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Applying to bachelors AND integrated masters?

I'm looking to apply to biological sciences courses, and many of the unis I've looked at offer the course as just a 3 years bachelor degree or as a 4 year integrated masters, but with the integrated masters courses generally having high entry requirements by a grade or so. My question is is it worth applying to both the bachelors and integrated masters course incase I don't quite get the grades for the MSc course, or is it standard practice for universities to transfer a masters offer to a bachelors if I was to reach the grades needed for a BSc? Or is it easy enough to play it safe, apply for just the BSc so I'm not using up 2 of my choices on practically the same course, and then try move onto the integrated masters pathway once at uni?
I've been mainly looking at Leeds, Sheffield, Durham and Manchester
Unlikely to be worth using slots on fewer unis for that purpose, as usually unis consider applicants to both the BSc and MSci (note MSc is a different qualification for people already with an undergraduate degree) as a shared cohort and will offer accordingly.

Also it's usually straightforward moving between the two once you start the course.
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by Br1agha
I'm looking to apply to biological sciences courses, and many of the unis I've looked at offer the course as just a 3 years bachelor degree or as a 4 year integrated masters, but with the integrated masters courses generally having high entry requirements by a grade or so. My question is is it worth applying to both the bachelors and integrated masters course incase I don't quite get the grades for the MSc course, or is it standard practice for universities to transfer a masters offer to a bachelors if I was to reach the grades needed for a BSc? Or is it easy enough to play it safe, apply for just the BSc so I'm not using up 2 of my choices on practically the same course, and then try move onto the integrated masters pathway once at uni?
I've been mainly looking at Leeds, Sheffield, Durham and Manchester

Hiya,

At Sheffield, you are able to move onto a integrated masters or transfer down to a Bachelors from an integrated masters if you wish so once you are at the university. You just have to meet certain grade requirements at the end of your 3rd year to transfer onto an integrated masters.

Hope that helps and let me know if you have any questions about Sheffield!
Jivanthika
(edited 1 year ago)

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