BSc Medical Biochemistry
Entry requirements
A Level: AAB To include Chemistry + 1 from Maths / Further Maths / Statistics / Biology / Physics. IB: 6,6,5 + 1 from Maths: Analysis and Approaches / Maths: Applications and Interpretation/ Statistics / Biology / Physics at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Extended Certificate are accepted, but subjects are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for further guidance
About this course
Bachelor of Science in Medical Biochemistry, a biochemistry degree focused on the molecular mechanisms of disease and therapeutic pathways. Core topics include Data Analysis and Critical & Analytical Thinking. This Royal Society of Biology accredited course includes a practical project in the final year. The first year builds fundamental knowledge through Cell Biology & Physiology, Chemistry for Biochemists I, Genetics I, and Molecular Biosciences and Microbiology. The second year progresses to advanced themes via Chemistry for Biochemists - II, Genetic Engineering and Data Science, Membranes, Energy and Metabolism, and Microbiology: Medicine, Environment, and Industry. In the third year, students undertake an evidence-based literature review and critical analysis informed project proposal alongside a practical project. Optional modules allow students to specialize in areas such as Cancer Biology, Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Cellular Neurobiology, and Arctic Microbiology.
Modules
- Cell Biology & Physiology
- Chemistry for Biochemists I
- Discovering Biosciences Skills and Enterprise
- Genetics I
- Molecular Biosciences and Microbiology
- Physical Biochemistry
- Academic Communication Skills for Biosciences
- Essentials of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Chemistry for Biochemists - II
- Communication and Enterprise
- Genetic Engineering and Data Science
- Membranes, Energy and Metabolism
- Microbiology: Medicine, Environment, and Industry
- Topics in Medical Biosciences
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Genetics II
- Proteins in Biotechnology
- Experimental design, analysis & interpretation of biochemical data
- Evidence-based literature review and critical analysis informed project proposal
- Introduction to Teaching Biosciences in Schools with Evidence-Based Literature Review
- Practical Project
- Arctic Microbiology
- Cancer Biology
- Cellular Neurobiology
- Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- Microbial Pathogenicity and Disease
- Molecular and Cellular Immunology
- Omics for Biomedical Research
- Responses to Global Environmental Change
- Structures of Destruction: the structural biology of pathogenicity