University courses
University courses
Search degrees, check A-level, IB Diploma or AP subjects, or follow a pathway from school subjects to a career. None of these tools is an offer of a place.
Explore a pathway
Move between school subjects, a degree and possible work. A link is not an offer and not proof that a degree is enough for a regulated job.
Choose a branch, then a course.
Selected courseMarine biology
GCSE and IGCSE preparation
- English and mathematics
Often expected at GCSE or IGCSE. Grade thresholds differ, and International GCSEs are not automatically the same as GCSEs.
- Sciences
English and mathematics at GCSE or IGCSE are commonly requested. Science grades matter more for science degrees. No single national grade is stored. International GCSEs are not automatically accepted as GCSEs.
A-level subjects
- Biology
Biology is widely required. Geography can support but rarely replaces biology.
University courses
- Marine biology
Biology is widely required. Geography can support but rarely replaces biology.
- Biological sciences
An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.
- Microbiology
An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.
- Genetics
An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.
Possible careers
- Biologist
Common route. A specialist route. Experience alongside the degree matters for jobs.
- Oceanographer
Alternative route. Relevant if the course includes physical or chemical ocean work. Oceanography degrees are closer for that title.
- Ecologist
Alternative route. Marine ecology can transfer. Terrestrial ecology jobs may expect different field experience.
This is a possible educational route, not an offer of a place and not a prediction of a job. Direct, common, alternative and postgraduate routes are not the same thing.