INS Course Information

WMS Undergraduate Courses

Integrated Natural Sciences BSc (3-year) / MSci (4-year)

The design of this pioneering course is rooted in the principle that the most effective way to understand science is through active engagement in scientific inquiry. Throughout your first year, you will dedicate approximately half of your time to laboratory work, immersing yourself in hands-on experimentation. Under the guidance of accomplished scientists, you will develop and refine your skills as an experimentalist. From the very beginning, you will engage in experiments designed to tackle unresolved scientific questions, providing a unique opportunity to cultivate technical expertise and a deeper understanding of the scientific process.

Undergraduate Courses

Integrated Natural Sciences BSc (3-year) / MSci (4-year)

Introduction

Our primary goal with this innovative course is to strengthen you as a scientist, by training you across disciplines. Using a blend of classroom instruction, team-based problem-solving, laboratory experimental work and individual study, you will learn to think creatively and quantitatively, formulate problems, and solve them by drawing freely on the techniques and perspectives of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computation.

Integrated Natural Sciences is the course that we, your instructors, all wish that we could have done as undergraduates. If, like us, you are excited by science in general, and especially by the problem of how life works, then this could be the course for you!

Dr Andrew Bowman

Course Director

Essential Information

2025 Entry

A level:

MSci - AAA to include an A in Mathematics or Physics and an A in either Biology or Chemistry
BSc - AAB to include an A in Mathematics or Physics and an A in either Biology or Chemistry
You will also need GCSE English at grade C/grade 4 or above

IB:

MSci - 36 to include 6 in Higher Education Level Mathematics or Physics and 6 in either Higher Level Biology or Higher Level Chemistry.
BSc - 34 to include 6 in Higher Education Level Mathematics or Physics and 6 in either Higher Level Biology or Higher Level Chemistry.

UCAS Code

CF11 - BSc

CF10 - MSci

Award

BSc (Hons) or MSci

Duration

3 (BSc) or 4 (MSci) years full time (30 weeks per year)

Location

University of Warwick

Start date

Oct 2025

Useful Information

How to Apply

Applications are made through UCAS. The UCAS code for Warwick is WARWKW20. For more information visit ucas.com.

We strongly encourage you to visit the University to see the campus for yourself and to get a sense of the student experience here at Warwick.

Once you have applied and have an offer, you will be invited to an offer holder open day where you will be given the opportunity to talk to academic staff and current students and have a look around the Medical School and the University. You will also take part in a sample tutorial in order to get a taste of what studying here is like.

Successful applicants will be made an offer as soon as possible after their application is received. The offer will be conditional on already having or obtaining the required entry qualifications. If you accept this offer and achieve the required grades in your examinations, your place at the University of Warwick will be confirmed and we will look forward to seeing you at the start of your undergraduate life.

Overseas Applicants

The University has a large number of international students and here at Warwick Medical School we warmly welcome your application. We are a diverse department with students and staff from all over the world studying and working together. We have a very safe campus and an extensive support structure to encourage your success.

Local advice about the application procedure is available from all British Council offices and Warwick representatives. Find out more.

Fees & Funding

Fees & Course Costs

Get information about undergraduate tuition fees and course expenses for Home, EU and Overseas students.

Living Costs

Find out more about the types of living costs you should consider when thinking about applying to Warwick.

UK & EU Student Loans

Read about UK and EU student loans and find links to further funding information from the UK Government.

Scholarships & Financial Support

Find details of the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to help fund your study at Warwick. Find out more.

Scholarships & Bursaries

Warwick Undergraduate Scholarships and BursariesLink opens in a new window form a generous programme of non-repayable support to help ensure that a Warwick degree is accessible to all academically talented people regardless of family income. Awards are intended to help with course-related costs. To be eligible for the support you will be in receipt of a tuition fee loan and maintenance loan from Student Finance England and have studied at a state school in England for your sixth form education.

Scholarships and fees for international students

Find out about scholarships and fees for international students here.

If you have any queries, please contact the Student Funding team on +44 (0)24 7615 0096 or email studentfunding@warwick.ac.uk.

Modules

The Integrated Natural Sciences course offers a unique, research-driven education designed to equip students with a multidisciplinary approach to scientific problem-solving. You will be taught by internationally renowned research scientists who will guide you in thinking creatively and quantitatively, formulating problems, and solving them using methods drawn from various scientific disciplines. Small-team laboratory work begins immediately, complemented by classroom sessions that cover scientific concepts and methods across disciplines.

The integrated approach continues alongside a deeper exploration of the molecular and cellular basis of life, with core modules such as enzymology, protein structure and function, and structural molecular biology. These are paired with a wide range of optional modules, allowing you to tailor your studies and even take courses outside the School of Life Sciences and Warwick Medical School.

Your final year is centred on independent, lab-based experimental research, culminating in a Master’s thesis. You will also select advanced optional modules, including topics like biomedical research techniques, mathematical modelling, and programming for data analysis, preparing you for a future at the forefront of scientific discovery. Click on the below to find out more -

Year one

Core modules

Foundational Laboratory and Computing Skills

Atoms and Molecules

Organelles and Cells

Embryos and Organisms

Year two

Core modules

Integrated Science Tutorials

Cellular Decision Making

Bioinformatics

Optional core

You must study at least two of (optional core):

Enzymology

Protein Structure and Function

Tools for Biochemical Discovery

You must study at least one of (optional core):

Molecular Cell Biology

Genetics & Genomics

Evolution

You must study two modules from the optional module list. One of these can be from across campus.

You must study two more modules from the optional module list. One of these can be from another science department or the IATL at the discretion of the Course Director.

Year three

Core modules

Integrated Science Research Project

Dynamics of Biological Systems

Laboratories & Assessments for Integrated Natural Science

You must study four modules from the optional module list. One of these can be from across campus

Year four

How will I learn?

The design of this innovative course is driven by the belief that the best way to learn science is to do science. During the whole of your first year, you will spend roughly half your time in the lab, doing experiments. The instructors on this course are all accomplished scientists and they will work closely with you to help you develop as an experimental scientist. You will learn lab skills by doing experiments that address unsolved scientific questions, right from the outset.

Meet the course team

Dr Andrew Bowman

Course Director

Dr Masanori Mishima

Course Co-director

Dr Michael Lewis

Year 1 Module Lead

Meet the full team

Talk to us

Open Days

Our open days give you the chance to hear more about the course, meet staff and students, visit the Medical School, tour the campus and get a real feel for life at Warwick. We hold four open days per year, usually in June and October.

Find out more

Contact us

Want to find out more? If you have any questions, please get in touch -

WMS-UG-IS@warwick.ac.uk
+44 (0)24 7652 3913

Warwick Medical School
Gibbet Hill Campus
University of Warwick Coventry
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