Natural Sciences (with Year Abroad) MSci (Hons)

Gain a wide range of skills and knowledge across different scientific disciplines. You’ll have the flexibility to shape your degree to your career aspirations.This is the course for you if you love science and want to study more than one science subject at university.You can design your own degree to suit your interests and strengths. You’ll be able to take your existing scientific skills further, explore new areas and apply what you’ve learnt in practical and relevant ways.If you decide during the first year your interests fit better within a single science, you may be able to transfer to year two of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, pharmacology or physics after year one.Employers will value your ability to bring problem-solving skills from a variety of different angles. You’ll graduate with the breadth of knowledge and practical skills to prepare you for a career in industry or for postgraduate research.Subject combinations and unitsMajor subjects are chosen from biology, biochemistry, chemistry, environmental science, pharmacology and physics. Minor subjects are chosen from the same list. Options are more science, mathematics, psychology, management or education units. Regardless of the major or minor you choose, you will take a final year project as a compulsory unit in your final year.Studying a maths stream is required to support the study of physics but optional if you want to use your maths to support the study of the life sciences.You can design your perfect course before you enrol using our online course selection tool. Here you'll find the full range of subject combinations and units available.The Master of Science (MSci) course provides you with the same core sciences but in more depth than the BSc. It also gives you greater exposure to current research.