Our school has world class academics and some of the best facilities in the country including our undergraduate practical laboratories. The majority of learning will take place in lectures, seminars, practical laboratory classes and fieldwork providing you with invaluable contact time with lecturers, while learning through first-hand experience.
With our Biological Sciences and Ecology degrees we offer you the option to spend a year of your studies abroad - in Australasia, Europe or North America. To take a year abroad you must maintain a good standard of academic performance during the first and second years of your degree programme. In placing you at your overseas university we take into account your field of interest and do our best to place you at the University of your choice.
This Biological Sciences (with a Year Abroad) four-year degree programme offered by University of East Anglia follows the structure of the BSc Biological Sciences, but gives you the opportunity to spend your third year studying and living abroad with one of our university exchange partners in Australasia, North America or Europe. Going to a university in another country is a fantastic opportunity to experience other cultures and lifestyles, as well as studying within departments where different aspects of the biological sciences are taught.
The course is designed to allow you to study a wide range of science subjects in the first year without prematurely committing yourself to any particular specialisation.The first year modules cover all the major areas of biology, alongside giving you a grounding in mathematics, statistics, computing, physics and chemistry. You will find the latter units especially valuable if you do not have A-levels in these subjects.
The flexibility of the programme encourages you to explore and pursue your own specialist interests within Biological Sciences as the course progresses. You will have the opportunity to select from more than 25 advanced optional modules that cover a diverse range of scientific subjects, ranging from Behavioural Ecology to Evolutionary Biology. You will also have the chance to apply your developing scientific interests through independent research, as you complete a substantial research project in your final year.