BSc Biological Sciences with Management
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences with Management, a degree combining the study of living organisms with core business and organisational principles. Core topics include Programming and Data Analysis. The course includes an optional year abroad. The first year covers foundational skills through student-led investigative projects, hypothesis development and experimental design, data evaluation and analysis, and introductory coding. The second year introduces specialized topics such as DNA replication and repair, natural selection and the origin of species, cellular metabolic processes, regulation and control of biological systems, programming for data analysis, data science techniques for interpretation of biological data, finance, marketing, international business, and human resource management. The third year offers advanced study in biochemistry, biotechnology, cell biology, development, regeneration and stem cells, ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, molecular genetics, plant science, and zoology.
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Entry requirements
A level: from AAA to ABB in one set of exams (required: Biology at B, Chemistry at B) IB: from 37 points with 666 at HL to 32 points with 655 at HL
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 30%: 6 offers from 20 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 71%
- Assessment and feedback: 61%
- Academic support: 82%
- Organisation and management: 71%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Natural and social science professionals: 15%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Information Technology Professionals: 15%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 260 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 23%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 2%
- Scotland: 59%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 65%
- Baccalaureate: 35%
Modules
- learn about ethics
- hone your writing skills
- reflect on your learning
- have the opportunity to use your creativity when coming up with solutions to novel biological problems
- explore the roles and responsibilities of businesses, traditional and alternative organisational forms, and their impact on society
- discuss challenges like climate change and resource insecurity, and explore the opportunities and market shifts they create
- acquire practical knowledge of key responsibilities within organisations
- learn to analyse and manage sustainability, risk and innovation across various departments
- hypothesis development and experimental design
- data evaluation and analysis
- introductory coding
- communicating your ideas both orally and in writing
- student-led investigative projects
- self-reflection
- DNA replication and repair
- natural selection and the origin of species
- cellular metabolic processes
- regulation and control of biological systems
- programming for data analysis
- data science techniques for interpretation of biological data
- finance
- marketing
- international business
- human resource management
- biochemistry
- biotechnology
- cell biology
- development, regeneration and stem cells
- ecology
- evolutionary biology
- genetics
- immunology
- molecular biology
- molecular genetics
- plant science
- zoology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Biological Sciences with Management at University of Edinburgh earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £30,500 after 3 years, £43,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,000 and £56,000. The £43,000 median after five years is £8,500 more than the UK median for Biosciences.
What do graduates of BSc Biological Sciences with Management at University of Edinburgh do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Biological Sciences with Management at University of Edinburgh?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Biological Sciences with Management at University of Edinburgh?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 37 points in the IB. The average entrant had 206 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Biological Sciences with Management at University of Edinburgh?
30% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 6 offers from 20 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BSc Biological Sciences with Management at University of Edinburgh include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Biological Sciences with Management at University of Edinburgh?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.