A BSc with a business final year, C100
Imperial offers a three-year and a four-year option; both end with a year at the Imperial Business School.
Undergraduate · Imperial Biological Sciences with Management
Imperial Biological Sciences with Management: a business year after the science
Imperial's Biological Sciences with Management BSc builds the biological sciences from cells to ecosystems and ends with a year at the Imperial Business School, with a three-year and a four-year option. It asks for AAA including Biology, or IB 38 with 6 in Biology at higher level, and requires three ESAT modules: Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology. The decision for an applicant is whether a business final year is worth the trade-off against a standard Biological Sciences degree.
Official information · last verified for 2027 entry
What Imperial asks for in Biological Sciences with Management
Taken from Imperial's Biological Sciences with Management BSc course page and read on 31 October 2026. For a normal 2028-entry application, made in 2027, every requirement below is last verified for the previous cycle and may change; Imperial's 2028-entry requirements and dates are awaiting publication.
AAA with Biology, or IB 38
The A-level standard is AAA including A in Biology, A in Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, and A in a third subject. The IB standard is 38 points with 6 in Biology at higher level.
Three ESAT modules
Applicants sit Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology as part of the application.
Skills and a research project
A Life Science Skills programme runs alongside, and the four-year option has an extended research project in the third year.
Management content
The final year develops expertise in accounting, entrepreneurship and marketing.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on Imperial's Biological Sciences with Management BSc course page, which describes 2027 entry. Imperial's Department of Life Sciences and Business School pages, fees and the 2028-entry values were not read, and the interview arrangements were not located so none are stated and are not stated.
The degree
Life sciences, then business
Imperial says the first two years explore the behaviour of living systems from cells to ecosystems, with a Life Science Skills programme in quantitative skills, programming, statistics and scientific writing, and optional second-year modules in ecology, environmental science and biodiversity. The final year is spent with the Imperial Business School. The four-year option adds an extended research project in the third year. This guide did not read the business-year module list.
Is it the right degree?
With Management or standard Biological Sciences
Imperial offers neighbouring degrees. Avandy's comparison is general.
Choose the Management version if
you want a biological sciences degree and a final year of accounting, entrepreneurship and marketing.
Choose standard Biological Sciences if
you want the science throughout. Avandy's Imperial Biological Sciences guide covers it.
Choose Biochemistry with Management if
your interest is molecular. Avandy's Imperial Biochemistry with Management guide covers it.
Entry rules
AAA with Biology and three ESAT modules
The A-level standard is AAA including A in Biology, A in Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, and A in a third subject; the IB standard is 38 points with 6 in Biology and 6 in Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics at higher level. The ESAT is compulsory, with Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology. This page states no test scores.
A decision framework
Three questions before you commit
This is Avandy's own framework, not Imperial's.
Do you want a business year?
The final year is with the Business School.
Three or four years?
The four-year option adds an extended research project.
Can you prepare for three ESAT modules?
Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology are required.
Planning for 2028 entry
Planning for 2028 entry: what carries over and what is awaiting publication
Applying for 2028 entry means applying in 2027, under rules Imperial has not yet published for that cycle. Each item below carries one of two labels. Last verified for 2027 entry means Imperial published it for the previous cycle and it may change. Awaiting publication for 2028 entry means Imperial has not yet published it.
Grades, subject requirements, the test position and the interview arrangements: last verified for 2027 entry
These are the best guide to what to prepare. Imperial has not confirmed them for 2028 entry.
The UCAS deadline, test windows and interview dates: awaiting publication for 2028 entry
Check Imperial's course page for the 2028-entry values when they appear.
What to do now
Check your Biology and Chemistry, and plan ESAT preparation.
Support
Independent support with course choice and preparation
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with Imperial College London or any of its colleges or departments. Preparation sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant, a PhD-level Academic Mentor and a Subject-specific Tutor, working to the actual requirements of each course. Support here means course-fit advice, subject mentoring and ethical preparation; Avandy gives no scores or probabilities and does not supply interview or test questions. No outcome is promised.
Questions
Questions applicants ask
What does Imperial Biological Sciences with Management require?
AAA including Biology, or IB 38 with 6 in Biology at higher level, in Imperial's wording for 2027 entry.
Is the ESAT required?
Yes. Applicants sit three modules: Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology.
What is the business year?
A final year spent with the Imperial Business School, developing expertise in accounting, entrepreneurship and marketing.
How long is the course?
Imperial offers a three-year and a four-year option.
Does Avandy state test scores?
No. This page records Imperial's wording for 2027 entry and states no scores.
Are these the rules for 2028 entry?
No. They are Imperial's wording for the 2027 application cycle. Check the course page again when Imperial publishes its 2028-entry requirements.
Students and families
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