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Biology with a Modern Language

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2026-2027
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Course summary

Our BSc Biology with a Modern Language course will enable you to develop your language skills while covering a diverse range of topics within the study of living organisms.

You will be able discover areas of interest early on in your degree and choose what you want to focus on. You can keep your options open and cover a wide variety of areas, or you can identify those that interest and hopefully excite you to focus on particular biological topics.

A highlight of the course is the opportunity to go on a field course in the UK and abroad, travelling to locations chosen for the richness of their flora and fauna.

We offer French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin for the language component of the course, which includes a year abroad on a research placement.

Our course has Advanced Accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology , which recognises academic excellence in the biosciences and highlights degrees that educate the research and development leaders and innovators of the future.

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  • Main Site

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 21/09/2026

Application codes

Course code:
C106
Institution code:
M20

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Application codes

Course code:
C106
Institution code:
M20

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Historical entry grades data BETA

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This course and 6 other biology courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

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Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

86% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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66 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

81 Go onto work and study

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