The Faculty of Biology offers the following degrees: Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology, Master’s Degree in Marine Conservation, Master’s Degree in Biotechnology of Environment and Health, Master’s Degree in Biotechnology Applied to Conservation and Sustainable Management of Plant Resources, Master’s Degree in Biology and Reproductive Technology, International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources and Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation.

The faculty was created in 1982, on the basis of a Biology Section that dates back to 1961. In 1992, its current location on the Campus del Cristo (Oviedo) was inaugurated. The classroom building consists of two floors with 12 classrooms equipped with reprographic and computer facilities. The centre also has computer rooms, a library (10,362 volumes), a cafeteria, laboratories of the departments that teach at the centre and a Graduate Room.