BSc (Honours) Biology at The Open University

This honours degree takes students from the microscopic to the global scale of life, covering the building blocks of life, the physiology and behaviour of organisms and the ecosystems that sustain them. It includes practical home and field investigations and uses OpenSTEM Labs. The degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology and studied by distance learning.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time (360 credits)  |  Intake: February 2027, October 2027  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The degree has three 120-credit stages. Stage 1 modules include Questions in science and Science: concepts and practice; later modules include Biodiversity: survival in a changing world, Cell and molecular biology, Human biology, Biological science: from genes to species, Terrestrial ecosystems and a science project module.

Career pathways

Graduates gain analytical, numerical and problem-solving abilities and data-handling skills. Employers of biology graduates include central and local government, the NHS, the water and horticultural industries, food and drink companies and media and communications.

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