Biology

Course summary

Biological science is literally everywhere and everything. As a living being, you are part of biology. So if you want to know how a human body functions, as well as every other living organism, biology is how you find out. It’s the best and truest way to understand the world around you. More than just that, though, biologists serve a key function in helping us live, thrive, and survive, and there are tremendous benefits to working in biology. Biology can push you to enter higher education or to pursue a specific career, but above all you should be enthused into studying this challenging, innovative, practical science because you enjoy it. Students who have previously studied Biology as part of a co-ordinated, integrated or combined science course or as a separate science at GCSE are equally acceptable as A-Level candidates but they should be aware that they are likely to find the course very challenging unless they have achieved grade 7 or above at GCSE. Furthermore, it is expected that a student wishing to study Biology at A-Level would have a good pass in GCSE Maths, as the mathematical skills now form a more significant portion of the Biology course.