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N AT U R A L S C I E N C E S
BSc (Hons) or MSci
Why study this course?
Study diverse sciences in a rigorous and stimulating Single Honours course. The Natural
Sciences programme is about much more than studying core sciences in parallel – it's
about how you genuinely combine sciences in transdisciplinary approaches and how to
develop your abilities to apply sciences to new situations and the real world.
Natural Sciences allows you to study a broad range of disciplines within
a Single Honours programme. You choose one core discipline as a named
route, accounting for half of your learning, that ensures you have a solid
grounding in an established discipline. The remaining half of your learning
is through an even mix of programme-specific interdisciplinary modules
that cover the full range of disciplines offered by the programme and your
own choice of elective modules that allows you to mix and match different
subjects. The programme-specific interdisciplinary sessions include shared
learning with interdisciplinary Liberal Arts students to enable you to apply
Natural Sciences effectively within the wider society in which we live and
work. Each of the core disciplines offers modules from their programmes
to Natural Sciences students as electives, giving you the opportunity to
study any of the disciplines we cover (subject to timetabling restrictions and
progression requirements).
Four core disciplines (Chemistry, Environmental Science, Forensic Science,
Geology) also allow you to progress to a fourth year of study for an
integrated Master's degree (MSci) award. If taking one of these four core
disciplines you are able to switch between the BSc and MSci routes before
your third year of study.
What will this mean for my future?
A degree in Natural Sciences from Keele will open up a wide range of careers,
not just in science, as well as opportunities for further study. Natural sciences
graduates have a breadth of understanding and an independent and creative
approach to problem solving, both of which are highly valued by future
employers. You’ll also have an excellent set of transferable skills including,
communication, teamwork and the ability to assimilate and use information
quickly and effectively, which will equip you to address complex problems
in changing workplaces.
UCAS Code
Single Honours - CFG0
Integrated Master's - FGC0
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative Entry
Requirements
Single Honours
A level: BBB/ABC
BTEC: DDM
Indicative Modules
First Year
• Science and Society
• Applied Interdisciplinary Science
Case Studies
• Core discipline modules
• Electives from contributing sciences
and across the university
Second Year
• Interdisciplinary Perspectives on
Wicked Problems
• Research Skills for Natural Scientists
• Core discipline modules
• Electives from contributing sciences
and across the university
Third Year
• Grand Challenges in Society
• Natural Sciences Interdisciplinary
Research Project
• Core discipline modules
• Electives from contributing sciences
and across the university
Fourth Year
• Advanced Research Training
• Generic Research Skills
• MSci Research Project
• Core discipline modules
Course Duration
3, 4 or 5 years with an
integrated master's and
international year
Placement Year
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses