Biology BSc(Hons)

Why choose this course?

The Biology programme at Kingston is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of biological processes, while giving you the opportunity to create your own programme of in-depth study from a wide range of life sciences option modules.

You can choose to study Biology on its own or in combination with Business. See the Course combinations section for more information.

What will you study?

All life science students study a common curriculum in Year 1 of the course, which is designed to provide you with a firm foundation in relevant biological and chemical principles. What you study in Years 2 and 3 is up to you – you can select modules according to your own interests, limited only by timetable constraints and the requirement for relevant prerequisite modules. You can focus on areas such as health and medically related biology, genetics and molecular biology, environmental biology, or study a broad-based biosciences programme. You will also carry out a piece of independent research.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Human Physiology 1
• Cells and Tissues
• Chemistry for Life Sciences
• Essential Laboratory Techniques in Life Science
• Structure and Function of Biological Molecules
• Mathematics and ICT
• Human Physiology 2 or Earth Environments
• Genetics and Molecular Biology

Year 2

• Biology of Disease
• Cell Biology
• Bioenergetics and Intermediary Metabolism
• Environmental Impact of Energy and Chemical Production
• Bioanalysis 1
• Ecology
• Human Genetics
• Human Anatomy and Embryology
• Freshwater Ecology and Biology
• Introductory Pharmacology
• Forensic Biology 1
• Bioanalysis 2
• Environmental Pollution
• Microbiology
• Marine Ecology and Biology
• Immunology
• Forensic Biology 2
• Biopsychology
• Advanced Human Physiology
• Forensic Biology: Advanced Techniques and Applications

Year 3

• Achieving a Sustainable Future
• Ecology and Conservation in Temperate Ecosystems
• Medical Microbiology
• Haematology
• Molecular Genetics
• Intercellular Communication
• Aquatic Vertebrate Biology and Physiology
• Clinical Immunology
• Bioinformatics
• Forensic Archaeology
• Biotechnology
• Project
• Nutrition and Aetiology in Management of Impaired Health