Biology with a Foundation Year, BSc (Hons)

COURSE OVERVIEW

A deep academic understanding of life on earth is more important than ever. Studying living organisms in all their epic variety helps us to identify critical threats and major opportunities, from the smallest scale to the biggest.

Our 4-year BSc Biology with an integrated foundation year is ideal for students who don't meet the necessary requirements to enter onto the first year of a degree course.

At the end of the Integrated Foundation year you will progress to a BSc Biology, a BSc Marine Biology or a BSc Zoology.

CAREER PATH

• Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
• Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
• Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
• Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
• Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
• Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Graduates of biological sciences are set on course for a range of stimulating opportunities. These are a small number of their recent destinations.

• Ecologist (Jacobs Engineering & CSA Environmental)
• Delivery Officer (Biotechnology & Biological Science Research Council)
• Project Officer (Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Trust)
• Hydrometry and Telemetry Officer (Natural Resources Wales)
• Benthic Taxonomist (Oceanology Ltd)
• Wildlife and Education Officer (Ipswich Borough Council)
• Crop Technician (Humber Growers)
• Animal keeper (All Things Wild)
• Quality Control Associate (Amgen Biovex Ltd)
• Royal Navy Officer (Britannia Royal Navy College)
• Research Assistant (TRP Research)