生物学将使您发展知识和技能，以应对现代世界面临的一些最大挑战。核心和可选模块的组合将使您对关键主题（例如细胞生物学和遗传学）有所了解，并获得行为生态学和动物发育生物学等领域的专业知识。您还将能够将实际的实验室工作与基于课堂的学习相结合，从而开发出广泛的技能。科学史和科学哲学采取跨学科方法来理解科学是什么及其在社会中的作用。使用哲学，历史和社会观点，您将探索科学思想的历史，魔术，科学和宗教之间的联系以及科学知识的本质。您将结合核心模块和可选模块，以探索历史和科学哲学中的关键问题，同时专注于适合您的兴趣的问题
This joint honours degree enables you to develop knowledge and skills through an exploration of the science and philosophy of living things, as well as a historical understanding of how these fields of study have evolved over time. You’ll combine practical lab work with classroom-based learning, developing a broad set of biological knowledge and skills, whilst exploring the history of scientific thought, the links between magic, science and religion and the nature of scientific knowledge. A combination of compulsory and optional modules will enable you to improve your understanding of key topics such as philosophy of science, cell biology and genetics and gain specialist knowledge in areas like philosophy of biology, behavioural ecology and animal development biology.Specialist facilitiesThe Faculty of Biological Sciences is one of the largest centres for biological sciences research in the UK and home to cutting edge research facilities.Your course makes use of the UK’s largest and most advanced facility for research into pig nutrition, behaviour, welfare and health, production systems, and the National Pig Centre. This is part of the University’s research farm, where you can also learn about sustainable agriculture, while you can study plant biology in the Faculty’s extensive greenhouse and plant growth facilities.You’ll also have the opportunity to study ecology and behaviour in natural surroundings in the city’s green spaces and nearby Yorkshire Dales National Park which provide a range of habitats that support modules in ecology and behaviour.