Why choose Integrated Sciences?

Integrated Sciences will appeal to students who are expected to achieve very good grades in sciences subjects at A-level but who do not wish to specialise in any one area of science.  Students should be interested in the fundamental principles that all the sciences share and the intersections and overlaps between the main sciences

What A-levels do I need?

The entry grades for the course differ between all the partner universities, but the minimum is at least one science A-level (grade B or above) alongside your other A-levels and maths to GCSE level.

Where can I study Integrated Sciences?

The degree has been developed with the Institute of Physics and four partner universities: Leicester, Surrey, London South Bank and East Anglia.

Is there an opportunity to specialise?

Integrated Sciences can be taken as a three-year BSc (Hons) or as a four-year integrated masters course. There are opportunities to specialise to a BSc or Integrated Masters degree in Physics, Chemistry, BioScience or Earth Sciences after 2 years of Integrated Sciences.

What are my career options with an Integrated Sciences degree?

All these skills are transferable and don’t just lead to scientific careers.

The level of physics knowledge that students will attain can lead them to become a specialist physics teacher, likewise the numerate nature of the degree can lead to a high-flying career in finance and the City.

There are a huge range of career options after completing an Integrated Sciences degree including: climatologist, geophysicist, science journalist or computer games designer.

Useful websites include Physics.org, Futuremorph and Prospects.

Who developed the Integrated Sciences degree?

Integrated Sciences has been developed with the Institute of Physics, the UK’s membership and communication organisation for physicists and physics, and four UK universities. 

This is what Professor Peter Main, Director of Education and Science at the Institute of Physics has to say about the new degree:

“We are proud to endorse the new Integrated Sciences degree which brings an exciting and fresh approach to the teaching of the sciences in higher education.
The degree is academically rigorous and gives students both breadth and depth to their understanding of science, making them highly marketable graduates.
 
We are very happy to recognise the Integrated Sciences degree and lend it our strongest support.”