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Natural Sciences

Entry requirements


A level

A*,A,A-A,A,A

Grades of AAA will be considered alongside an A in the Extended Project or Individual Project component of the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge qualification. Subjects required depend on your chosen pathway but include a minimum of grade A in the required subjects for your pathway.

Please contact the School for further information.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,D3,M1

Extended Project

A

This qualification is considered alongside 3 A-levels (or equivalent)

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

36-38

Either 38 including 7,6,6 in the Higher Level subjects or 36 including 6,6,6 in the Higher Level subjects plus an A in the Extended Essay component. If Maths is a required subject for your chosen stream, you must be studying Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches.

Considered on a case-by-case basis.

Considered on a case-by-case basis.

Considered on a case-by-case basis.

Considered on a case-by-case basis.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A

This is required in addition to achieving AAAAB in the Scottish Highers. Subjects required depend on your chosen pathway but include a minimum of A in the required subjects for your pathway.

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,B

This is required in addition to achieving AA in the Scottish Advanced Highers.

This qualification can either be accepted as a non-science A-level, or an A in the Individual Project component can be accepted alongside 3 additional A-levels (or equivalent) at grade AAA (or equivalent)

UCAS Tariff

112-159

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About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Natural sciences

**Explaining Natural Sciences**

Natural sciences allows you to study a combination of science subjects, getting to experience these at university before specialising later in the degree. You'll choose a combination of three subjects (called a stream) in your first year and study two subjects during the second and third years.

The MSci degree adds a further year of advanced study to the standard BSc focusing on one subject in your final year. This is designed to enhance your research, analytical and project management skills.

**Subjects available**

Our course offers the flexibility to focus on what you are interested in. You can continue to study familiar subjects but can also study subjects you may not have studied before.

You can choose multiple subject combinations from:

- Archaeology

- Biology

- Cancer Sciences

- Chemistry

- Ecosystems and Environment

- Earth Science

- Mathematics

- Physics

- Psychology

Modules

During your first year, you will study modules from each of your three chosen subjects. You'll study 40 credits from each subject, made up of core and optional modules. This includes the compulsory Academic and Transferable Skills Portfolio. This is designed to help you to settle in to university life and develop skills that will be useful for your future studies.

In the second year, you will chose two of your first-year subjects and continue to study them in greater depth. Some subjects allow you to specialise further through optional modules. This allows you to tailor the programme to your interests. There's more focus on developing your practical skills through fieldwork, computing and laboratory classes.

During your third year, you'll study your two chosen subjects at a more advanced level. Optional modules will enable you to explore your own interests. You will become more self-reliant and proactive in your study approach. A highlight of this year is the synoptic project. This requires you to work on a group project with students from other streams. You will bring your individual expertise to the project and find new ways to apply the theories and approaches you have learnt in previous years.

Your fourth year will combine a research project with taught modules based on your specialised subjects.

For the most up-to-date module information and streams, please visit the course page on our website.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£28,600
per year
International
£28,600
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

University Park Campus

Department:

School of Mathematical Sciences

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

79%
Natural sciences

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Natural sciences (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

75%
Staff make the subject interesting
79%
Staff are good at explaining things
79%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
79%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

88%
Library resources
96%
IT resources
92%
Course specific equipment and facilities
79%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
42%
Male students
58%
Female students
93%
2:1 or above
6%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

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A
A

After graduation


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