BSc (Hons) Biology with Teaching (International) at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

BSc (Hons) Biology with Teaching (International) combines biomedical science and biology with pedagogy to prepare graduates to teach biology in secondary schools. It is open to eligible International Study Centre students only, with a curriculum designed for international students, and is taught with Scotland's largest provider of Initial Teacher Education.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Duration: Four years (Years 1 to 4) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers cells and their molecules, organisms and diseases and bio-organic chemistry. Year 2 introduces biochemistry, immunology, microbiology and pharmacology. Year 3 covers specialist classes including Biomedical Immunology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, Haematology and Immunodiagnostics and Cell and Molecular Pathology. Year 4 develops the pedagogy of teaching with the Strathclyde Institute of Education and includes placements in primary and secondary education.

Career pathways

Graduates develop the skills required to teach biology in secondary schools and to set up and demonstrate experiments commonly carried out in secondary school bioscience laboratories.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Available only to international students who have completed the Foundation Programme for Science at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre. Applicants offered a place must join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme before Year 4, and applicants who have lived outside the UK for three consecutive months or more in the five years before placement must provide a Certificate of Good Conduct.

International applicants: GBP 29,350 a year (2026/27) Source

Duration: Four years (Years 1 to 4)

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