Biology is an extremely popular science subject among students.
Biology graduates find employment in a variety of areas, as the degree provides a range of generic science skills. By combining the basic scientific training associated with biological science together with the principles of multimedia communication it is anticipated that students will be equipped with a valuable set of transferable skills which will enhance their value to prospective employers and society in general. Salaries and job mobility in the IT field are both high. The rapid expansion of IT and multimedia applications in all aspects of 20th century life demand requisite skills to collect and process information which can then be effectively communicated in practically all professions, thus the combination of a science based degree with IT and multimedia training provides a range of extremely valuable transferable skills for the graduate. Introduction I .