Biology and Mathematics

Leeds University Business School

Postgraduate

In Leeds

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Our biology and mathematics course is truly interdisciplinary. Advances in biological science have stimulated the development of new mathematics, leading to new ways of understanding our place in the universe. On this course, you’ll study topics at the cutting edge of biological discovery whilst exploring major branches of mathematics. Students on this course come to appreciate the coherence and logical structure of mathematics and its applicability in biological sciences.
This course allows you to study biology modules that reflect the complexity of the subject area, encompassing everything from molecules to populations of organisms. In mathematics, you’ll study key topics – from calculus and algebra, to probability and statistics. Your time will be divided roughly equally between modules from biology and mathematics. Your biology modules are taught by the Faculty of Biological Sciences, one of the leading life sciences faculties in the UK.
Enhancing your degree
This course offers you the opportunity to spend a year working in industry or studying at a university abroad, both of which provide valuable experience and help your personal development. Both of these schemes add an additional year to your course, taking the total course length to 4 years.
Our industrial placement scheme gives you the opportunity to gain work experience in an industry relevant to your degree and interests. Our students often describe this industrial experience as an invaluable part of their degree and one which stands them in good stead for their future careers.
The study abroad year enables you to gain insight into the study of biology and mathematics at one of our partner universities overseas. Many students have found this to be extremely worthwhile in helping broaden their horizons in terms of learning about a new culture and improving their foreign language skills.

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-level: AAB including Biology and grade A in Mathematics
Where an A-Level Science subject is taken, we require a pass in the practical science element, alongside the achievement of the A-Level at the stated grade.
Excludes A-Level General Studies or Critical Thinking.
GCSE: You must also have GCSE English at grade C or above (or equivalent).
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Subjects

  • Statistics
  • Biology
  • Mathematics
  • Genetics
  • Calculus
  • Algebra
  • Industry
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Probability

Course programme

This course enables you to study topics at the cutting edge of biological discovery alongside a range of pure and applied mathematics modules.

In your first year, your studies in biology may include cell biology, genetics, biodiversity, applied biology or agriculture. In mathematics, you’ll be given a firm grounding in core topics such as calculus and mathematical analysis, differential equations and linear algebra. In addition, you can study one additional topic from human biology, practical biology, immunology or computational mathematics, or alternatively take an elective module.

In year 2, your mathematics modules will include vectors, statistics, and linear and nonlinear differential equations. In biology, you’ll study the biology of plant life, evolution of organisms, and genetics. Optional module topics at this stage include bioinformatics, environmental statistics, fluid dynamics, animal behaviour, and human population.

In year 3, you’ll undertake a research project in biology or mathematics. You’ll also study mathematical biology and take a combination of optional modules from a range of pure and applied mathematics topics and a variety of biological modules, on subjects including zoology, evolution, and food security.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Tutorials (Joint Honours) 5 credits
  • Introduction to Cell Biology: from Molecules to Cells and Tissues 10 credits
  • Living Planet 20 credits
  • Introduction to Genetics 10 credits
  • Calculus and Mathematical Analysis 10 credits
  • Numbers and Vectors 10 credits
  • Introductory Linear Algebra 10 credits
  • Modelling with Differential Equations 10 credits
  • Probability and Statistics I 10 credits
  • Probability and Statistics II 10 credits
Optional modules
  • Applied Biology and Agriculture 10 credits
  • Practical Genetics 10 credits
  • Exploring Whole Organism Biology in the Lab and Field 10 credits
  • Introduction to Pharmacology 10 credits
  • Introduction to Microbiology 10 credits
  • Introduction to Immunology 10 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Vector Calculus 15 credits
  • Linear Differential Equations and Transforms 15 credits
  • Nonlinear Differential Equations 10 credits
Optional modules
  • Parasitology 10 credits
  • Population and Community Ecology 20 credits
  • How Plants Work 10 credits
  • Human Populations 10 credits
  • Experimental Design and Analysis 10 credits ...

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