Biological sciences

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Elephants in nature

Why Plymouth?

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    Royal Society of Biology accredited degrees

  • (Hands-on fieldwork both locally and around the world a fundamental part of your degree

  • >Unique location: many amazing ecosystems right on our doorstep

  • 6Benefit from an extensive network of placement providers

  • @Skills-based degrees popular with employers

Which undergraduate course?

Biological Sciences students on a fieldtrip (full bleed)

BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences

Biology with Foundation Year. shutterstock. paint

BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences with Foundation Year

Conversation biology students on a fieldtrip in Costa Rica (full-bleed)

BSc (Hons) Ecology and Conservation

Zoology student on safari during a Kenya fieldtrip (full-bleed)

BSc (Hons) Zoology

Petri dish

BSc (Hons) Biosciences (final year top up only)

Students sat at a table on campus.

Come to an undergraduate open day

Discover our range of postgraduate taught programmes and research opportunities

Aerial photo of aquaculture of salmon in Atlantic ocean

MSc Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries

The Celebes crested macaque. Crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, Sulawesi macaque or the black ape. Wild Nature, Natural habitat. Sulawesi Island. Indonesia.

MSc Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Biology

Aaron, MA Illustration graduate, Roland Levinsky building studios

Postgraduate on-campus open evening

The wings of butterflies are composed of tiny scales. Black areas are pigmented with melanin, but red, green and blue are caused by microscopic layers of chitin that diffract light giving the appearance of colour. This is known as structural colouration.

PhD Biological Sciences

Butterfly wing

ResM Biological Sciences

Field on a sunny day

ResM Agriculture and Food