36 monthsProgramme duration
21,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
With a dedicated School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University is one of the largest and oldest university centres in Britain for teaching and research in marine sciences with some of the best specialist facilities and equipment.
Situated within a few metres of the sea, with access to diverse habitat types and marine animals, it offers the ideal location for field work, experiments and analysis in estuaries, on the seashore and at sea.
Throughout your degree studies, you’ll have access to our excellent teaching and research facilities, including our £3.5 million ocean-going research ship and state-of-the-art laboratories.
On this degree in Marine Biology, you will study the fundamental aspects of the biology of marine life and its associated ecosystems, as well as more specialised aspects like aquaculture, fisheries and marine biotechnology.
You’ll be taught by staff involved in cutting-edge research into climate change, conservation and marine resource management, whose research takes them from to tropical coral reefs and the frozen polar seas. The University is home to the Marine Centre Wales, Environment Centre for Wales, and a partnership with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH). We also host and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Wales. We work closely with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT).
You’ll never be short of things to do. The Students’ Union offers a full range of student societies for those with an interest in all aspects of the natural world. Endeavour, our long-standing Ocean Sciences Society, Bangor University Zoological Society, Bangor Herpetological Society, Bangor University Birdwatching Society (BUBS), and Bangor University Entomology Society regularly collaborate on social and educational events. You can also learn to surf or dive.
Situated within a few metres of the sea, with access to diverse habitat types and marine animals, it offers the ideal location for field work, experiments and analysis in estuaries, on the seashore and at sea.
Throughout your degree studies, you’ll have access to our excellent teaching and research facilities, including our £3.5 million ocean-going research ship and state-of-the-art laboratories.
On this degree in Marine Biology, you will study the fundamental aspects of the biology of marine life and its associated ecosystems, as well as more specialised aspects like aquaculture, fisheries and marine biotechnology.
You’ll be taught by staff involved in cutting-edge research into climate change, conservation and marine resource management, whose research takes them from to tropical coral reefs and the frozen polar seas. The University is home to the Marine Centre Wales, Environment Centre for Wales, and a partnership with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH). We also host and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Wales. We work closely with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT).
You’ll never be short of things to do. The Students’ Union offers a full range of student societies for those with an interest in all aspects of the natural world. Endeavour, our long-standing Ocean Sciences Society, Bangor University Zoological Society, Bangor Herpetological Society, Bangor University Birdwatching Society (BUBS), and Bangor University Entomology Society regularly collaborate on social and educational events. You can also learn to surf or dive.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
With a dedicated School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University is one of the largest and oldest university centres in Britain for teaching and research in marine sciences with some of the best specialist facilities and equipment.
Situated within a few metres of the sea, with access to diverse habitat types and marine animals, it offers the ideal location for field work, experiments and analysis in estuaries, on the seashore and at sea.
Throughout your degree studies, you’ll have access to our excellent teaching and research facilities, including our £3.5 million ocean-going research ship and state-of-the-art laboratories.
On this degree in Marine Biology, you will study the fundamental aspects of the biology of marine life and its associated ecosystems, as well as more specialised aspects like aquaculture, fisheries and marine biotechnology.
You’ll be taught by staff involved in cutting-edge research into climate change, conservation and marine resource management, whose research takes them from to tropical coral reefs and the frozen polar seas. The University is home to the Marine Centre Wales, Environment Centre for Wales, and a partnership with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH). We also host and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Wales. We work closely with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT).
You’ll never be short of things to do. The Students’ Union offers a full range of student societies for those with an interest in all aspects of the natural world. Endeavour, our long-standing Ocean Sciences Society, Bangor University Zoological Society, Bangor Herpetological Society, Bangor University Birdwatching Society (BUBS), and Bangor University Entomology Society regularly collaborate on social and educational events. You can also learn to surf or dive.
Situated within a few metres of the sea, with access to diverse habitat types and marine animals, it offers the ideal location for field work, experiments and analysis in estuaries, on the seashore and at sea.
Throughout your degree studies, you’ll have access to our excellent teaching and research facilities, including our £3.5 million ocean-going research ship and state-of-the-art laboratories.
On this degree in Marine Biology, you will study the fundamental aspects of the biology of marine life and its associated ecosystems, as well as more specialised aspects like aquaculture, fisheries and marine biotechnology.
You’ll be taught by staff involved in cutting-edge research into climate change, conservation and marine resource management, whose research takes them from to tropical coral reefs and the frozen polar seas. The University is home to the Marine Centre Wales, Environment Centre for Wales, and a partnership with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH). We also host and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Wales. We work closely with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT).
You’ll never be short of things to do. The Students’ Union offers a full range of student societies for those with an interest in all aspects of the natural world. Endeavour, our long-standing Ocean Sciences Society, Bangor University Zoological Society, Bangor Herpetological Society, Bangor University Birdwatching Society (BUBS), and Bangor University Entomology Society regularly collaborate on social and educational events. You can also learn to surf or dive.
Admission Requirements
120+
Offers are tariff based, 120-144 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification e.g.:
We also welcome applications from mature applicants.
*Similar subject areas may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
For full details go to our website and for a full list of accepted Level 3 qualifications, go to www.ucas.com
International Candidates: school leaving qualifications and college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements).
- A Levels: Including 2 science subjects (Biology, Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science/Studies, Economics, Psychology). General Studies and Key Skills not accepted.
- BTEC National Extended Diploma in Applied Science*: DDM - DDD
- Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Applied Science*: DDM - DDD
- City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080) in Environmental Conservation or Countryside & Environmental*: DDM - DDD
- International Baccalaureate Diploma (Including grade H5 in at least one science subject)
- Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted
- Access to HE Science* Pass required
- T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis.
We also welcome applications from mature applicants.
*Similar subject areas may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
For full details go to our website and for a full list of accepted Level 3 qualifications, go to www.ucas.com
International Candidates: school leaving qualifications and college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements).
3 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
9,790 GBP
International
21,000 GBP
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