Plant Biology
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: C202 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: C202 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
To include Biology. Citizenship Studies, Critical Thinking, General Studies, Science and Society and Leisure Studies are not accepted.
Access to HE Diploma
This qualification will be considered where appropriate biology content is being studied. The requirement is 60 credits- overall with 45 graded credits at Level 3. 24 credits must be achieved at Distinction plus 21 graded Level 3 credits at Merit, including 15 credits from biology units.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
To include Biology.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English and Maths grade C/4.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
including Higher Level Biology grade 5. Alternatively, 655 in 3 Higher Level Certificates including Higher Level Biology.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification will be considered alongside A Level grade B. Applications are considered on an individual basis to ensure sufficient biology has been studied. The required A Levels for mixed BTEC and A Level grade profiles depends on the science content studied in the BTEC.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification will be considered alongside A Level grades B,B. Applications are considered on an individual basis to ensure sufficient biology has been studied. The required A Levels for mixed BTEC and A Level grade profiles depends on the science content studied in the BTEC.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Applications are considered on an individual basis to ensure sufficient biology has been studied.
Scottish Advanced Higher
To include Biology. This qualification is only accepted in combination with five Scottish Highers at grades ABBBB.
Scottish Higher
This qualification is only accepted in combination with two Scottish Advanced Highers at grades AB including Biology.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
This qualification - or the WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate - is accepted alongside Biology plus one other additional A level or equivalent.
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About this course
All the food we eat stems from plants and crops. As the human population grows and our climate changes, we need to improve crop productivity. Plant and crop scientists have a vital role in the future of food.
Our plant biology degree teaches you how to experiment with and investigate plant growth. You'll understand how plants develop, reproduce and how they evolve to respond to their environment.
Benefit from our international reputation for research in plant biology. You'll be taught by experts across different aspects of plant science.
Explore many exciting aspects of modern plant science, including:
- cell and molecular biology
- genetic engineering
- plant-pathogen interactions
- environmental physiology
- ecology
You'll apply plant biology to uses in the agricultural, horticultural, biotechnology and food industries.
Access resources such as the Hounsfield Facility where the Hidden Half of Plants is revealed by CT-Scanners.
Modules
You will learn how mutant plants can be used to improve crop yield. You'll hear about the latest research from different professors. You'll find out how this research is helping us to understand plant function. Alongside lectures, you'll have practical sessions in our Super Lab and visit farms. Core modules in your first year will help build your foundation science. You'll also study ecology, molecular biology and genetics. In the second year and third years, you have more optional modules. You can choose to study plant evolution and ecology in The Green Planet module. You can work as a team in the Enterprise Management Challenge module. You'll grow your own crop on the University Farm, make key decisions and measure the result. Your final year research project enables you to use your skills to work on a piece of original research. You will design the study, collect and analyse data and prepare a report. You will be supervised by an individual member of academic staff.
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University Park Campus
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