If you love learning about how your body, plants and animals work, then study Biology. The course examines fascinating facts behind things such as digestion, locomotion, fighting off disease, the contribution plants and animals make to the environment, and the vast differences and surprising similarities between the species. The course is both theoretical and practical, with experiments and dissections whilst also looking at bio-chemistry and bio-mechanics. As well as developing this essential knowledge and understanding you will also learn to appreciate how society makes decisions about scientific issues and how science contributes to the success of the economy and society. Biology is never far away from the headlines - debates about the burning of the rainforest, DNA cloning, food production and advances in medicine, to name a few.