Biology with a Year Abroad MBiolSci

Bachelor's degree

In Sheffield

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Sheffield

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The course focuses on whole-organism biology. Specialist modules cover animal behaviour, evolutionary biology, ecology, genetics, climate change and molecular biology.

You spend the second year at a major university in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia Singapore or Hong Kong, gaining first-hand knowledge of ecosystems and organisms in your chosen region. You don't add a year to your degree to study abroad and you have reduced tuition fees during that year.

Back in Sheffield for your third year, you'll build on what you've learned and start to prepare for the final year.

Your fourth year involves an extensive, individual research project. You'll work one-to-one with a member of academic staff. The project will develop your in-depth knowledge and teach you more skills than you could learn on a three-year course. It's excellent preparation for a research-related career or higher degree.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
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Western Bank, S10 2TN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Life scientists are employed throughout business and industry, in universities, schools and hospitals, as well as government departments and charitable foundations. They develop new technology, and improve our health and living standards. They're vitally important to the economy.

Here are some examples of what graduates in each area are doing now:

Biology
Our graduates work with water companies, conservation agencies, environmental consultancies, wildlife trusts,
museums, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, agricultural institutes, development agencies and in local, national and international government. Many also go on to do PhDs.

Zoology
Our graduates are employed in local, national and international industries, addressing issues that range from conservation and management of natural resources through to medical, veterinary or agricultural research.

Plant Sciences
Our graduates have an understanding of ideas and techniques that are in extensive demand, particularly in agriculture, biotechnology, crop protection and environmental management. There are excellent career opportunities in government, academic and industrial research institutes focused on science and policy, as well as in teaching and consulting.

Ecology
Ecology graduates are well qualified for careers in government or industry sectors that focus on environmental management and consulting, sustainable forestry, agriculture and conservation. You could go into research, education, journalism, finance, law or a technical profession.

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2018

All courses are up to date

The average rating is higher than 3.7

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Subjects

  • Staff
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Physiology
  • Project
  • Climate
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Ethics
  • Biotechnology
  • Genomics

Course programme

First year

Core modules:
  • Skills for Biologists 1
  • Biodiversity
  • Evolution
  • Genes in Populations
  • Molecular and Cell Biology
Optional modules:
  • Animal Physiology, Reproduction and Development
  • Animal and Plant Physiology
  • Behaviour of Humans and Other Animals
  • Ecological identification skills
  • Ecosystems, Climate and Environmental Change
  • Plant Physiology, Reproduction and Development
  • Population and Community Ecology 1
  • Reproduction, Development and Growth
Second year

Core modules:
  • Year Abroad
Third year

Core modules:
  • Research Project
  • Data Analysis
Optional modules:
  • Biology Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme
  • Conflict and Cooperation
  • Conservation Issues and Management
  • Dissertation
  • Biology and Ethics
  • Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • Future Plants: From Laboratory to Field
  • Global Change
  • Human Evolutionary Genetics
  • Life in Extreme Environments
  • Phylogenetic Approaches to Evolution
  • Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems
  • The Ecology of Landscapes
  • Topics in Evolutionary Genetics
  • Trends in Biology
Fourth year

Core modules:
  • Research Project
  • Research Dissertation
  • Research and Communication Skills in Biology
  • Advanced Biological Analysis
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers.

In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.

Biology with a Year Abroad MBiolSci

Price on request