BSc Biology (with integrated year in industry)

The syllabus of our BSc Biology (C102) course with the integrated year in industry is identical to BSc Biology (C100). The year in industry is assessed and will count towards your degree grade, and the work must be relevant to the degree. You will be expected to organise this work experience yourself, under the guidance of our Director for Employability.

There is no guarantee that the work will be paid, and if you cannot obtain a placement, you can transfer to BSc Biology (C100). During your year in industry, you will pay a discounted tuition fee. During the three years of the degree that you spend on Campus, you won’t have to limit yourself to just one area of Biology.

You might be studying microbiology in the morning, and investigating the life found in sand dunes in the afternoon. Our degree structure is flexible and gives you the opportunity to keep your options open or to specialise. You will be taught by passionate, engaged, and friendly staff who have expertise across the full range of Biology topics.

Our staff are not only lecturers but also active researchers and their research interests feed into our courses, meaning that you will benefit from the very latest information. We have invested heavily in our research facilities over many years, and as part of the Research Project module, you may get the opportunity to work in the research units on the main campus, or in our dedicated research facility at Gogerddan just outside Aberystwyth. Your academic studies will be bolstered by a wealth of laboratory and field classes which build real scientific skills essential for your future career.

You will explore anatomy and structure, physiology and behaviour, alongside the scientific rationales for habitat requirements and ecosystem interactions. This is a practical course where you will sample, record and analyse data in our excellent, well-equipped laboratories as well as out in the field. Aberystwyth is situated amongst hills, wooded valleys, wetlands, sandy and rocky shores and, of course, alongside the pristine waters of Cardigan Bay.

The majority of teaching staff in the Department of Life Sciences are qualified to PhD level and are research active. Vocational courses also have staff whose background lies within industry. The Department has a large number of research only staff with whom students may have contact.