Biological Sciences BSc

On this programme, you’ll address real research questions at one of the world’s leading biological science departments, with opportunities to hone your expertise and contribute to ongoing research in your chosen specialism.

You’ll spend your first year acquiring a foundational understanding across the different areas of biological science, and building the critical analytical skills and rigour needed to investigate and communicate effectively as a scientist.

At the end of your first year, you’ll be given a choice: remain on the generalist study path, or select one of six biosciences specialisms, that include biodiversity and conservation, genetics, computational biology and zoology. You can also choose to transfer between the BSc and the MSci, at any point before the end of the second year.

In the third year of the BSc, you’ll embark on either a lab-based, collaborative or literature-based research project. You’ll tackle current scientific areas of interest, working alongside world leaders in your chosen specialism as part of a research group at UCL or one of our partner institutions such as the Francis Crick Institute, Natural History Museum or the Zoological Society of London.