MSci Biology and Marine Biology in Southampton United Kingdom | University of Southampton

University of Southampton | Southampton United Kingdom
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Qualification
Undergraduate Masters
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP 27,400
(c. USD36,694.35)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months

Our MSci program in biology and marine biology provides comprehensive understanding of life across all scales, from molecular processes to entire ecosystems in both land and marine environments. The curriculum combines classroom instruction, lab sessions, and field studies conducted both domestically and internationally. Graduates gain valuable skills for careers in research, conservation, fisheries management, and environmental stewardship. This master's program offers deep insight into biological systems at multiple levels - molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecological - while emphasizing evolutionary principles. You'll join Europe's premier marine science community through our partnership with the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS), where cutting-edge research directly informs your studies. Our campus features convenient access to research vessels just minutes from classrooms, with marine fieldwork forming a core component of the educational experience.


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

A-levels - AAB including Biology (minimum grade B) and one further science subject

A-levels additional information
Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking. Acceptable science subjects are Chemistry, Maths, Environmental Studies, Geology, Geography or Physics.Where this offer is satisfied by including grades achieved in either Biology, Chemistry or Physics, a Pass in the practical science assessment is additionally required. Offers typically exclude General Studies.


A-levels with Extended Project Qualification
If you are taking an EPQ in addition to 3 A levels, you will receive the following offer in addition to the standard A level offer: ABB including Biology and one further science subject, and grade A in the EPQ

A-levels contextual offer
We are committed to ensuring that all applicants with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise an applicant's potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme, as follows: ABB including Biology (minimum grade B) and one further science subject

International Baccalaureate Diploma - Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level, including 5 and 6 at Higher Level Biology one further Higher Level science subject

IELTS - overall score 6.5 with other component (reading, writing, speaking, listening - 6.0)
TOEFL iBT- 92

Tuition GBP 27,400

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