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Biological Sciences (Zoology) BSc Hons
Zoology is the study of animal life across all levels of organisation; from the evolution and adaptations of whole organisms to the activities of animal cells and the biochemical processes that maintain
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Points of entry for Biological Sciences (Zoology) BSc Hons
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Entry requirements for Biological Sciences and Biology at University of Birmingham
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Required subjects for Biological Sciences (Zoology) BSc Hons at University of Birmingham
To include A Level Biology/Human Biology and a second science: Chemistry, Mathematics (or Further Mathematics or Statistics), Physics, Geography, Geology, Psychology
Specified subjects excluded for entry: General Studies, Critical Thinking, Citizenship Studies, Applied Science, Communication and Culture, Critical Studies, Global Perspectives, Science in Society, Use of Maths and World Development.
Minimum of five GCSEs to include Mathematics, English and double award Science at grade 4/C.
UCAS points for current students on Biological Sciences and Biology at University of Birmingham
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I really enjoy my course and find the content really interesting and presented to me in a digestible manner - making it easier to understand and remember. It can lead to a variety of careers which makes it very useful and versatile. read more
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Biochemistry is a very engaging subject. The content is fun and interesting and can be applied to a lot of real life scenarios. A lot of external Teaching material is given and most lectures are good at teaching rather than just reading from PowerPoints read more
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6th April 23
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The school has a good environment, with a train station and a bus stop close by, making it very convenient to travel, it has a good atmosphere for living and studying, the courses are more informative, the beauty is the scheduling of courses in different buildings at adjacent times (sometimes too far away). read more
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21st May 21
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I’m enjoying the course a lot and the course is keeping my interested in learning more , the amount of visitors from different university is an eye opening , I’m studying food science and nutrition BSC but I couldn’t find my course so I chose a random course read more
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7th April 19
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This course is absolutely fantastic, staff are brilliant and often funny, make lectures so interesting if the material isn't great enough already. Highly recommend, I don't meet many people who feel their course is worth 9k a year but to me, this course is worth every penny. read more
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