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BSc Plant Science with Industrial/Professional Experience / Overview

Year of entry: 2021

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Degree awarded: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 years
Typical A-level offer: AAA-ABB (including specific subjects)
Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB-ABC (including specific subjects).

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Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36-33 points overall with 6, 6, 6 to 6, 5, 5 at higher level including two science subjects, normally Biology and Chemistry.; Full entry requirements
Number of places/applicants: 650/4500 (Overall data for biological and biomedical sciences undergraduate courses at Manchester)
How to apply: Apply through UCAS .

Course overview

Spend the third year of your degree gaining valuable work experience to enhance your CV, choosing from placements all over the world.
Go on a field course in Europe, Africa or Central America to see plants in their natural habitat.
Apply for membership of the Royal Society of Biology at Member (MRSB) level after just two years of practice instead of three thanks to our Advanced Accreditation status.

Open days

Attending an open day is a great way to find out what studying at Manchester is like. Find out about our upcoming open days .

We also operate campus tours where a student ambassador will tell you all about life at the University. You may also meet with admissions staff, subject to staff availability. These tours run on most days and are open to anybody thinking of applying for any of our courses in the biological and biomedical sciences.

To book, please contact the Admissions Office on tel +44 (0)161 275 5032 or email ug.biosciences@manchester.ac.uk

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2021 will be £9,250 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £25,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Tuition fees are considerably lower for your placement year. Please see the fees page for full details.

Additional expenses

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

A small number of scholarships may be available to overseas applicants. Details will be made available once confirmed.

Contact details

School/Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Telephone: +44 (0)161 275 5032
Facsimile: +44 (0)161 275 5456
Email: ug.biosciences@manchester.ac.uk
Website: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/biology
School/Faculty overview: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

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