生物科学理学士（荣誉学位）

整合生物学汇集了现代生物学的所有工具，以揭示生物系统的复杂性。我们的生物科学学士学位涵盖了从分子和细胞到整个生物体和生态系统的生物学广度。在我们的学校中，您将发现技术的新发展如何推动当前的研究，主要科学家研究全球生物学挑战时提供基于研究的教学。广阔而多样的生物世界为学习和工作提供了广泛的机会，在埃塞克斯，我们为您提供灵活的方式来调整学位以适应您的兴趣。您的第一年将提供有关细胞和分子生物学，遗传学，生态学和进化的广泛见解，并概述动物，植物和微生物的多样性。我们的整合生物学途径使您可以从不同学科的众多模块中进
How can we use gene-editing technology to understand and treat human disease or improve crop yield What is big data and how can we use it to advance our understanding of biological systems How are we using synthetic biology to engineer bacteria to clean up oil pollution How does bioimaging allow us to see inside the molecular machinery of a cellIntegrative biology brings together all the tools of modern biology to unravel the complexity of living systems. Our BSc Biological Sciences covers the breadth of biology from molecules and cells to whole organisms and ecosystems, forming a strong basis from which you can specialise from as early as your second year of study. In our School of Life Sciences you'll discover how new developments in technology are driving current research, with research-based teaching delivered by leading scientists investigating global biological challenges.The vast and diverse world of living organisms offers you a huge range of opportunities for study and work, and at Essex we give you the flexibility to shape your degree to suit your interests. Your first year offers broad insights into cell and molecular biology, genetics, ecology and evolution, as well as an overview of animal, plant and microorganism diversity. Our Integrative Biology pathway allows you to choose from a broad selection of modules across different disciplines. Alternatively, you can customise your degree to specialise in an area you enjoy most, choosing from either Molecular and Cell Biology, or Ecology and Conservation Biology.You'll receive hands-on experience to develop important practical skills both in the lab and in the field. In your final year you'll carry out an independent research project allowing you to pursue your own interests and play your own part in adding to the ever-growing knowledge within biological sciences.We’re ranked 54th (14th in UK) for promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for climate action (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024).Study abroadYour education extends beyond the university campus. We support you in expanding your education through offering the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying abroad at one of our partner universities. The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad (see below).Studying abroad allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are adaptable and mature.If you spend a full year abroad you'll only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee that year. You won't pay any tuition fees to your host university.Our students currently study abroad at universities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Germany and Sweden.Placement yearAlternatively, you can spend your third year on a placement with an external organisation. This is usually focused around your course, and enables you to learn about a particular sector, company, or job role, apply your academic knowledge in a practical working environment, and receive inspiration for future career pathways.Organisations our students have recently been placed with include GlaxoSmithKline, Proctor & Gamble, AquaTerra, Astrazeneca, Genzyme, Reckitt Benckiser, Thermo Fisher, and Isogenica.If you complete a placement year you'll only pay 20% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year.