Each year Christ Church offers 4-5 places to students who want to read Biological Sciences. Across the University as a whole, approximately 100 students a year are admitted for this subject, which is taught jointly by the Departments of Zoology and Plant sciences. Between them, the two Departments have wide-ranging research interests, from molecular and cell biology through to palaeontology and evolution. This expertise is used in the undergraduate teaching, in lectures, practicals, tutorials and field courses. Practicals are an integral part of the course and must be written up clearly, stating what you did, and why, and recording your results, and analysis.
Demonstrators are available in all practicals to help and to explain what is happening.
There are also courses in computing and quantitative methods. At the end of the first year there is a one week field trip to Orielton in Pembrokeshire. The first year exams are called Honour Moderations, and you must pass these to continue into your second and third year Honours course. Students take three of these options in the second year and two in the third year. The task of each College is to ensure the education and welfare of its students.