Skip to main content

Biological Sciences (Including Placement Year)

BSc · The University of Essex · 4 years

Biological Sciences (Including Placement Year)

The University of Essex

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£28,500
SATISFACTION89%
CONTINUATION87%
PROFESSIONAL JOBSnot published
NO DESTINATION DATANo published graduate destinations, so no exposure figure is claimed.

About this course

Explore the breadth of biology, from molecules and cells to whole organisms and ecosystems, with options for a placement or year abroad. The BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences is a three-year degree, extendable to four with an optional year in placement or abroad. You’ll secure a broad understanding of modern biology and a strong basis to specialise from, in your undergraduate degree or beyond. The BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences lets you explore the spectrum of biology and choose what to specialise in. Your first year offer broad insights into cell and molecular biology, genetics, ecology and evolution. For your second and final years, you can deepen your knowledge across disciplines or specialise in an area of your choosing, from molecular and cell biology to ecology and conservation biology.

The tabs above carry the rest: modules and satisfaction (The Course), where you'd live and what it costs (Student Life), the full pay story (Pay & Outcomes), and easier ways into the same subject (Alternatives).

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).