Bachelor degree
48 months
Application deadlines: April 30
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: £20
Full-time
Intakes: September
International tuition: £15,600
Domestic tuition: £1,820
Program overview
Training is provided in laboratory and field skills across the entire scope of biology, from cell biology through physiology to ecology.
During Semesters 1-4 you’ll take core modules in Cell Biology, Physiology, Genes and Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity. You’ll learn practical skills in Natural Sciences and Quantitative Techniques and do a field course for ecology and identification skills. Additionally, you can select from modules offered in Ecosystem, Environmental and Aquatic Sciences.
During Semesters 5 – 6 you’ll take a core module in Plant Ecology and Physiology and you’ll also take five modules from a range of options in animal and human biology.
In Semesters 7-8, our range of specialist half-modules allows you to specialise in an area of biology that particularly interests you. You’ll undertake an independent research project and study between four or six advanced modules from a range of options.
Final-year projects are a challenging yet valuable part of our degrees. In recent years, students on the Biology course have completed projects within the broad disciplines of Animal Behaviour, Plant Physiology and Ecology, Animal Ecology, Molecular Cell Biology, Parasitology, Molecular and Population Genetics. Some have been so good they were published.
Study options

This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
Exams:
- TOEFL iBT
- PTE
- IELTS
SQA Advanced Highers: AABB or equivalents.
English language requirements:
IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each skill
Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) 169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each sub-skill
Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE) 180 overall with a minimum of 162 in each sub-skill
Pearson Test of English 54 overall with a minimum of 51 in each component
IBT TOEFL 80 with no subtest less than 17
Trinity ISE II Pass overall and Pass in each sub-skill, ISE III Pass overall and in all sub-skills, ISE IV Pass overall and in all sub-skills
Career opportunities
The biology graduates progress to successful careers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agricultural industries.
Many find employment in:
biotechnology
microbiology
conservation
environmental agencies
civil service
forensic science
teaching
food industry
hospital analytical laboratories
government and industrial research laboratories
zoology
Campus location
Stirling
,
United Kingdom