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A deep academic understanding of life on Earth is now more important than ever. Studying living organisms in all their epic variety helps us to identify critical threats and major opportunities, from the smallest scale to the biggest.
This three-year biology degree gives you the flexibility to explore natural life wherever your interests lie.
Our graduates have become Ecologists, Project Officers, Hydrometry and Telemetry Officers, Benthic Taxonomists, Wildlife and Education Officers, Animal Keepers and Crop Technicians.
Our department has strong connections with international and national organisations such as Natural Resources Wales, The British Mammal Society and The National Wetlands Centre Wales which will add value to your studies.
A level: grades ABB-BBB, to include Biology or Human Biology, or equivalent.
Welsh Baccalaureate: Requirements are as for A levels where you can substitute the same non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade
BTEC Extended Diploma: Grades DDD plus at least one GCSE grade B in Science with GCSE Grades C in English/Welsh and Mathematics. Accepted BTECs: Applied Science, Environmental Sustainability, Countryside Management.
Scottish Highers: ABBCC to include Biology grade B.
Access to Science (Bioscience): 24 Distinctions (3 of which must be Biology) and 15 Merits at Level 3.
IB: Pass with 32 overall including 5 in Higher Level Biology.
20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.
Compulsory Modules:
Cellular & Microbial Biology
Core Skills for Biological Sciences
Botany and Ecology
Evolution and Genetics
Life in the Oceans
Animal Diversity and Behaviour
Introduction to field ecology
Ecological Data Analysis
Year 2 Biological Sciences Literature Review
Plant Ecology
Ecological Microbiology and the Cycles of Life
Optional Modules:
Parasitology
Animal Behaviour in Conservation and Welfare
Molecular Ecology
Marine Invertebrates
Entomology - General Introduction
Biosciences Research Project
Tropical marine ecology field course
Professional skills in conservation
Professional Laboratory Skills
Tropical Ecology and Conservation - Borneo Field Trip
Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)
Gwaith Maes Gwlad yr Ia
IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test.
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