Undergraduate

Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year), BSc (Hons)

Preston, United Kingdom
Duration
4 years
Subject
Biological Sciences
Next intake
SEP 2027Starts in 10 months
IELTS
6.0 overall, no part below 5.5About the same overall: PTE Academic 47, TOEFL iBT 67, Duolingo English Test 105, Oxford Test of English 126.

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This course is taught through block learning. Find out more. Find out more. Build the basis of your scientific knowledge and experience on our BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year) course. Develop your understanding of animal and plant biology and gain the skills you need to progress to a full honours degree. Our foundation year degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study but you don’t have the qualifications you need to enter the full honours degree programme. During the foundation year, we’ll equip you with the knowledge, understanding, and practical science skills you’ll need to succeed at degree level. We’ll support and encourage you to develop your critical thinking and gain the skills and confidence you need to thrive at university. Throughout the course you’ll develop the laboratory-based and theoretical skills needed for sound scientific practice. By meeting the course specific entry requirements, this course will equip you with the opportunity to acquire the entry requirements needed to study BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences. You may also choose to progress onto a different Bioscience-related course: BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences BSc (Hons) Pharmacology BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Sciences

Entry requirements

BTECMMP · Subjects: including science · BTEC Extended Diploma
BTECDM · Subjects: including science · BTEC Diploma
UCAS Tariff points72 UCAS points
T LevelsPass
GCSEC/4 · Subjects: Mathematics, English

English language requirements

IELTS6.0 overall, no part below 5.5

Standard English language entry requirements - IELTS 6.0 (with no component score lower than 5.5) or equivalent.

Fees

International students: GBP 18,750

UK students: GBP 10,050

Start dates

September 2027

Application deadline

UCAS equal consideration deadline applications accepted until 30 Jun 2026; International deadline: 19 Jul 2026

Campus

  • Preston, United Kingdom

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Scholarships at University of Lancashire

11 for this level
  • Articulation ScholarshipGBP 2,000
  • Excellence ScholarshipGBP 3,500
  • Family Loyalty ScholarshipGBP 2,000
  • Franchise ScholarshipGBP 2,000

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TuitionGBP 18,750
Visa application, from outside the UKGBP 558
Health surcharge, first year how it is chargedGBP 776
First year in totalGBP 34,136

The health surcharge is paid for the whole visa when you apply; one year is counted here. Figures as gov.uk showed them on 24 OCT 2026.

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Where you will study

Preston, North West, United Kingdom

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TuitionGBP 18,750/yr