Bachelor of Science (BSc)

BSc Biology with Industrial/Professional Experience

Gain a year of workplace experience in the UK or overseas to improve your employability through our four-year course.
  • Duration: 4 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: C101 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Industrial experience
  • Field trips
  • Accredited course

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Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,500 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

Additional expenses could include UK or foreign field trips. These are subsidised by the University but you still need to contribute to the cost of the field course if you choose to go. Costs vary depending on the destination. Free, UK-based field trip options are available. For more information, visit the course unit page.

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

Students participating in placements outside the UK may be able to apply for funding from the UK's Turing scheme depending on eligibility. Priority will be given to students from low income households.

Course unit details:
Academic Tutorials Year 3

Course unit fact file
Unit code BIOL30000
Credit rating 0
Unit level Level 3
Teaching period(s) Full year
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

You will have a mixture of small group tutorials with your Academic Tutor and plenary sessions as part of a larger group. Tutorials with your Academic Tutor will allow you to prepare for your essay and problem paper examinations through activities such as essay writing, problem solving, and oral presentations. They will also develop skills associated with your degree programme. Plenary sessions will support the assessed written component associated with final year projects and exams, and will provide transferable skills that will enhance employability.

Aims

To provide all students with the skills associated with their degree programme subject, along with many personal transferable skills that will prove of general use and enhance employability. To prepare students for the degree programme problem and essay papers.

Learning outcomes

• Develop and apply degree programme-specific knowledge. 
• Refine and apply degree programme-specific skills. 
• Integrate and synthesise the information obtained in lecture-based units to obtain an overview of the degree programme discipline. 
• Develop problem-solving skills within the degree programme discipline. 
• Select and apply appropriate approaches to assessment tasks. 
• Search for information and identify relevant data to meet information needs.
• Develop new and improve existing transferable skills including time management to balance course work and project work.

Syllabus

This unit will normally include at least 16 hours contact with the Tutor as well as plenary sessions in larger groups. Some small-group sessions may be student-led, and held in the absence of the Tutor. The precise scientific content of this unit will vary between degree programmes. The following may be included:

• Essay writing

• Problem solving

• Discussion groups

• Discussion of research papers

• Oral presentations

• Careers advice

• Producing and updating a curriculum vitae  

Attendance

Attendance at tutorials is compulsory.

Employability skills

Analytical skills
Students participate in problem solving exercises.
Group/team working
Students complete some assignments as groups and do peer assessments of work.
Innovation/creativity
Students come up with solutions to problems, which can employ creative methods.
Leadership
Students must manage sessions without their Tutor to ensure work is completed.
Project management
Students must manage assignments that may include multiple components and ensure completion to deadline.
Oral communication
Students give presentations and regularly have in-class discussions.
Problem solving
Students participate in problem solving exercises.
Research
Students must research topics for essays and presentations.
Written communication
Students prepare multiple essays and other short pieces of written work.

Assessment methods

Assessment methods may vary slightly between degree problems but will include: written assignments; oral assessments/presentations; set exercises - data handling problems; other.

Feedback methods

Students will receive written and/or verbal feedback from their Academic Tutor. Students are encouraged to discuss their feedback with their Academic Tutor is necessary.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Tutorials 21
Independent study hours
Independent study 79

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Catherine Millar Unit coordinator

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