Natural Sciences
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Natural Sciences
Programmes
BSc (Hons) in Natural Sciences
3 year full-time CFG04 year with industrial placement FCG0
4 year with study year abroad GCF0
MSci (subject to final approval)
Information on all of these can be found at Natural Sciences Admissions
Key facts
- 65 places available
- 8 applications per place
- World-class facilities across the Faculty
- Industrial placement and study year abroad options
- Flexible choice of Programme (3/4 year BSc (Hons); 4/5 year MSci planned)
Typical offers
A levels: AAA including at least two core sciences (from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics). Mathematics is required to do Physics.
International Baccalaureate: 36 points - 3 x 6 at higher level including at least two core sciences (from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics)
Further details on these and other qualifications accepted: www.bath.ac.uk/nat-sci/study/admissions/
Why study Natural Sciences at Bath?
The science tradition is very strong at the University of Bath and Natural Sciences draws widely on the expertise of staff from departments across the Faculty of Science (the largest in the University).
The Natural Sciences Programme at Bath is distinctive. It not only allows you to play to your strengths and interests in core sciences, but also to take new subjects, such as management or psychology, which you may not have considered before. In addition, the optional integrated placement programme gives you the opportunity not only to pick up new skills, and valuable experience, but also to apply your academic knowledge in a realworld situation.
If you wish to experience a different culture from your own, and gain a new perspective on academic life in an international setting, there is the study year abroad option.
Natural Sciences offers you a unique blend of subjects, with a broadly-based first year but greater specialisation in later years.
Natural Sciences at Bath produces students who are well-placed to take advantage of the growing demand for graduates with skills and knowledge across several subjects and - at a time when problems in science increasingly demand a multidisciplinary approach - the ability to think ‘outside the box’.
Added flexibility is given by the ability to transfer between three and four year degree programmes and an exciting new undergraduate Master’s degree is planned. Students also have the opportunity to be considered for transfer to one of the single honours degree programmes in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
The placement year
A distinctive feature of Natural Sciences at Bath is the industrial placement in the third year. The professional skills that you gain can be invaluable and there is a growing use of placements as a recruitment tool. Recent employers include: British Nuclear Fuels, Metropolitan Police, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Duke University (USA), GlaxoSmithKline (Italy), IBM, Solvias AG (Switzerland), and ICI Paints.
Career opportunities
www.bath.ac.uk/careers/destinations/intro.html
www.bath.ac.uk/careers/destinations/
The career opportunities for graduates within this broadly-based science degree are very wide, from scientific research to finance and fast-track medicine. A number of graduates each year go on to do further study, including research degrees, specialist Masters’ programmes, and teacher training. Careers include:
- scientific research and development
- environmental consultancy and management
- scientific advisory services
- manufacturing industries
- management (including marketing and sales)
- purchasing and patenting
