AS Level Biology

This course will help you acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the biological world in which you live. Having an A level in Biology opens up a vast range of opportunities. If you dream about a career in Biological Science or Medicine, you will get the chance to add the most important subject.

This course aims to enable students to:

• provide, through well-designed studies of experimental and practical biological science, a worthwhile educational experience for all learners, whether or not they go on to study science beyond this level.
• develop abilities and skills that:
  • are relevant to the study and practice of biological science
  • are useful in everyday life
  • encourage efficient and safe practice
  • encourage effective communication using universal scientific conventions.
• develop attitudes relevant to biological science such as:
  • a concern for accuracy and precision
  • objectivity
  • integrity
  • a spirit of enquiry
  • initiative
  • inventiveness
• stimulate interest in, and care for, the local and global environment and help learners to understand the need for conservation.
• promote an awareness that:
  • scientific theories and methods have developed, and continue to develop, as a result of groups and individuals working together, and that biological science overcomes national boundaries
  • the study and practice of biology are affected and limited by social, economic, technological, ethical and cultural factors
  • The use of information technology is important for communication, as an aid to experiments and as a tool for interpreting experimental and theoretical results.
• stimulate learners and create a sustained interest in biology so that the study of the subject is enjoyable and satisfying.