BSc (Hons) Biology

As a Biology student at Keele, you will explore a range of engaging biological topics, which may include the complexity of biological processes and mechanisms at molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecosystem levels and related philosophical and ethical issues. You’ll be encouraged to examine how bodies work, how animals behave, and the uses to which we can put plants. You’ll develop your practical skillset through a range of activities which may include sampling, recording, and analyzing data in the field and also in our well-equipped labs, and you’ll be encouraged to consider how biology can be utilized practically which may relate to improving the quality and sustainability of life.

Year 1

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Animal Biology
• Physiology and Anatomy
• Fundamentals of Biology
• Core Practical Skills
• Ecology and Plant Biology

Year 2

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Microbes, Viruses, and Parasites
• Animal Behaviour
• Environmental Biology
• Practical Skills in Bioscience
• Research and Analytical Skills

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Human Impact on the Environment, scientific perspectives
• Human Genetics
• Current Topics in Biology
• Nutrition and Energy Balance
• Animal Adaptations
• Biodiversity Crisis
• Animal Nutrition and Health
• Health and the Environment

Year 3

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Communication Skills for Biologists

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment
• Animals and Society
• Applied Insect Ecology
• Human Parasitology
• Conservation Biology
• Case Studies in Biotechnology
• Double Applied Life Sciences Placement – ISP
• Life Sciences Double Experimental Project (with research skills assessment)
• Human Evolution
• Cancer Biology
• Animal Welfare
• Plant Science and Sustainability

Employability

Biology at Keele offers both breadth and depth of knowledge, preparing you for a range of directly or indirectly related careers. If you choose to do an applied life sciences placement you’ll graduate with the advantage of a significant level of work experience in biology to take to potential employers. This program is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. Accredited degree programs contain a solid academic foundation in biological knowledge and key skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of employers. Graduates from accredited programs will receive one year’s free membership of the Royal Society of Biology, thereby opening up networks at a time when you are perhaps applying for your first employment.

Jobs that a graduate of this course could go on to do:

• Clinical Molecular Geneticist
• HE Lecturer
• Nature Conservation Officer
• Research Scientist
• Soil Scientist
• Science Teacher