Biology

About this course
Learn about life at all levels, from molecules and cells to whole organisms, on this three-year Biology degree. You'll explore topics looking at species, communities, and entire ecosystems to prime yourself for a broad choice of potential careers.

You'll graduate with extensive practical experience and expertise from our academic staff, who embed their high-profile research into our degrees. Through the flexibility to tailor your course to your passions you'll kickstart you career in the sector that interests you most; recent graduates have explored careers in medicine, biotechnology, conservation, and the environment.

Key features of the course:

• Study surrounded by researchers who shape the programme with their world-changing research

• Gain real-life skills suited to industry, to enhance your employment prospects

• Benefit from our close links with Marwell Wildlife, from opportunities to study abroad at partner universities around the world, and from field trips in locations across the UK and locations abroad like Spain and Belize

• Join a University where 96% of Biological Sciences graduates were in employment or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes 2022/23, published 2025).

Student support
From day one, you'll join a welcoming and supportive Biological Sciences community home to researchers who are paving the way for advancements in science and eager to share their findings with their peers and our student community. You'll be supported by your personal academic tutor and guided throughout your degree to ensure you graduate primed and ready for your future career in industry, in research, or in further study.

Further information
Biological Sciences programmes at Southampton are accredited by the Royal Biological Society, meaning you'll graduate from a course commended across the sector.