Biological Sciences Degree

Are you interested in many aspects of Biology? Would you like to keep your options open? The broad-based Biological Sciences degree at Warwick offers a wide range of options while giving you the opportunity to specialise in the second and third years.

Specialised degree variants include Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics), Biological Sciences (Cell Biology), Biological Sciences (Microbiology), Biological Sciences (Virology), Biological Sciences (Environmental Resources).


The Biological Sciences programme spans the entire scale of biological systems - from molecules to ecosystems. It offers broad exposure to basic molecular, cellular and organismal biology while describing applications of the science to agriculture, industry and medicine. Its exceptionally wide range of options allows students to choose modules that are best suited to their personal interests and career ambitions. Alternatively, the degree variants offer co-ordinated sets of modules within specialised areas. The first year syllabus is common with the Microbiology/Virology (C520), Environmental Biology (C150) and Biomedical Sciences (B900) degrees, allowing the flexibility to switch degrees up to the end of the first year.

The Biological Sciences degree includes a large element of practical training. Undergraduates can expect to be taught by staff who are active in their specialised fields and who will take them to the frontier of current research. However, emphasis is also placed on the acquisition of skills useful in areas outside scientific research. Recent graduate destinations include many aspects of research in life science-related industries, graduate medical school, administration, journalism, teaching, publishing, business and the civil service.

Prospectus entry for C100 Biological Sciences

Drosophila Mitosis Tadpoles
A fly with a difference: the
ultrabithorax; postbithorax double
mutant of Drosophila.		 Newt lung fibroblasts undergoing
mitosis.		 The frog Xenopus is used to
study the early stages of
vertebrate development.
Lobophyllia Arabidopsis  

Colourful brains on coral reefs?

 What is learned from the small weed Arabidopsis can be applied to important crop plants.  

First Year Modules:

Core subjects: Proteins, Genes and Genetics, Agents of Infectious disease, Biostatistics, Physiology and Metabolism,

Optional subjects: Quantitative biology, Health and the Community, Animal and Plant Biology, Environmental Biology

Second Year Modules:

Core subjects: Molecular Biology, Evolution, Immunology, Cell Biology I & II, Ecology and its Application, Plant Molecular Development, Ecological Principles and Processes, Bioscience and Society

Optional subjects: Clinical Microbiology, Eukaryotic Microbial Pathologens, Molecular Endocrinology, Medical Microbiology, Viruses and Disease, Pharmocology, Neurobiology.

Third Year Modules:

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