Marine Biology with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Marine Biology with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
If you don’t quite have the grades needed to enter the BSc Marine Biology programme, then this 4-year undergraduate degree, which includes an integrated Foundation Year, could be for you.
A Foundation Year is a great way to gain the knowledge and skills needed to embark on to the BSc Marine Biology programme; you will be introduced to key themes of study, as well as having many opportunities to pick up new study skills that will be of use to you throughout your time at Swansea University. The Foundation Year is also flexible, and allows you to enter any of our Biosciences p...
If you don’t quite have the grades needed to enter the BSc Marine Biology programme, then this 4-year undergraduate degree, which includes an integrated Foundation Year, could be for you.<br/><br/>A Foundation Year is a great way to gain the knowledge and skills needed to embark on to the BSc Marine Biology programme; you will be introduced to key themes of study, as well as having many opportunities to pick up new study skills that will be of use to you throughout your time at Swansea University. The Foundation Year is also flexible, and allows you to enter any of our Biosciences programmes on completion, should your ambitions change during the year.<br/><br/>Due to vital ongoing issues with our oceans, an academic understanding of ocean life across the world has never been more important. This Marine Biology degree is highly practical and fieldwork-based. When combined with our unique location, this gives you ideal access to a variety of study habitats to explore during your degree, which include exposed rocky shores, steep cliffs salt marshes and estuarine mudflats; all on the Gower Peninsula, which was the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.<br/><br/>Marine Biology at Swansea University has a strong reputation, draws students from across the world. It is based on our stunning Singleton Park campus overlooking Swansea Bay, where your learning will be shaped by inspirational and internationally-renowned academics.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Singleton Park Campus
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Course Code
C16F
Institution Code
S93
Points of Entry
Foundation
Entry Requirements
Scottish Higher
ABBCC to include Biology Grade B
Access to HE Diploma
Pass with Distinction overall to include 24 distinctions (3 in Biology), plus 15 Merits. Only Science based Access course considered (excluding Health Sciences)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD
From Science-based BTEC Extended Diploma (excluding Animal Management and Health Science) plus at least one GCSE grade B in Science with GCSE Grades C in English/Welsh and Mathematics. Accepted BTECs: Applied Science, Environmental Sustainability and Countryside Management.
Extended Project
We recognise the EPQ as an excellent indicator of success. If you are predicted a grade B or above in the EPQ, you will receive an offer with a one grade reduction, to include your EPQ with a grade B.
A level
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Requirements are as for A levels where you can substitute the same non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Swansea University accepts the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales as fully equivalent to x1 A-Level.
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