemistry its coherence and identity and defines what can be expected of a graduate in terms of the abilities and skills needed to develop understanding or competence in the subject.