Biology

Course summary

The OCR Biology course is a content-led approach, which aims to provide students with a thorough grounding in a wide range of Biological fields, allowing students access to allowing them to progress onto a broad variety of Biological degree courses. During this enjoyable and motivational course, students engage with Biology in a range of theoretical and practical contexts which develop the skills and understanding to the standard required by universities, with a particular emphasis on developing the mathematical skills required for further study. Students gain an appreciation of the interconnected nature of Biology as a subject and how different fields support each other. Biology leads into a number of careers including scientific journalism, various types of research, pharmacology, the medical and veterinary sciences, dentistry, conservation and education.