Biological Sciences study guide 2026/27

What you can study

Biological Sciences at Bristol is distinct: we cover all aspects of biological life, from genes and cells to populations and ecosystems. Our focus on animals, plants and microbes covers the molecular to the ecological, reflecting how interdisciplinary modern biology has become.

You will find units on:

• animal behaviour and sensory biology
• ecology and environmental change
• evolutionary biology
• plant and agricultural sciences

The School provides Year 1 and Year 2 level units.

Pre-requisites

At UK universities, students specialise from their first year and rarely take units outside their degree subject. This means that:

• Year 1 units are suitable for all students.
• Year 2 units require some university study in the discipline.
• Year 3 units require a strong background in the discipline.

Year 1 Year 2