Biology BSc (Hons)

• Academic Skills in Life Sciences
• Introduction to Evolution and Biodiversity

• Introduction to Ecology and Conservation
• Neuroscience and Behaviour
• Research Methods for Biology, Ecology and Zoology

• How Bodies Work
• Molecular Biology
• The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Life

• Cell Biology
• Marine Biology and Ecology Field Course

At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.

• Animal Behavioural Ecology
• Cell Regulation and Cancer
• Conservation Biology I
• Genetics and Genomics
• Plant Physiology and Ecology
• Principles of Neuroscience
• Structural Basis of Biological Function

• Comparative Animal Physiology and Morphology
• Computing for Life Sciences
• Conservation Biology II
• Developmental Biology
• Evolutionary Biology
• Mediterranean Ecology and Behaviour Field Course
• Neural Circuits

At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.

Student abroad or Placement

Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career.

A placement is a great way to network and gain practical skills. When you leave Sussex, you'll benefit from having the experience employers are looking for.

Recent Life Sciences students have gone on placements at:

• AkzoNobel
• Pfizer
• the NHS.

• Animal-Plant Interactions
• Cell Signalling and its Applications in Therapeutics and Disease
• Coral Reef Ecology Field Course
• Intelligence in Animals and Machines
• Life Sciences Year 3 Research Project (Experimental)
• Life Sciences Year 3 Research Project (Literature)
• Molecular Genetics
• Neuronal Transduction and Transmission
• Palaeozoology of Dinosaurs and Megafauna
• Regulating the Transcriptome
• Social Insects
• Tropical Rainforest Science (Field trip Ecuador)

• Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Biology
• African Zoology Field Course
• Conflict & Cooperation in Social Groups
• Conservation in Practice
• Evolution of Communication: from animal signals to human speech
• Genome Stability, Genetic Diseases and Cancer
• Genomics and Bioinformatics
• Innovation in Bioscience and Medicine
• Molecular Pharmacology
• Neuronal Plasticity and Gene Regulation
• Post Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression
• Protein Form and Function
• Sensory Function and Computation
• Structure and Function in the Brain
• Tropical Rainforests: Biogeography and Conservation