理学学士学位自然科学学位提供了广泛的研究主题选择，并且不需要申请人学习任何特定主题。杜伦大学自然科学学位的关键特征是选择，灵活性和深度。自然科学学位课程具有广泛的学科选择，并且在以后的几年中，可以在学科内的各个模块之间进行选择。它也是一种灵活的学位课程，对于大多数科目，您可以推迟选择科目，直到到达杜伦为止，并且您还可以在第一年末更改学位的形状。
The BSc Natural Sciences degree provides a wide choice of subjects to study and does not require applicants to study any particular subject. These subjects are divided into three groups:<br><br>Group 1<br>Biology<br>Chemistry<br>Computer Science<br>Earth Sciences<br>Mathematics<br>Physics<br>Psychology.<br>At least half of your studies in the second and third years in Natural Sciences must be from the subjects listed in Group 1. Not all subjects can be taken together.<br><br>Group 2<br>Anthropology<br>Business<br>Economics<br>Geography<br>Philosophy.<br>No more than half of your studies in the second and third years can be from subjects in Group 2. Each of these subjects contributes to at least one Joint Honours degree with the subjects from Group 1.<br><br>Group 3<br>These subjects are Sport and Education (excluding History of Art) and are based in Durham City. None of the subjects in Group 3 contribute to a Joint Honours degree in Natural Sciences (and so no combination with these subjects is guaranteed to work in the timetable) and no more than half of your studies in the second and third years can be made up of subjects in Groups 2 and 3. If you are interested in taking subjects from Group 3, you are strongly recommended to contact the Natural Sciences Admissions Selector to judge on the feasibility of combining subjects from Groups 1 and 3.<br><br>Typically, first-year BSc Natural Sciences students either take three modules from two subjects or modules from three subjects. Other combinations are possible, but this combination would normally allow you to progress with any or all three of these subjects, as well as starting some new subjects in your second year.<br><br>Flexibility and choice<br>The degree allows you to choose from a wide choice of subjects to include in your degree. It also allows you to delay the choice about the direction of your studies until the end of your first year (and in some cases to the end of your second year). Each year you can normally change your choice of modules within the first three weeks of the academic year.