Biology

Course summary

A Level Biology at Truro and Penwith College is exciting, interesting, and challenging but with the guidance and support of subject specialist lecturers and a wealth of experience and passion for biology, you will have every opportunity to achieve your goals. A Level Biology is a great choice for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the topics covered in biology topics at GCSE study. It will give you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and understanding of a wide range of biological topics and allow you to apply these topics to new contexts and to solve problems. You will also develop your practical skills, analytical skills, and reasoning. A Level Biology encompasses the cellular basis of all living things, the transformation of energy that underlies the activities of life, and the genetic basis for inheritance in organisms. You will study the evolutionary relationships between organisms and the diversity of life on earth, to include microorganisms, plants, and animals. The structural and functional relationships studied in biology draw on the sciences of chemistry and physics for its foundations and applies the laws of these disciplines to living things. A Level Biology is designed for progression to HE in mind and is a facilitating subject which means that it is valued by a range of different degree courses as you develop many transferable skills.