BSc Biology with Science & Society / Overview

Year of entry: 2024

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Degree awarded: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 years
Typical A-level offer: AAA-AAB (including specific subjects)
Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB-ABC (including specific subjects).

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Refugee/care-experienced offer: Applicants who have been in local authority care for more than three months or have refugee status may be eligible for an offer two grades below the standard requirements.

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Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35-36 points overall with 6, 6, 5 to 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level including two science subjects, normally Biology and Chemistry.; Full entry requirements
Number of places/applicants: 650/7000 (overall data for biological and biomedical sciences undergraduate courses at Manchester).
How to apply: Apply through UCAS .

Course overview

Combine your interests in science and humanities in a single course.
Learn from world-leading experts at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine .
Improve your employability by taking this course with industrial/professional experience or entrepreneurship .

Open days

Attending an open day is a great way to find out what studying at Manchester is like. Find out about our upcoming open days.

We also operate campus tours where a student ambassador will tell you all about life at the University. You may also meet with admissions staff, subject to staff availability. These tours run on most days and are open to anybody thinking of applying for any of our courses in biosciences.

To book, please email the Admissions Office at least two weeks before you wish to have a tour to allow us sufficient time to arrange this ug.biosciences@manchester.ac.uk

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2024 will be £9,250 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £32,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Additional expenses

Additional expenses could include foreign field trips, please see individual units for details. Free, UK-based field trip options are available. For more information, visit the course unit page .

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Contact details

School/Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Telephone: 0161 529 4539
Email: ug.biosciences@manchester.ac.uk
Website: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/biosciences/
School/Faculty overview: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

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