Biological Sciences Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Medical Biosciences with Management BSc (Hons) Imperial College of Science 81% 5% 0% £9250 £37900 181 London On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Professional Studies Msci (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 56% 5% 5% £9250 £25300 147 Belfast On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Spanish for Science BSc (Hons) Imperial College of Science 88% 5% 3% £9250 £41650 191 London On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Management BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 198 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Evolutionary Biology) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Life Sciences BSc (Hons) Brunel University 67% 11% 0% £9250 £21470 £23615 136 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Zoology) BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 79% 0% 10% £9250 £16900 116 Oxford On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (with a year in industry) BSc (Hons) University of Dundee 64% 0% 0% £9250 £24800 192 Dundee On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Professional Experience BSc (Hons) University of Reading 87% 5% 0% £9250 £27650 125 Reading On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Aberdeen 79% 0% 0% £9250 £26100 £24800 162 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Plant Science) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Including Placement Year) BSc (Hons) University of Essex 82% 5% 7% £9250 £22100 123 Colchester On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences Msci (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 91% 10% 20% £9250 £27250 164 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Applied Bioscience BSc (Hons) University of the West of Scotland 92% 5% 0% £9250 £15250 158 Paisley On campus Full-time
Biology BSc (Hons) Teesside University 67% 0% 20% £9250 £15000 110 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Zoology) BA/BSc (Hons) Cardiff University 77% 0% 0% £9000 £25450 £28200 160 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Essex 63% 0% 5% £9250 £22100 129 Colchester On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences Msci (Hons) University of Exeter 89% 0% 0% £9250 £29700 193 Exeter On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with a Placement Year BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 86% 0% 12% £9250 £26100 131 Norwich On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Professional Training year MBiol Cardiff University 77% 3% 2% £9000 £25450 £28200 163 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Life Sciences with Placement BSc (Hons) Brunel University 67% 11% 10% £9250 £21470 £23615 133 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Developmental, Regeneration and Stem Cells) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 202 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences Msci (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 56% 5% 5% £9250 £25300 147 Belfast On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (with placement year) Msci (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 91% 10% 20% £9250 £27250 164 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Veterinary Bioscience (with Placement) BSc (Hons) Harper Adams University - 0% 0% £9250 £13250 136 Newport On campus Full-time
Life Sciences (includes foundation year) BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 92% 15% 15% £9000 £18830 111 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Biosciences MBiol Durham University 96% 5% 0% £9250 £29500 170 Durham On campus Full-time
Veterinary Biosciences BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 73% 0% 5% £9000 £18830 142 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (with placement year) BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 91% 10% 5% £9250 £27250 169 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Ecology) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Including Year Abroad) BSc (Hons) University of Essex 82% 5% 7% £9250 £22100 123 Colchester On campus Full-time
Biological Science BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University 77% 0% 5% £9250 £17600 81 London On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MBiol Cardiff University 77% 3% 0% £9000 £25450 £28200 163 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of Essex - 5% 7% £9250 £22100 123 Colchester On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Reading 86% 5% 5% £9250 £27650 125 Reading On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Suffolk 88% 0% 10% £9250 £13992 113 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MSc University of East Anglia 86% 0% 12% £9250 £26100 120 Norwich On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 56% 0% 8% £9250 £26100 128 Norwich On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Bournemouth University 77% 0% 5% £9250 £18800 102 Poole On campus Full-time
Biology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Teesside University 67% 0% 20% £9250 £15000 110 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Equine and Veterinary Bioscience BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 83% 0% 10% £9000 £18830 160 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Durham University 88% 5% 2% £9250 £29500 184 Durham On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Bournemouth University 77% 0% 5% £9250 £18800 102 Poole On campus Full-time
Applied Bioscience with Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) University of the West of Scotland 91% 0% 10% £9250 £15250 150 Paisley On campus Full-time
Veterinary Biosciences (with integrated year in industry) BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 83% 0% 6% £9000 £18830 160 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Imperial College of Science 87% 10% 3% £9250 £41650 191 London On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Biotechnology) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Cell Biology) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Medical Biosciences BSc (Hons) Imperial College of Science 80% 5% 1% £9250 £37900 185 London On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Professional Studies BSc (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 56% 5% 0% £9250 £25300 147 Belfast On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Zoology) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Exeter 89% 4% 3% £9250 £29700 167 Exeter On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Genetics) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Foundation BSc (Hons) University of Reading 87% 5% 45% £9250 £27650 127 Reading On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Healthcare Science (Life Sciences) BSc (Hons) University of Bradford 80% 2% 5% £9250 £22180 149 Bradford On campus Full-time
Equine and Veterinary Bioscience (with integrated year in industry) BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 83% 0% 6% £9000 £18830 160 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 91% 10% 5% £9250 £27250 169 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 79% 10% 20% £9250 £17600 131 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Applied Bioscience and Zoology BSc (Hons) University of the West of Scotland 91% 0% 2% £9250 £15250 137 Paisley On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of Suffolk 88% 0% 10% £9250 £13992 113 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Cardiff University 77% 10% 1% £9000 £25450 £28200 164 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 86% 0% 12% £9250 £26100 139 Norwich On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Zoology) with Professional Training Year BA/BSc (Hons) Cardiff University 77% 3% 0% £9000 £25450 £28200 151 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 56% 5% 10% £9250 £25300 147 Belfast On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with German for Science BSc (Hons) Imperial College of Science 88% 5% 3% £9250 £41650 191 London On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Immunology) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (including Professional Training Year) BSc (Hons) Cardiff University 77% 0% 0% £9000 £25450 £28200 165 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 1% £9250 £34800 201 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Research Placement BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 81% 5% 15% £9250 £17600 128 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with French for Science BSc (Hons) Imperial College of Science 88% 5% 3% £9250 £41650 191 London On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Foundation BSc (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 73% 10% 9% £9250 - 130 London On campus Full-time
Bioscience BSc (Hons) University of Chester 66% 15% 9% £9250 - 105 Chester On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Foundation BSc (Hons) Durham University 90% 5% 0% £9250 - 121 Durham On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Placement Year BSc (Hons) The University of Warwick 90% 6% 5% £9250 - 156 Coventry On campus Full-time
Biological Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) The University of Northampton 80% 0% 0% £6750 - 117 Northampton On campus Full-time
Biological Science BSc (Hons) The University of Northampton 80% 0% 0% £9250 - 117 Northampton On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MBiol (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 79% 0% 15% £1155 - 118 Oxford On campus Part-time
Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Kingston University 89% 10% 15% £9250 - 88 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Birmingham 87% 8% 0% £9250 - 156 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences Msci (Hons) University of Birmingham 88% 5% 0% £9250 - 173 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University - 5% 5% £9250 £9250 £14500 £15200 190 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MBio The University of Warwick 80% 10% 0% £9250 - 179 Coventry On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc University of Birmingham 87% 0% 5% £9250 - 156 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (including Sandwich Year) BSc (Hons) Kingston University 89% 10% 10% £9250 - 99 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Human Biosciences) BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 77% 0% 10% £1155 - 125 Oxford On campus Part-time
Biological Sciences with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 86% 0% 15% £9250 - 111 Norwich On campus Full-time
Bioscience BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 96% 5% 24% £9250 - 98 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Life Sciences and Global Sustainable Development BASc (Hons) The University of Warwick 80% 6% 0% £9250 - 193 Coventry On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Genetics and Genomics) BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 79% 0% 15% £1155 - 118 Oxford On campus Part-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Birmingham 89% 5% 6% £9250 - 146 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Bioscience with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 96% 5% 24% £9250 - 98 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Kingston University 89% 10% 10% £9250 - 106 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Industrial Placement MBio The University of Warwick 80% 6% 10% £9250 - 162 Coventry On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 91% 10% 10% £9250 - 152 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Veterinary Biosciences BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 80% 0% 0% - - 154 Guildford On campus Full-time
Veterinary Biosciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 80% 0% 25% - - 115 Guildford On campus Full-time
Veterinary Biosciences BSc (Hons) University of Glasgow 90% 0% 0% - - 212 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Leeds 79% 0% 10% - - 161 Leeds On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 85% 5% 3% - - 118 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Biological Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 84% 15% 45% - - 108 Luton On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 91% 0% 5% - - 126 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Liverpool 70% 2% 6% - - 135 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Veterinary Biosciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 80% 0% 25% - - 115 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences Foundation (1+3) BSc (Hons) University of Liverpool 75% 2% 2% - - 148 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Biotechnology with Enterprise) BSc (Hons) University of Leeds 100% 10% 5% - - 184 Leeds On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with deferred choice of specialisation BSc (Hons) Swansea University 85% 10% 9% - - 127 Swansea On campus Full-time
Human Biosciences BSc (Hons) Plymouth University 44% 5% 5% - - 132 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Life Sciences with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 years) BSc (Hons) The University of Manchester 74% 6% 0% - - 166 Manchester On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Plymouth University 81% 0% 25% - - 122 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 92% 0% 0% - - 113 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biological Science with Professional Practice Year BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 84% 15% 20% - - 108 Luton On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) Swansea University 85% 10% 9% - - 127 Swansea On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Plymouth University 81% 5% 15% - - 122 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Human Biosciences BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 80% 1% 5% - - 115 Manchester On campus Full-time
Life Sciences BSc (Hons) The University of Manchester 74% 6% 0% - - 166 Manchester On campus Full-time
Life Sciences with a Modern Language BSc (Hons) The University of Manchester 74% 0% 0% - - 164 Manchester On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 85% 5% 3% - - 118 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Veterinary Biosciences BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 80% 0% 0% - - 154 Guildford On campus Full-time
Human Biosciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 80% 1% 5% - - 107 Manchester On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 91% 0% 5% - - 126 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 92% 0% 0% - - 113 Guildford On campus Full-time
Life Sciences with Entrepreneurship BSc (Hons) The University of Manchester 74% 6% 0% - - 170 Manchester On campus Full-time
Biological Science BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 84% 15% 23% - - 86 Luton On campus Full-time
Human Biosciences FdSc Blackpool and the Fylde College - - 5% £9000 £10000 - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University - - - £9250 £16900 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Professional Placement BSc (Hons) University of Exeter - - - £9250 £29700 - Exeter On campus Full-time
Medical Bioscience MSc MSc University of Bradford - - - £9230 £23028 - Bradford On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University College London - - - £9250 £32100 - London On campus Full-time
Bioscience HNC Scotland's Rural College University - - - £7000 £16000 - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Applied Bioscience BSc (Hons) Robert Gordon University - - - £6750 £15040 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Medical Bioscience BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4400 - London On campus Part-time
Medical Bioscience (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4000 - London On campus Part-time
Biological Sciences PhD University of Huddersfield - - - £4765 £17000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Dundee - - - £9250 £23100 - Dundee On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences with Study Abroad BSc (Hons) University of Exeter - - - £9250 £29700 - Exeter On campus Full-time
Veterinary Bioscience (+ Foundation year) (with placement) BSc Harper Adams University - - - £9250 £13250 - Newport On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MSc (Res) University of Huddersfield - - - £2420 £8500 - Huddersfield On campus Part-time
Biological Sciences (Foundation degree delivered at Belfast Metropolitan College, Titanic Quarter campus) FdSc Queen's University of Belfast - - - £6166 £13866 - Belfast On campus Full-time
Sociology (Bioscience and Society) PhD The University of York - - - £2325 £2403 £9450 £11100 - York On campus Part-time
Biological Sciences Msci (Hons) University College London - - - £9250 £32100 - London On campus Full-time
Analytical Bioscience PgDip Birkbeck, University of London - - - £4050 £6610 - London On campus Part-time
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) The University of Warwick - - - £9250 - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Veterinary Bioscience (+ Foundation year): Harper and Keele Veterinary School Pathway BVetMS Harper Adams University - - - £9250 - - Newport On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (GCU Pathways) BSc (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University - - - - - - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences PhD University of Bristol - - - £2332 - - Bristol On campus Part-time
Biological Sciences MSc Royal Holloway, University of London - - - - £25000 - Egham On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Zoology) BSc (Hons) University of Birmingham - - - £9250 - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Genetics) BSc (Hons) University of Birmingham - - - £9250 - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences Msci (Hons) University of Birmingham - - - £9250 - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Biosciences MSc Leeds City College - - - £3975 - - Leeds On campus Part-time
Biomedical and Life Sciences PhD Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences (Biotechnology with Enterprise) MBiol (Hons) University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Life Sciences MSc (Res) PhD University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Advanced Biological Sciences MSc (PG) University of Exeter - - - - - - Exeter On campus Full-time
Life Sciences (MSc by Research) MSc (Res) The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Biological Sciences MBiol (Hons) University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Bioscience MSc University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Foundation Year in Life Sciences CertHE University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Biomedical Sciences (Life sciences) MSc (Res) The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Life Sciences for Subjects Allied to Medicine CertHE Birkbeck, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Life Sciences MSc (Res) (Part-Time) PhD University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Part-time
Biosciences MRes Aberystwyth University - - - - - - Aberystwyth On campus Part-time
Biosciences with a Foundation Year BSc The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MPhil Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MRes University of Chester - - - - - - Chester On campus Part-time
Biosciences PhD University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Advanced Biological Sciences MRes University of Exeter - - - - - - Exeter On campus Full-time
Biological Science PhD Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Part-time
Life Sciences PhD The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Life Sciences with Dundee and Angus College BSc (Hons) University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MPhil Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Full-time
Interdisciplinary Bioscience BBSRC DTP DPhil University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MSc The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences PhD Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Life Sciences PhD (Part-Time) PhD University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Part-time
Life Sciences PhD PhD University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Life Sciences PhD (4 Year) PhD University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Biological Sciences MSc (Res) Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Environmental Bioscience in a Changing Climate MSc The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Biosciences BSc (Hons) Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
81 /100
9613 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Biological Sciences

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24556 £30929 £35939
25-75 percentile range £21037 - £28149 £23857 - £42071 £28098 - £51622
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Biological Sciences courses in the UK

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Biological Sciences

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Biological Sciences who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Biological Sciences

  • Universities and Clinical Research Organisations
  • Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies
  • Private Hospitals and Nationa Health Services
  • National and Global Health
  • Scientific and Technical Consultancies
  • Schools and Colleges
  • Museums
  • Science Centres
  • Broadcast Companies

Specialisations within Biological Sciences

  • Anatomy
  • Biophysics
  • Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Computational Biology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Environmental Biology
  • Forensic Biology
  • Genetics

Jobs of graduates of Biological Sciences (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Biological Sciences at Bournemouth University

25% Managers, directors and senior officials
15% Teaching Professionals
10% Sales occupations
5% Skilled trades occupations
5% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5% Protective service occupations
5% Elementary occupations
5% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
5% Information Technology Professionals
5% Sales occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Biological Sciences in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Biological Sciences

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Biological Sciences, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Biological Sciences is the study of living systems to increase the understanding of how the natural world works.

The median salary of graduates of Biological Sciences was £24556 15 months after graduation, £30929 3 years after graduation and £35939 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Biological Sciences studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Science (Honours) - Msci (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Biology - MBiol
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Biology (Honours) - MBiol (Hons)
  • Master of Biosciences - MBio
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (Honours) - BASc (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery - BVetMS
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Master of Research - MRes
  • Doctor of Philosophy - DPhil