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BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences deferred choice

The College, Swansea University ( Navitas ), United Kingdom
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Course Overview

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 organizations such as Natural Resources Wales, The British Mammal Society, and The National Wetlands Centre Wales which will add value to your studies.

General Eligibility

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.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

  • Cellular & Microbial Biology

  • Core Skills for Biological Sciences

  • Botany and Ecology

  • Evolution and Genetics

  • Life in the Oceans

  • Animal Diversity and Behaviour

2 Year 2

Compulsory Modules:

  • 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

  • Animal Physiology

  • Ichthyology

  • Tetrapod Evolution

  • Entomology - General Introduction

  • Adolygiad Llenyddiaeth Bl 2

  • Cells and Immunity

  • Population and Community Ecology

3 Year 3

Compulsory Modules:

  • Biosciences Research Project

Optional Modules:

  • 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

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test.

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