Biological Sciences

Biology is an area that we all have some affinity with because we are part of the natural world and everything we eat comes from the living world.

Biological sciences span a wide range of interests from genes to the environment; in our School, we undertake teaching and research across and beyond these fields. Our teaching focuses on the principles that integrate the broad biological spectrum and are underpinned by our strong research interests.

Studying Biological Sciences

At the University of Newcastle, the discipline of Biological Sciences consists of a team of scientists dedicated to understanding the richness and fascination that is the living world. We are among the leading research disciplines in the university. Biological sciences span a wide range of interests from genes to the environment and we undertake teaching and research across and beyond these fields.

What will I study?

Our teaching programs focus on the principles that integrate the broad biological spectrum and are underpinned by our strong research interests. You can study Biological Sciences within undergraduate, honours and postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Science and Information Technology. The primary undergraduate programs we provide are the Biology major in the Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of Biotechnology and the Life Sciences major in the Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management.