Marine Biology, BSc (Hons) Program By Swansea University |Top Universities
Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

20,950 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

28 Aug, 2024Application Deadline

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Earth and Marine Sciences

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

An academic understanding of ocean life across the world has never been more important. 
Our three-year Marine Biology degree is highly practical and fieldwork based and our unique location gives students easy access to a variety of study habitats including exposed rocky shores, steep cliffs salt marshes and estuarine mudflats.
WHY MARINE BIOLOGY AT SWANSEA?
  • 11th in the UK for Research Quality (Complete University Guide 2024)
  • Top 251-300 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2023)
  • 100% of the environment was rated as world-leading and internationally excellent - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
  • 95% of Graduates are in employment, study and/or study, or doing other activities such as travelling, 15 months after leaving Swansea University. (HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023)
Marine Biology at Swansea University has a strong reputation and draws students from across the world and is based on our stunning Singleton Park campus overlooking Swansea Bay.
Your learning will be shaped by inspirational and internationally-renowned academics including Professor Rory Wilson – Chief Scientific Consultant behind National Geographic’s Great Migrations, and Dr Richard Unsworth – advisor on the globally acclaimed BBC series Blue Planet II.

Program overview

Main Subject

Earth and Marine Sciences

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

An academic understanding of ocean life across the world has never been more important. 
Our three-year Marine Biology degree is highly practical and fieldwork based and our unique location gives students easy access to a variety of study habitats including exposed rocky shores, steep cliffs salt marshes and estuarine mudflats.
WHY MARINE BIOLOGY AT SWANSEA?
  • 11th in the UK for Research Quality (Complete University Guide 2024)
  • Top 251-300 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2023)
  • 100% of the environment was rated as world-leading and internationally excellent - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
  • 95% of Graduates are in employment, study and/or study, or doing other activities such as travelling, 15 months after leaving Swansea University. (HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023)
Marine Biology at Swansea University has a strong reputation and draws students from across the world and is based on our stunning Singleton Park campus overlooking Swansea Bay.
Your learning will be shaped by inspirational and internationally-renowned academics including Professor Rory Wilson – Chief Scientific Consultant behind National Geographic’s Great Migrations, and Dr Richard Unsworth – advisor on the globally acclaimed BBC series Blue Planet II.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

32+
79+
6+
A levels: grades ABB-BBB, to include Biology or Human Biology, or equivalent.
Welsh Baccalaureate:  Requirements are as for A levels where you can substitute the same non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade
BTEC Extended Diploma - Grades DDD plus at least one GCSE grade B in Science with GCSE Grades C in English/Welsh and Mathematics. Accepted BTECs: Applied Science, Environmental Sustainability and Countryside Management.
Scottish Highers: ABBCC to include Biology grade B.
Access to Science (Bioscience): 24 Distinctions (3 of which must be Biology) and 15 Merits at Level 3.
IB: Pass with 32 overall to include 5 in Higher Level Biology.
IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test.
We may consider other qualifications if they are science-based if they are equivalent to A-levels, and if the content of the qualification includes significant amounts of Biology (i.e., equivalent to A-level Biology).
All applications will be considered on an individual basis, and we will look at the whole application when deciding whether to make an offer of a place, including: the balance, nature and quality of A-level, AS and GCSE subjects (or equivalent); personal statement and referee’s comments.
General Studies and Key Skills qualifications are normally excluded from our offers.
28 Aug 2024
3 Years
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

9,000 GBP
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International Students

20,950 GBP
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