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Course Overview

Whether you take a three-year BSc or a four-year MSci, your degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Leicester will provide you with a truly integrated, research-led course.

Our multi-award-winning degrees are designed around a core set of bespoke Natural Science modules. You will study fundamental and advanced scientific concepts from the life and physical sciences, enabling you to acquire sound knowledge across the disciplines.

But our course doesn’t simply teach science - it creates scientists. We use a research-based approach to learning and teaching. Our bespoke modules are interdisciplinary in content - exploring the connections between traditional science subjects and allowing you to apply your knowledge to tackle cutting-edge scientific issues.

Our Natural Sciences modules use a combination of real-world research questions and authentic assessments (known as problem-based learning) to provide numerous opportunities to practice confronting topical and relevant scientific problems in novel situations, for example, forensic science and artificial limbs.

The course’s strong research focus reflects the University’s outstanding culture of interdisciplinary research: from green chemistry to synthetic biology; from sustainable development to astrobiology. Our experts in the relevant fields support your learning through interactive sessions. This means that, as well as traditional lectures, your learning will involve interactive problem-solving workshops, regular tailored feedback sessions, and one-to-one tutorials with academic staff allowing you to build transferable skills and confidence alongside your scientific knowledge.

Our first year is designed and delivered solely for Natural Sciences students. This allows you to concentrate on one of the following specialisms in your second and third years, alongside bespoke Natural Sciences interdisciplinary modules:

  • Chemical Science
  • Molecular and Cellular Science
  • Physical Science
  • Ecological and Zoological Science

The emphasis on research skills continues throughout the course. You will have the chance to run your own scientific journal and conduct your own scientific inquiry within one of the University of Leicester research labs. This is excellent preparation for a career in academia, scientific industry, or other career pathways - having gained a wide range of transferable skills.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

  • A/AS-levels: A*AA-AAB including two science subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Maths, Further Maths, and Physics. Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-level. General Studies accepted. NB. If you do not have Maths at A-level you must have either Core Maths or Maths AS-level at grade A.
  • EPQ with A-levels: typical offer AAA + EPQ at grade B. EPQ must be in a science-related subject
  • Access to HE (Science): 45 credits at level 3, 30 at Distinction
  • International Baccalaureate: Pass diploma with 34 points including grade 6 and 5 in at least two HL relevant science subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Maths, and Physics. Plus grade 7 in Maths SL if not taken as a Higher level subject.
  • BTEC: Please contact mbspadmissions@le.ac.uk with details of your subject area and module content plus your GCSE results.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.

Fees

UK/EU Student Fee:

  • £9250 in your first year. Tuition fees are subject to government regulations and may change in future years
  • Year Abroad: your fee will be £1250 for that year

International Student Fee:

  • £21515 per year
  • Year Abroad: £5378.75 which is 25% of the full-time tuition fee

This information was accurate on : 25/03/2021
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