Program Overview

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BSc (Hons) Biology

Course options

• 3 years
• 4 years with foundation year
• 4 years with placement

Key facts

• STUDY OPTIONS 3 years
• START DATES January
• LOCATION Cambridge
• ENTRY UCAS code: C100
• FEES
  • £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £18,600 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Teaching and assessment

Year 1

• Principles of Biology (30 credits)
• Mathematics for the Biosciences (15 credits)
• General Microbiology (15 credits)
• Animal Physiology and Behaviour (30 credits)
• Introduction to Ecology and Conservation (30 credits)
• Continuing Professional Development
• Into ARU

Year 2

• Principles of Genetics (15 credits)
• Ruskin Module (15 credits)
• Preparation for Research (15 credits)
• Continuing Professional Development
• Vertebrate Biology (15 credits)
• Invertebrate Biology (15 credits)
• Plants and Microbial Sciences (15 credits)
• Laboratory Techniques in DNA Manipulation (15 credits)
• Laboratory Techniques for Bioinformatics (15 credits)
• Field Skills in Biology (15 credits)
• Animal Health and Disease (15 credits)
• GIS and Spatial Ecology (15 credits)
• Proteomics and Molecular Structures (15 credits)

Year 3

• Undergraduate Project (30 credits)
• Developmental Biology and Genetics (15 credits)
• Policy, Globalisation, and Economics of Sustainability (15 credits)
• Biogeography (15 credits)
• Comparative Ecophysiology (15 credits)
• Human-Animal Interactions (15 credits)
• Microbial Pathogenicity (15 credits)
• Molecular Cell Biology (15 credits)
• Current Advances in Bioinformatics (15 credits)
• Current Advances in Plant and Microbial Sciences (15 credits)
• Current Advances in Evolution and Biodiversity (15 credits)
• Systems Biology (15 credits)

Facilities

• state-of-the-art laboratory facilities including a 200-station biosciences laboratory in our £45m Science Centre
• the chance to gain experience and build your employability skills on an optional placement year
• award-winning IT and library facilities

Careers

• Bioscience, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries
• Bioinformatics
• Commerce (sales and marketing) related to healthcare, agricultural, environmental sustainability products
• Data analysis/science
• Education: university, college and school teaching
• Environmental and conservation projects
• Quality control, food production, food industry and food safety
• Government departments and the civil service
• Government or charity-funded research laboratories and institutes
• Research and development for agri-environment industries
• Research laboratories in universities
• Science communication and public engagement
• Science policy
• Ecology

Entry requirements

• 112 UCAS Tariff points
• 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English and Maths
• If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University

Fees and paying for university

• £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
• £18,600 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Apply

• Visit UCAS to apply
• Apply direct

Life in Cambridge

• Our friendly, bustling campus is a stone’s throw from the centre of Cambridge, often described as the perfect student city.

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