Biology with a Year in Professional Practice
University of Kent
UCAS Code: C105 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Kent
UCAS Code: C105 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
including any required subjects as listed in the relevant qualification section
The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant science subjects at merit grade or above.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Applicants should have grade C or 4 in Maths GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
30 points in the IB Diploma or 120 UCAS Tariff points including HL Biology at 5
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
including any required subjects as listed in the relevant qualification section
Scottish Highers qualifications are considered on an individual basis
T Level
overall in Science with a minimum of grade B in the core (including grade B in the paper B written examination) or overall in Science with a minimum of grade C in the core (including grade C in the paper B written examination)
UCAS Tariff
including any required subjects as listed in the relevant qualification section
About this course
**Biology with a Year in Professional Practice**
Biology is the science of life and is at the forefront of social change, from the use of genetically modified organisms to humanity's effect on the environment, sustainable energy and food production. At Kent you'll gain the skills, knowledge and support to help build a better tomorrow.
You study living organisms and their interactions with the environment, investigating life forms ranging from viruses and bacteria to complex animals and plants. You'll learn from inspirational academics working at the cutting-edge of research with access to fantastic facilities.
**Year in Professional Practice**
Tailor your degree to suit you with a Year in Professional Practice where you'll work in industry for a year, giving you the chance to put into practice the skills you've learnt and build important connections. Taken between your second and final years, this year provides an excellent opportunity to gain relevant work experience in industry in the UK or abroad. During your placement you are paid by your employer and produce an independent research project.
**Accreditation**
Our Biology degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB).
**Your future**
Graduate with an excellent grounding in scientific knowledge and extensive laboratory experience. During your studies, you’ll also develop key transferable skills in research, critical thinking, analytical abilities and problem solving.
**Location**
Our city, your time.
It has never been a better time to study in Canterbury. Our high student population creates a vibrant, diverse and student-friendly atmosphere.
We are a hub of exciting new ideas emerging from a stunning historic city - join us and get involved!
Extra funding
Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details - https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/fees-and-funding
The Uni
Canterbury campus
School of Biosciences
What students say
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Top job areas of graduates
The recession was tough on biology graduates, and although the jobs market has improved for them - a lot - it's still not back to where it was a few years ago. If you want a career in biology research — and a lot of biology students do - you'll need to take a doctorate, so give some thought as to where you might do it and how you might fund it (the government still funds doctorates for good students). A lot of graduates also take 1 year Masters courses to specialise in this wide and deep subject - most students take a standard biology course for their first degree and then specialise in subjects like ecology, conservation or marine biology later. Hospitals, universities, biotech firms, zoos and nature reserves and clinical and scientific testing are common industries of employment for biology graduates.
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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Biology (non-specific)
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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