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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 and 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
Marine Invertebrates
Boat-Based Marine Biology
Ecological Data Analysis
Marine Biology Field Course
Ichthyology
Year 2 Biological Sciences Literature Review
Oceanography
Optional Modules:
Molecular Ecology
Animal Physiology
Ecological Microbiology and the Cycles of Life
Population and Community Ecology
Professional Skills in Marine Biology
Biosciences Research Project
Climate Change Biology
Tropical marine ecology and conservation
Diseases of aquatic animals
Ecology of Marine Megafauna
Fisheries and aquaculture
Polar Biology
IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test.
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