The purpose of the Preliminary Year is to provide students who donÕt have a sufficient background in science with the basis of scientific knowledge to enable them to thrive in the year one curriculum and beyond.

Our Biological Sciences degree provides the greatest possible choice and flexibility allowing you to choose modules across virtually the whole range of subjects on offer at the School.Ê You can tailor the degree to your own interests as they develop, choosing to focus on a particular aspect of biology, such as organisms, ecology or the environment, or opting to study a wider range of topics.

We offer a wide choice of subjects across the biological, biomedical, biochemical, and biomolecular sciences including, animal and plant biology; microbiology; genetics; systems biology; ecology; disease; behaviour; neuroscience; cell biology and evolution. We also run a range of impressive field courses both within the UK and overseas.